Babies (lots of pics)

[Kadie]

An African giraffe tends to her calf at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo in Nakhon Ratchasima province about 259 km (161 miles) north east of Bangkok March 21, 2005. The giraffe gave birth to the calf on March 20 amid cheers from surprised zoo visitors. THAILAND OUT REUTERS/Stringer




Critically endangered infant bonobo, named Makasi, explores his outdoor enclosure for the first time, March 22, 2005, as he is slowly integrated with a bonobo troop, at the San Diego Zoo. Makasi had to be hand-reared in the Children's Zoo primate nursery after his mother at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park rejected him shortly after birth. Bonobos are a very rare, and critically endangered species of great ape native to the forests and lowlands of the Democratic Republic of Congo (news - web sites). Incorrectly but commonly called 'pygmy chimpanzee' this species is only slightly smaller than the more commonly recognized species of chimpanzee and has dark pigmentation on its feet, hands and face. NO SALES REUTERS/San Diego Zoo/Handout




Six-year-old Bengal tigress Rosi sits with her newly born cubs at Lahore zoo on Monday, March 21, 2005 in Pakistan. Rosi, who was also born in the same zoo, gave birth of two cubs in different colors which is unusual according to zoo official. (AP Photo/K. M. Chaudary)





Six-year-old Bengal tigress Rosi sits with her newly born cub at Lahore zoo on Monday, March 21, 2005 in Pakistan. Rosi, who was also born in the same zoo, gave birth of two cubs in different colors which is unusual according to zoo official.(AP Photo/K. M. Chaudary)





A baby ebony langur reaches for its mothers hand in JungleWorld, the Bronx Zoo's warm and lush tropical Asian rain forest Sunday, March 20, 2005 in New York. The baby was born Jan. 12. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)





Two young puma cubs. A giant puma-like cat is feared to be on the loose in one of London's leafiest suburbs after a man was attacked in his own garden, police said.(AFP/MTI/File)




Pet dog Xi Xi plays with a chicken at their home in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province March 20, 2005. The pet owner bought the chicken to allay the loneliness of Xi Xi. The dog is very protective towards the chicken, according to the owner. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto




In this undated photo provided by the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a female polar bear lays with her cubs in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. A sharply divided Senate on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 voted to open the ecologically rich Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, delivering a major energy policy win for President Bush (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. Saw "The Weeping Camel" tonight. If you like baby animals, I recommend it.

[Kadie]

2. I hadn't heard of The Weeping Camel before

I googled it and found the website. Very cool.

http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com/weepingcamel/

From what I read, I will need a box of tissue to get through it. LOL

Thanks for the info.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. Not that bad...very sweet ending.

[Zuni]

3. For Christmas, I got my mom a picture book of baby animals

Some great pics of baby critters and their moms
Very heartwarming

Those tigers and the bears are very cute.
Seeing those bears makes me sick they may lose their home.