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Baby Animal Pictures

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  • Photo: A baby Asian elephant emerging from tall grass
  • Photo: Female lynx and her young cub
  • Photo: Black bear mother and cub
  • Photo: A leopard cub plays with its mother's tail
  • Photo: A bobcat kitten in the wild
  • Photo: Polar bear with cub
  • Photo: A female African cheetah and her three cubs
  • Photo: Black bear cub
  • Photo: An American crocodile emerging from its eggshell

  • Baby Asian Elephant in Tall Grass

    Photograph by William Albert Allard

    Baby elephants are born big, standing approximately three feet (one meter) tall and weighing 200 pounds (91 kilograms) at birth. They nurse for two to three years, and are fully mature at 9 (females) to 15 (males) years of age.

  • Lynx and Cub

    Photograph by Norbert Rosing

    Lynxes are known for the black tufts of fur on the tips of their ears.

  • Black Bear Mother and Cub

    Photograph by Norbert Rosing

    Mother black bears are notoriously protective of their cubs, who stay with their mothers for about two years.

  • Leopard Cub Playing With Mother's Tail

    Photograph by Beverly Joubert

    Usually solitary animals, leopard cubs live with their mothers for two years, learning how to hunt. Cubs are born in pairs and are grayish with no discernible spots.

  • Bobcat Kitten in the Wild

    Photograph by Hope Ryden

    Bobcat kittens are born in litters of one to six and will stay with their mother for up to one year before heading off on their own.

  • Polar Bear Mother With Cub

    Photograph by Norbert Rosing

    Dutiful mothers, female polar bears usually give birth to twin cubs, which stay with her for more than two years until they can hunt and survive on their own.

  • Cheetah Mother and Cubs

    Photograph by Chris Johns

    Cheetah mothers typically give birth to a litter of three cubs, all of which will stay with her for one and a half to two years before venturing off on their own. When interacting with her cubs, cheetah mothers purr, just like domestic cats.

  • Black Bear Cub

    Photograph by Robert Caputo

    Black bears are excellent climbers, scaling trees to play, hide, eat, and even hibernate.

  • Crocodile Cracks Its Shell

    Photograph by Steve Winter

    Female crocs lay their eggs in clutches of 20 to 60. After the eggs have incubated for about three months, the mother opens the nest and helps her young out of their shells.