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For February, 2009.

19 Febtawny frogmouth chicks

Thanks to SeaWorld in Orlando for sending in this article and photos!

ORLANDO, FL (FEB 18, 2009) — BIRDS OF A FEATHER GROW UP TOGETHER — Already showing the large, frog-like mouths that give the species its name, Hoover (L) and Sawyer (R) are tawny frogmouth chicks that were hatched at SeaWorld Orlando last month.  Until recently, the population of tawny frogmouths in North American zoos was facing extinction and breeding programs were largely unsuccessful.  SeaWorld worked with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to develop a breeding program to help sustain the species’ growth. And, the program is showing early success — in less than a year, six chicks have been hatched and all are now thriving at the park.  Frogmouths are native to the forested savannas and open woodlands of Australia. When fully grown, the insect-eating birds will be between 9 and 21 inches tall.  To learn more about tawny frogmouths and other animals, explore SeaWorld.org.

Photo credit:  Jason Collier, SeaWorld Orlando

I can’t decide whether I think these are incredibly cute or ugly.  What do you think?

CUTE!!!

UGLY!

*sigh*

18 FebPapillons!

We’d like to thank Kailey for sending in a cute picture of a papillon!  Unfortunately, her exact picture wasn’t quite the right size for the site, but she has inspired a post dedicated to papillons.

Papillons are a small breed of spaniel.  The word papillon actually means butterfly in French.  This describe the dogs’ large butterfly looking ears.  SO cute!

Pretty Papillon!

lil papillon pup!

another lil tiny puppy!

so cute and fuzzy!

11 Febfairy godrat

o haii!!!   I am ur faerie godrat, here to make all ur wishes come trues!!!!!  do u like mah outfits?

fairy god rat

09 FebMore baby zoo animals!

AWWW baby zoo animals!!  ABC News added more adorable baby zoo animals to their slideshow!  Here are some of the cutest.  Photos and captions originally posted here.

A Langur infant is seen in the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, where two Langurs were born during the last three weeks. Langurs predominantly feed leaves and the Hanover zoo freezes leaves in summer to feed to the Langurs during winter time.
(Joerg Sarbach/AP Photo)

Amani, shown here, was born Dec. 8 to mother Rachaael and father Mchimbaji, at the Detroit Zoo. Amani means “peace” in Swahili. The 23-inch infant arrived hairless, weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces, with ears measuring 4 inches. The zoo is awaiting DNA tests to determine the newborn’s sex.

(Mark M. Gaskill/Detroit Zoo/AP Photo)

The baby hippopotamus swims beside its mother, “Kati,” at a Berlin zoo. The baby hippo was born Nov. 29, 2008.
(MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)

Two white lion cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion, were born on Dec. 9, in the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia, which now has five white lions. White lions are unique to the Timbavati area of South Africa; they are not albinos but a genetic rarity.
(Srdjan Ilic/AP Photo)

One-month-old elephant twins play around their mother’s leg at an elephant breeding center in Chitwan Dec. 6, 2008. The pair, born to a 30-year-old elephant, are Nepal’s first jumbo elephant twins. Authorities celebrate the twins as a conservation success, as elephants are protected by law in the Himalayan nation.
(Gopal Chitrakar / Reuters)

Meet baby pandas Meihin and Eihin! The 2-month-old Giant Panda twins were born in western Japan in September. Their names were unveiled Thursday.
(Kyodo News/AP Photo)

Zookeeper Renae Zammit holds Monifa, a 3-week-old pygmy hippopotamus, in her enclosure at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, Nov. 7, 2008. Monifa was born Oct. 15 after a difficult breech birth.
(Daniel Munoz/Reuters )

A caregiver looks after twin giant panda cubs, the first twins delivered this year at the Bifengxia base of the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Yaan in Sichuan province, China, Oct. 24, 2008. Following the traditional Chinese custom, the center held a naming ceremony for the twin cubs 100 days after their birth. Thirteen giant pandas have been born at the base this year.
(China Photos/Getty Images)

This photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society shows a newborn female Bornean orangutan curled up with her mother, Sophia, 27, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. The female, born on Oct. 6, is only the second birth of an orangutan expected in a North American accredited zoo this year.
(Chicago Zoological Society/AP Images)

Three eleven week old Siberian Tiger cubs, Sayan, Altai, and Altay with mum Nika at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Bekesbourne, England, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Siberian tigers feature in the top 10 of the world’s most endangered creatures. The three cubs have been named after mountain ranges in Siberia.
(Gareth Fuller/PA, via AP)

A newborn southern white rhinoceros calf stands next to its mother, Lulu, inside their enclosure at a Budapest zoo. The calf was born Wednesday morning.
(Pool Photo/Reuters)