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An adult Asian Small-clawed Otter (R) and two baby otters sit in their enclosure at the zoo in Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, on March 28, 2011. The animals, also known as Oriental Small-clawed Otter, are the smallest otter species in the World and are native to South-Eastern Asia. AFP PHOTO RONALD WITTEK
A grey heron holds a fish in its beak at the zoo in Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, on March 28, 2011. The birds are native to Europe, Asia and parts of Africa. AFP PHOTO RONALD WITTEK
Seven month old panda cub Fu Hu explors the outdoors for the first time in Vienna, Austria., on March 24, 2011. Fu Hu, who was born on Aug. 23, is a sensation because he was conceived naturally. He follows in the footsteps of his older brother, Fu Long, who charmed Austrians before leaving for China in 2009. (AP Photo/Schoenbrunn Zoo, Norbert Potensky)
One of two polar bear cubs namd Gregor and Aleut licks their mother Vera at the Tiergarten zoo in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on March 24, 2011. The two cubs were born on December 16, 2010 and left their breeding burrow for the first time on March 23, 2010. AFP PHOTO / DAVID EBENER
A trio of striped Hyena cubs stand on their play-blanket at the Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters on March 24, 2011 in Nairobi where they have lived since their rescue a month ago. The striped Hyaena [Hyaena hyaena] is considered threatened in all parts of its Africa range where data are sufficient to evaluate the local status with the exceptions of Ethiopia and Kenya where it is considered a Lower Risk : 'Near Threatened' by an International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, evaluation of the year 2000. The striped hyaena has been widely hunted through poisoning, baiting traps, pits, or with the help of dogs such that it may come close to meeting a continuing decline of 10% over the next three generation. A tentative estimate of the total worldwide population size is 5,000 to 14,000 individuals. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA
A male "bull" elephant seal wakes from a nap in a small pond, February 28, 2011, at Ano Nuevo State Reserve in California. Karen T. Borchers/San Jose Mercury News/MCT
Flamingos standing together are reflected in a pond at the Bird Zoo in Marlow, eastern Germany, on March 18, 2011. AFP PHOTO / BERND WUSTNECK
Toronto Star Picture Editor Wanda Goodwin shares these adorable photos of a Polar Bear cub's first swim with his mom. Another cute alert courtesy The Daily Beast! Come back again for more smiles.
Polar bear Malik swims with her four-month old cub for the first time in a large outdoor enclosure with a huge pond at the Aalborg zoo on March 19, 2011.
It was awaited with anticipation how long it would take for the little polar bear to throw himself into the water for the first time. Malik was fast into the water but it took a long time before the little bear ventured out into the pool.
Malik licks her four-month old cub after a swim in a large outdoor enclosure with a huge pond at Aalborg's zoo.
Polar bear Malik and her four-month old cub shake themselves dry.
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Two month old North China leopard cub Nekama hisses in her enclosure at the Berlin zoo on March 15, 2011. Nekama was born on January 7, 2011 and weighs now around 4.5 kilogrammes. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
A rare species of salamander called a "hellbender" is shown swimming in a tank at the Bronx Zoo in New York, February 4, 2011. The zoo will raise 41 juvenile hellbenders to maturity and release them back into the wild in order to help preserve the species. Hellbenders are native to New York State where they are listed as a species of special concern. They are threatened by pollution and habitat destruction. REUTERS/Julie Larsen Maher - Wildlife Conservation Society
