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For #GivingTuesday, we at ZooBorns donated 50% of all lifetime proceeds from current Patreon Supporters to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute! Patreon Supporters allow us to give back to the conservation programs that make ZooBorns possible. Become a... Read more

Today is Giving Tuesday. I love this day. I think it reminds us that the holidays can be a time to help others. I always participate in Giving Tuesday. SO many people do. It renews my faith in humanity. Today... Read more

Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s eight Ring-tailed Lemur babies are now approximately two months of age and becoming very active as they continue to grow and develop. The babies have started trying solid foods and are becoming very playful. They can... Read more

The 3cm-long baby chameleon was photographed by zookeepers perching on pencils and scampering up a keeper’s finger, after it hatched from its egg on Sunday 7 November. The little lizard has been nick-named “Titch” by keepers, until they are able... Read more

Perth Zoo’s two giraffe calves are now out and about together, much to the delight of Zoo guests. This is the first time Perth Zoo has had two giraffe calves at the same time born as part of a regional... Read more

A Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) born at the Bronx Zoo has made its public debut. The birth is the result of the hard work and husbandry expertise of the Bronx Zoo’s keepers and will be featured on this week’s episode... Read more

It’s Thanksgiving week. I am thankful that all of the animals on this property are safe and healthy in this moment - donkeys, pigs, chickens, dogs, and cats cats cats! I am also thankful for Andrea’s Holiday Auction to benefit... Read more

This small female pygmy hippopotamus was born on November 11 at the Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine in France. She is the 3rd calf of Clafouti and Leah, a couple who had already had a male baby in 2012 and a female... Read more

The two red pandas recently born at The Netherlands’ Amersfoort Zoo have been given names: “The female is called 'Suki' and the male is called 'Hikaru'. “Suki” means “love”, “Hikaru” means “brilliant”, says animal caretaker Saskia van Soest. “The animals... Read more

For The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji, it's been a wild year filled with sweet snuggles, playful pounces and adorable adventures. Shop Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s "Best of Xiao Qi Ji" collection and share the gift of... Read more