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No matter the grey hair, for our parents, we will always be babies. Hence, all the unasked advice on changing jobs, traveling abroad, getting a loan, you know it. But this time, we won't be talking about humans as we shift onto the animal kingdom to see what animal babies are like.

The obvious thing is how impawsibly cute they are. But other than that, for those who skipped biology (myself included), animal babies are somewhat of an unknown terrain. Do baby hedgehogs even have spikes? Do newborn gorillas resemble human beings? Baby sloths, are they just as cute and slow as adult sloths?

So Bored Panda has prepared for you quite a collection of pictures that should answer all these questions. Be prepared to make your heart melt, and don’t forget to upvote your favorite baby animals! Psst! More pictures of rare animal babies you probably have never seen can be found right here.

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Suddenly, A Tiny Baby Skunk

Suddenly, A Tiny Baby Skunk

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Deborah B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The babies don't have functioning stink glands until they're about 3 weeks old.

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Melissa J
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

O M G I've never seen a baby skunk before. She/he's so stinkin' cute 😍

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Mary Fralix Lanier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone gave me a grown skunk that sprayed him as he was getting it out of the live trap. He gave me tha cage he kept it in fot months ok n top of cement. Feed it cat food ! Some raw meat,... as soon as i put it in a pen with a dirt floor the smell left. It was not pet quality but not completely wild. After 3 months it got out. As far as I know it might still be here but I've never seen or smelled it around.

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Jos Tiguidou
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok...had never seen a baby one of these before...freaking adorbs!

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Christina Gude
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a guy friend who had a certified (legal) pet skunk. He bought her from a breeder & they surgically removed the scent gland. Once removed the skunk loses all its defenses; hence, if he/she gets out you can, unfortunately, know that they won't "make it" in the wild. I also noted upon holding "Mandy" that she still had what I considered a foul & unpleasant smell...certainly not as ripe as the all too familiar one we all know. It is musky but not in the "good" sense. I also heard that juvenile skunks have bad "squirting" control and their stench is heads above worse than their adult counterparts. Ugh....cute, yes...stinky....absolutely!!! And my son's 3rd grade teacher was paid an unwelcome visit by one who managed to enter their house via the "cat door".The spray was so intense that it caused teacher & wife to vomit IMMEDIATELY. They were fraught with tearing out the floor & lower cabinets as the smell permeated said objects. They had to get a hotel for a month during renovation.

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Kerry Ericksson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have some pass through my yard and they don’t stink normally just when they are threatened and let off a stink bomb.I like them

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suzanne werbiski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This little skunk looks just like Pokey, a baby skunk my dad had rescued when its mother got hit by a car. My Dad thought we should keep her as a pet since it was motherless at a very young age and got the local vet to remove her scent glands... Pokey lived with us for about a year. She had not been spaded and when a handsome male skunk came a-courting the following spring, "nature called" and she left us for this wild guy...

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suzanne werbiski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened 60 years ago. There weren't any wildlife recovery centers back then where we lived. My father had her scent glands removed because he thought that the baby was too young to survive without its mother and that the only option was to keep her as a pet. We actually had to bottle feed her for awhile

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Emma B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have an actual skunk rescue here where I live. Took my kids because it's part of a bigger rescue that also educates kids. Big mistake, huge. They've gone from wanting a ferret to wanting a skunk and they aren't getting either.

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Mary Fralix Lanier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, add to my want list. A fox kit & a baby skunk & probably everyone else in this bunch of pictures ⚠️‼⚠️

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Jill Tremblay
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Baby skunks aren't too stinky. I had one once. They act JUST like kittens.

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Alexandra Antkievicz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Babies don't smell, not sure if their scent glands are under developed or just can't spray skunky scent yet. Lol

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Bobbie Meyers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do make great pets! Unfortunately, after a year long trial, I still could not get my dogs to accept him, so I re-homed him to a great place. He gave the best hugs!

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The primary way that animals grow and develop is by building more cells. When an animal eats food, its body breaks the food down and uses it to fuel its energy requirements and build new cells through the process of mitosis. These new, or daughter, cells are often similar in size to the old, or parent, cells.

In order to produce more cells, animal cells divide in two. The process is a complex one since the parent cell has to produce new organelles for each resulting daughter cell. It then has to copy the genetic code as accurately as possible and transfer both copies of the genetic code into the nuclei of the daughter cells. In science, it’s called mitosis.

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A Bowl Of Baby Otters

A Bowl Of Baby Otters

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There Are Not Enough Baby Hippos

There Are Not Enough Baby Hippos

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Newborn Gorilla Reacts To Cold Stethoscope

Newborn Gorilla Reacts To Cold Stethoscope

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Demi Zwaan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can people see this and kill their mothers and keep the kids as pets?

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However, mitosis requires a lot of energy that comes from food, along with the raw materials for constructing more cells. The food that animals eat is then transformed into usable energy for cells or can be used to build new cells, which form tissues like skin and muscle. The process of growth involves eating food, breaking down food through digestion, absorbing nutrients from food, and building tissue.

