Must adopt baby beluga at once

Mom and baby are both doing well. Photo from the Shedd Aquarium, via ZooBorns.

This is quite possibly the most adorable thing I have ever seen in my entire life. From [where else] ZooBorns, where you can also see a video of the birth itself. And now I must return to work, dreaming of my baby beluga...

I could never sneak up on a border collie like this

Smoke was busy practicing his luge position this afternoon and I was able to ease over and take a few snaps.

"Do you mind? I'm trying to concentrate here." Whatever, dude ;~)

The Cuteness: Christmas Edition

Warning: graphic images of a polar bear attack. Witnesses were powerless to intervene, but not, apparently, powerless to take pictures.

These photos are all from the blog ZooBorns, a cuteness timesink that will make holiday-softened minds even mushier.

Go, baby Speed Hippo, go! I am so GIMPshopping this photo.

Dear little Upala's mother wouldn't care for him, so he was transfered to the Wilhelma Kindergarten for young apes. Wouldn't care for him...?! Who wouldn't want to care for such a precious little baby? Good grief, moms these days...!

All these and a ton more at ZooBorns, where everyone is above average on the cuteness scale. [H/T: MAKE Magazine.]

And when they grow up, you can hear it for miles

Not many things cute as a beagle pup ;~)

[H/T: Sullivan.]

Super-De-Duper-Cute Overload

OMG...! [dies from the cuteness]

I have no words. Except: very impressive shiba! Not to mention the all-time cutest little kid in the history of the universe. Photo by Akihiro Furuta, otherwise known as the cute little kid's talented portrait-photographer dad. See more of his awesome family portraits here, at Flickr. [H/T BOOOOOOOM!]

Must adopt French child at once

Once upon a time... from Capucha on Vimeo.

H/T: Boing Boing. [Fave comment: "Good lord, that child should be locked up before her cuteness reaches some kind of critical mass and destroys the planet."]

For Fosher

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From the L.A. Times: "James DeMercado, 2, of North Carolina, shies away from a curious goat at the Big Red Barn, a big attraction among young and old seeking to pet and feed farm animals at LA County Fair." There's another one behind him. It's a trap...!

Sleepy sun bear cub

Bless his little heart [awwwwww]. [Where's his mom...?]

Cutest. photos. ever.

All your Awww are belong to us.

A trifecta of cuteness...! Pibble, pug and Frenchie... OMG, smooshy-faces rule. Check them out. And if you can tear yourself away from all the great photos, be sure to read the comments on everyone's behavior. Living with a pack takes work, especially when the pack includes a... well, you'll have to read Stephanie's post for yourself ;~)

Stephanie is an artist and graphic designer and a hard-working volunteer for the pit bull rescue group Our Pack — visit Our Pack's home page here. OMG, look at Chubby — this is such a total bully-breed pose...! In the immortal words of Jimi Hendrix: "Excuse me while I kiss this guy." Thanks to Stephanie for the link!