She’s called Tupelo, she weighs 19 and a half stone and she was born last Sunday to 29 year-old Asian Elephant Tess at Houston Zoo.
(*Tupelo? Birthplace of Elvis? Oh never mind.)
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0FKJLoJ-f8&feature=player_embedded
Looks kinda familiar, somehow.
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One of twin Sand Cats born earlier this month at Parken Zoo in Sweden. The oversized Fennec fox-like ears serve to dissipate heat, enhance hearing and amplify cuteness.
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From a National Geographic photo-feature on recently discovered deep-sea creatures in Newfoundland.
‘I will call him Squishy, and he will be mine. And he will be my Squishy.’
See it and read it all here.
Twin Peccary piglets born last month at Los Angeles Zoo. Native to South America, the species was thought to be extinct until rediscovered in a secluded section of Paraguay in 1972. Apparently, unlike the domestic pig, the Peccary is a slow and dainty eater.
Fine swine.
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I just wouldn’t go out with one.
