Baby Elephant (calf)
African elephants are currently the world’s largest land mammal – at birth they can weigh 120kg!
Baby Tiger (cub)
Tiger cubs are born blind and follow the scent of their mother. The stripes on their fur are also on their skin!
Baby Zebra (foal)
A zebra’s stripes are unique, just like our fingerprints. When a foal is born they have brown-red stripes that change and darken as they become older.
Baby Koala (joey)
Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day. Eucalyptus leaves are low in nutrients so when they are not eating, they spend their time dozing in trees to conserve energy.
Baby Kangaroo (joey)
Baby kangaroos are called joeys. A newborn joey is only about 2.5cm long, that’s about the size of a grape!
Baby Cheetah (cub)
Cheetah’s are the fastest land animal in the world. Their top recorded speed is 120km per hour!
Brown Bear (cub)
Brown bears are omnivores, which means they will eat just about anything, typically including plants, berries, fish and small mammals. They use their strong claws to catch prey, dig for food and pick berries.
Black gorilla baby (infant)
The gorilla is one of our closest living cousins. Gorillas have long arms, in fact longer than their legs. This is why they knuckle walk on all fours.
Baby Mallard Duck (duckling)
Male and female mallards look very different. The males have emerald-green feathers on their head, a yellow bill and a while ring around their neck. Their body is grey and brown. The females are shades of brown all over with an orange bill.
Baby Swan (cygnet)
Swans will guard their nests and babies furiously from predators. To scare away a threat they will rear up, hiss, snort, spread and flap their wings. Afterwards, they flap their wings and call to each other in celebration, a bit like a high five!
Baby sheep (lamb)
The wool on a sheep just keeps on growing. Sheep can produce between 1kg to 12kg of wool each year. 500g of wool can make up to 15km of yarn so that’s a lot of wool!
Baby Hawk (eyas)
Hawks are excellent hunters. Their superb eyesight allows them to see their prey from up high in the sky. Once spotted, they swoop down to catch their prey. Typical prey can include rabbits, mice, lizards, snakes and even fish.