When you begin to think of the cutest animals in nature, a sloth may not immediately come to mind, but that’s probably because you’ve never seen a baby sloth. One look at the baby sloth in this ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...

The San Diego Zoo recently announced its newest (and arguably cutest) arrival: a newborn male pygmy hippo, born on April 9 to its 4-year-old pygmy hippo mama Mabel. Within hours of birth, the very ...

For the first time in the Detroit Zoo’s 96-year history, a baby gorilla has been born, and it’s an important event beyond just metro Detroit. The newborn arrived early on August 8, making the sweet ...

For the past 65 million years, mammals have thrived across nearly every corner of Earth. In this time span, they have shaped ...

It’s snack time! Visitors at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society in Canada were treated to the cutest show recently. It was a baby otter drinking a bottle! The little guy was really ...

As adults, bats—the only mammals in the world capable of bona fide flight—are all about their wings. The trademark appendages can span up to 66 inches; they help bats snag insects, climb trees, ...

This video takes viewers inside the zoo’s nursery during bottle feeding time for its youngest animals. Keepers gently feed ...

The tapir, South America's largest land mammal, plays a key role in maintaining the biodiversity of forests and wetlands. Conservation biologist Patrícia Medici works to protect this elusive species.

Hosts Caitlin and Arlo travel to an Antarctic Weddell seal colony during pupping season. Giving birth and raising young is particularly challenging in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, forcing Weddell ...