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Meet Beau, a 50-day-old echidna puggle who was discovered alone in a park at Anna Bay on Australia's Central Coast.

The San Diego Zoo's newest panda -- nicknamed "Sausage" until he is formally named -- is 11 weeks old and attempting his first steps.

Bonus: The zoo has its own Panda Cam, which alternates between the panda enclosure and the den, where the panda cub can often be found sleeping.

Just a day old and already attempting a seesaw? Ballsy!

Meet Hope and her six pit bull mixes, born September 2.

No names yet!

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Akili the black rhino is four days old, weighs in at 65 pounds, and kinda looks like Cera the triceratops in The Land Before Time -- what's not to love?

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Noah experiences a root beer rite of passage.

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And now, a pair of toddlers auditions for Mean Girls: The Prequel.

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Oregon Zoo keeper Michelle Schireman got an odd call in mid-April: "Michelle, we need your help." With her experience taking in and placing orphaned cougar cubs -- some 75 over the years -- the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife figured she'd have no problem fostering an orphaned American black bear cub. So she did.

She got permission to house the cub temporarily at the zoo's Veterinary Medical Center during her workday, taking him home with her at night since the cub was still of nursing age and required around-the-clock care. At just a couple of months old, the bear weighed 4 pounds -- about the same as a half-gallon of milk -- which, surprisingly, is normal for an animal that could grow to be 6 feet tall and weigh up to 600 pounds.

While Schireman was busy caring for the cub, ODFW got in touch with the NEW Zoo in Suamico, Wisconsin, home to an adult black bear named Winnie who was preparing for a new addition. The cub now is thriving in his new home, where he goes by the name Aldo.

"I'm glad they were able to find a home for him so quickly," Schireman said. "When ODFW called, I told them the Oregon Zoo already had a full house with four black bears. But I hoped there was a zoo out there that would be thrilled to take him in."

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Sage is 14 months old and loves dogs. He has no idea these are actually baby goats.

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This little aspiring astronaut made for the cutest pic taken Tuesday during the Discovery space shuttle's final flight -- and despite the end of the shuttle program, he could still have a future in space.

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Brantley takes to the vacuum, thus proving men aren't, in fact, allergic.

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Adorable toddler Evan discovers his shadow for the first time, and finds it more fascinating than all the toys in the playroom. This looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

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The world's most interesting toddler doesn't always sleep, but when he does, he sleeps standing up on a pair of skis while wearing a racing helmet.

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Two-year-old William Stokkebroe demonstrates what he's learned after watching his mom and dad practice their moves with the rest of the studie43 dancers.

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The latest animatronic additions to Disney's It's a Small World are way too lifelike for comfort.

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