Swan family at Michigan’s Center Lake
A baby swan ruffles its feathers next to its seated siblings and mother at the Center Lake boat launch in Leoni Township, Michigan, on May 7, 2012.
Photo credit: J. Scott Park / AP
Rothschild giraffe gives birth to baby
A baby Rothschild giraffe was born at the Madrid Zoo Aquarium in the Casa de Campo park in Madrid, Spain, on April 9, 2012.
Photo credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images
Stork swoops in to feed its baby
A stork flutters over its nest situated on top of a power pillar which holds a fledgling who's waiting for food in Orestiada, Greece, on April 10, 2012.
Photo credit: Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty Images
Baby gibbon at the Zoo Gartencenter Vida
A three-month-old white-handed gibbon named 'Knuppy' sucks on a pacifier and drinks milk at the Zoo Gartencenter Vida located in Bremen, Germany, on April 9, 2012. Knuppy's mother rejected him shortly after birth and the baby gibbon is being hand-raised by zookeepers.
Photo credit: AFP, Ingo Wagner / WPA
Baby rabbits at the Allwetterzoo Munster
A baby rabbit named 'Ruediger' sleeps in the palm of animal caretaker Kristina at the Allwetterzoo Münster in western Germany on April 4, 2012. Ruediger and his sister Kaline were hiding in a dung pile when they were discovered and adopted by workers at the zoo who are now feeding and caring for the rabbit siblings.
Photo credit: Rolf Vennenbernd AFP / Getty Images
Rotund kitty sleeps next to baby
A portly and obviously well-fed cat sleeps on its side next to a baby in a crib.
Newborn Deer on Vancouver Island
A squeaking baby deer is born on Departure Bay Beach in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Baby pygmy hippo born in South Africa
A baby pygmy hippo named 'Harry' who was born at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in South Africa on March 22, 2012, was rejected by his mother so animal handlers at the conservation reserve have stepped in to rear Harry. The baby hippo is six days old and weighs 11 pounds but is expected to reach adulthood under the care of Toni Inggs, who has been feeding the baby with bottle of milk every three hours. Once Harry is three months old, he should be able to run around and feed himself. 


