Kitten Fun Facts:
Every teat of a cat has a distinctive smell. Each kitten memorizes this smell and feeds off from the same teat every time!
In Bali, a monkey adopted an abandoned kitten and raised it as its own!
Baby Hedgehog Fun Facts:
Baby hedgehogs or hoglets are immune to venom, so they can kill and devour snakes if needed!
Like humans, baby hedgehogs can cry, cough, and even scream!
Baby Hippo Fun Facts:
Adult male hippos might attack baby hippos in water, so the mommy will always be around to protect the babies!
Female baby hippos are quicker in reaching maturity than male baby hippos.
Baby Deer Fun Facts:
When baby deer are born, they come with a set of just four teeth!
For the first two weeks from their birth, baby deer only survive on mommy deer’s milk.
Ducklings Fun Facts:
Even when babies, ducks sleep with one eye open, resting only half of their brain. This behavior helps them stay alert and protect themselves from terrifying predators like snakes or wolves.
Baby ducks produce an oily substance from their preen gland. They spread it all over their body, making their feathers waterproof so they can easily float or fly.
Baby Crocodile Fun Facts:
Baby crocodiles can shed and regrow their sharp and strong teeth at will, but it becomes harder as they grow up.
Just after they hatch from their eggs, the mommy crocodile carries the baby crocodiles in her mouth towards the water for their first swim!
Baby Elephant Fun Facts:
When baby elephants come into this world, they are born with poor eyesight, nearly blind!
Like humans, baby elephants shed their tusks when they are a year old and regrow them after turning two!
Baby Giraffe Fun Facts:
Baby giraffes can run fast and keep pace with the adults just 10 hours after being born!
After turning a month old, the mums leave the baby giraffes with babysitters called ‘calving pools’ and go hunting for food and water!