New research shows newborn animals make smart decisions minutes after hatching, using flexible instincts that combine ...

Precocial animals, the ones that move autonomously within hours after hatching or birth, have many biases they are born with ...

When we think about newborn animals, it’s understandable that we might think of babies that are small and helpless, entirely reliant on their parents for their every need. However, in the wild, there ...

Harbor seal pups will suck their flipper just like human babies will suck their thumbs in order to self-soothe.

Rare Asian elephant birth at Smithsonian's National Zoo marks first new calf in nearly 25 years, offering new hope for ...

Utah's Hogle Zoo's resident giraffes, Minka and Ja, recently welcomed a healthy calf. While he may not be the smallest, furriest, or even the cuddliest recent zoo addition, he is taking the internet ...

As winter progresses into Spring, many farms and livestock businesses are welcoming new life into their herds with an abundance of newborn animals. One Southern Utah farm is inviting residents to come ...

About a dozen animals around the room watch as Deborah Harris fills a thin syringe with kitten milk replacement to feed her newest additions: four newborn raccoons. She has to do this five times a day ...

Last year had been a good year for Singapore's wildlife parks, as they welcomed around 1,000 animal offsprings.

Baby animals on display at Animal Welfare League of Arlington (courtesy AWLA) The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is inviting the community to its equivalent of a baby shower this weekend. “Spring ...

Drummond, known as the Pioneer Woman, documented the rescue and recovery of the animal on social media ...

Amid a busy "baby season," Belchertown Animal Control helped the confused raccoon and another baby critter on the same day Belchertown Animal Control A baby raccoon and a baby groundhog were rescued ...