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The rate of growth of an organism has a direct impact on its ability to adapt to the environment. For instance, an increase in the rate of growth of fleshy parts of the fish fin would provide an opportunity for the fish to adapt more easily to terrestrial locomotory life than could a fish without this modified fin. Scientists believe that hence, it may play a role in evolution.

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The Cutest Baby Meerkat You’ll Ever See

The Cutest Baby Meerkat You’ll Ever See

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I've Never Seen A Baby Squirrel. I Am Not Disappointed

I've Never Seen A Baby Squirrel. I Am Not Disappointed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I die, imma come back as a squirrel. They always seem to be having so much fun.

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#12

This Baby Penguin Looks Like An Angry Kiwi Fruit

This Baby Penguin Looks Like An Angry Kiwi Fruit

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One-Day-Old Puppies Tucked In Safe With Mama - So Beautiful

One-Day-Old Puppies Tucked In Safe With Mama - So Beautiful

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Billy The Endangered Baby Blue Pingu

Billy The Endangered Baby Blue Pingu

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Bet You've Never Seen A Newborn Bunny

Bet You've Never Seen A Newborn Bunny

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Jess Ovo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a cute baby bunny, but it is indeed not a newborn. (They're born naked and blind)

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#18

I Never Really Considered The Fact That Crows Were Once Babies

I Never Really Considered The Fact That Crows Were Once Babies

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A Wolf Pup Playing Is The Cutest Thing I've Seen All Day

A Wolf Pup Playing Is The Cutest Thing I've Seen All Day

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In Case You're Having A Bad Day, Here's A Baby Okapi

In Case You're Having A Bad Day, Here's A Baby Okapi

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Arthur Dent's only brother was long ago nibbled to death by an okapi. But what a way to go.

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#22

This Baby Pangolin Wants To Talk To You About Something Important

This Baby Pangolin Wants To Talk To You About Something Important

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Newborn Baby Gorilla And Mother, Sydney

Newborn Baby Gorilla And Mother, Sydney

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Happy momma. I know it's anthropomorphism, but she does look happy. Lovely portrait.

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This Baby Dolphin Getting A Lift On His Mother's Back

This Baby Dolphin Getting A Lift On His Mother's Back

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A Newborn Screech Owl

A Newborn Screech Owl

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Baby Raccoon Taking A Nap

Baby Raccoon Taking A Nap

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Scagsy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cute to look at, but give him a mission and a spaceship and he will turn into an angry and potty-mouthed little fellow. Saw it in a documentary.

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Lil Mav At Work With Me

Lil Mav At Work With Me

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Laura Mende (Human)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's now CAT-PROPERTY! Go find another stool, my willing underling! Worship me, hooman!!! Bahawhaw!!!! 😼😼😼

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Newborn Puppy Fits In The Palm Of My Hand

Newborn Puppy Fits In The Palm Of My Hand

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Baby Bat-Eared Fox

Baby Bat-Eared Fox

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I'm Not A Bowling Ball, I'm An Otter-Ball

I'm Not A Bowling Ball, I'm An Otter-Ball

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Ok Where Do I Get One Of These?

Ok Where Do I Get One Of These?

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Scagsy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can tell he has a sore throat just by looking at him. He's a little horse.

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A Cute Baby Jacana With Its Massive Legs

A Cute Baby Jacana With Its Massive Legs

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Hannah Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha! Look at its ridiculous feet! Looks like it’s trying on its mum’s shoes!

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Newborn Giraffe Smiling

Newborn Giraffe Smiling

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One Of Australia Zoo's Newest Explorers Popped His Head Out Of The Pouch This Week

One Of Australia Zoo's Newest Explorers Popped His Head Out Of The Pouch This Week

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This Mother Squirrel Checking On The Newborn

This Mother Squirrel Checking On The Newborn

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Baby Axolotl

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Jess Ovo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's cute, but I'm kind of concerned about why it's missing 3 of its limbs. Ik they can grow them back but how did it lose 3 of them :0

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Baby Tapir

Baby Tapir

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Katie Lutesinger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bender is a lone wolf! A solitary eagle! A cuddly baby tapir! And that's why I love him!

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Two Tiny Newborn Feathertail Gliders

Two Tiny Newborn Feathertail Gliders

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cuties. (is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding mammal and is named for its long feather-shaped tail).

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If You've Never Seen Baby Hedgehogs, I'm Just Going To Leave This Right Here For You

If You've Never Seen Baby Hedgehogs, I'm Just Going To Leave This Right Here For You

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those spikes are really soft. I have cared for orphan ones in a shelter, giving them tiny bottles.

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Adorable Baby Sugarglider

Adorable Baby Sugarglider

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Baby sugar gliders are freakin adorable. And they sound like a car alarm. in an endearing way.

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Baby Tree Kangaroo

Baby Tree Kangaroo

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What in the absolute cuteness is this?!? and Why have I never heard /seen one?

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A 2 Week Old Lemming In A Spoon

A 2 Week Old Lemming In A Spoon

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