Because we can all use a daily dose of cute…
1. A newborn koala joey is only about the size of a large jelly bean, and it can’t even see or hear.
2. Some monkey species give birth to babies that are a completely different color. For example, langur babies are orange while their parents are black.
![langur baby | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/15833752971_4847b25c67_o.jpg)
3. Female lions living in a pride often give birth around the same time, which makes for lots of playmates.
![lion cubs | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/15040970797_441507ddc3_k-e1447713117257.jpg)
4. Orangutan youngsters stay with their mothers until they’re seven or eight years old and fully weaned, the longest childhood of the great apes.
![baby orangutan | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/13786770735_edab6aa4a0_h3.jpg)
5. At hatching, a flamingo chick has gray down feathers and is the size of a tennis ball.
![flamingo chick | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20320128385_b11dee509f_o.jpg)
6. Meerkats form “babysitter clubs” and share the duty of raising pups—and teaching them how to hide, hunt, clean, and defend all that is theirs.
![meerkat pups | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10087182905_be34fe846b_k-e1447713019670.jpg)
7. A giraffe calf can stand up and walk within an hour of its birth.
![giraffe calf | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8748353413_bdf4dd17b9_h.jpg)
8. Bonobos use touch to give reassurance and comfort to each other. They form close relationships with other members of the troop, even after they are grown.
![bonobo youngster | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6385757793_eeb7c35bde_o1.jpg)
9. Okapi calves triple their size by the end of their second month, but do not reach full adult size until three years of age.
![okapi calf | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/16514105006_896d0cb2f9_k-e1447713105141.jpg)
10. Male jaguar cubs grow more quickly than females—and by about two years old, males are about 50 percent heavier.
![jaguar cub | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/16770599928_84e8eca2d5_o.jpg)
11. Elephant calves spend their days practicing making all four legs go in the same direction at the same time, perfecting their ear flaring, and mastering trunk control.
![elephant calf | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8271053214_e1f5081c34_o.jpg)
12. Young Panamanian golden frogs are much more secretive than the fully toxic adult, hiding until they can protect themselves with their skin secretions.
![juvenile panamanian golden frog | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14664511192_aa48548b22_o.jpg)
13. Rhino calves start growing their iconic horns when they are four to five months old.
![rhino calf | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/22041228620_38b823c8f7_o.jpg)
14. Giant pandas are only about the size of a stick of butter at birth, and they’re hairless and helpless.
![panda cub | 14 Adorable Baby Animal Facts](http://adminblogs2015.sandiegozoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/7896152902_732180caee_h.jpg)
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Jenn Beening is the social media planner for San Diego Zoo Global. Read her previous post, How to Grow a Water-Smart Landscape.