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50 Adorable Pictures of Baby Animals You’ll Love Instantly

We dare you not to smile while looking at these baby balls of fluff and feathers.

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Three ducklings on straw
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We can’t get enough

If you’re having an off day, or just need some smiles, taking a few minutes to squeal at these baby animal pictures will instantly put you in a good mood. Keep reading for some serious cuteness including everything from adorable puppy pictures to pictures of baby turtles. You have no idea what you’re in for.

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Polar Bear
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Polar bear cub

Strutting the runway.

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Chimpanzee

Don’t play with your food!

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Woman holding 3 male golden retriever puppies
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Golden Retriever puppies

Oh, how I wish those were my arms.

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Meerkat with Pups, Namibia
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Meerkats

Who are you looking at?

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Brown bear cubs

Don’t make any sudden movements. I think the humans are taking photos for their roundup of baby animal pictures.

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Baaaa!
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Lamb

Have you ever seen a more photogenic lamb?

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A nursery group of Emperor penguin chicks, huddled together, looking around. A breeding colony.
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Penguins

Happy feet.

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Elephant

Who are you calling Dumbo?

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Two chicks sitting on grass
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Chicks

Fun fact: Female baby chickens are called pullets and male baby chicks are called cockerels. 

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Costa Rica, baby sloth.
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Sloth

May I help you?

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Rabbits in meadow
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Bunnies

Some bunny loves you!

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Ugh oh ... :)
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Owls

These baby owls sure are a hoot, just like the rest of these baby animal pictures!

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Playful foal
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Foal

Run, Forrest, run!

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Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis) Gosling Takes a Plunge Into the Lake
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Goslings

Swan dive.

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Corgi puppy
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Corgi puppy

The truest depiction of puppy dog eyes.

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Sweden, Dalarna, juvenile elk in forest
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Moose calf

I wish I had legs that long.

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European otter family (Lutra lutra)
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Otter pup

Just getting some Vitamin D.

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Harp Seal Pup
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Seal pup

Have you ever seen anything so fluffy?

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Kittens

We were tricked! There isn’t anything in the bag.

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A Safe Distance
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Tiger cub

Waiting patiently for Mom to return.

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Cute baby piglet
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Piglet

Say oink! If you need more adorableness in your life, these pig pictures will do the trick.

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Newborn Giraffe Calf with umbilical cord at wild in Serengeti
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Giraffe calves

High and mighty.

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Europe, Germany, Bavaria, View Of Dairy Cow Newborn Calf, After Complicated Birth
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Calf

Hay, everyone!

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Little newborn flamingos
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Flamingo

It will be a bit of time before this little guy turns that signature pink color we all know and love.

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Baby pandas
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Panda cubs

Unbearably adorable.

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Baby Chameleon on human finger. Chameleo sp. Kenya
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Chameleon

The tiniest little guy!

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Four ducklings on grass
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Ducklings

Does anyone want to play duck duck goose?

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A little girl kissing a fawn.
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Fawn

Baby kisses!

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But, Mom!
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Hippo

But, Mom!

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young woman holds sleeping baby african pygmy hedgehog
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Hedgehog

Goodnight, world!

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Fennec fox
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Fennec fox

I can’t hear you!

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Red Fox, vulpes vulpes, Pup standing in Long Grass, Normandy
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Red fox

Smile, they’re taking pictures of us!

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Newborn chinchilla is sitting on the palm of your hand
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Chinchilla

Are we almost done? I’m sleepy.

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Bear cub in a tree
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Black bear cub

Black bear, black bear, what do you see?

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New born baby turtles at Praia do Forte, Brazil
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Turtle

Off to the ocean!

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Baby Opossum, Pine Barrens, New Jersey
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Opossum

Just hanging around.

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Alpaca baby with his mother
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Alpaca

Hello, new friend!

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Lioness resting with her playful cubs
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Lion cub

Mom, you’re so embarrassing.

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Cute little gorilla baby plays with a stick
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Gorilla

Snack time!

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Baby Kangaroo - Joey
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Joey

This blanket isn’t as comfortable as Mom’s pouch.

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young koala
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Koala

Going for a ride!

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Black-backed jackal pups playing
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Jackal pups

You’ll never believe what the wolf said next…

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High angle view of girl embracing kid goat
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Kid

Baby goat cuddles!

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Baby Lemming
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Lemming

Those tiny hands!

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Baby Rhesus macaque eating a banana
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Monkey

Bananas are so a-peeling.

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Ferret baby in the nest of hay
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Ferret

Big yawn!

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Little lama baby in the arms of a person
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Llama

Pink is my color.

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Leopard cub (Panthera pardus) holding branch, Masai Mara, Kenya
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Leopard

Crunchy!

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Two young suricates
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Suricates

High five!

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Young southern three-banded armadillo in hand of a zookeeper
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Armadillo

Sleepy smiles. Now that you’ve gushed over these baby animal pictures, look at more cute tiny animals from around the world.

Morgan Cutolo
Morgan Cutolo is a former senior production editor at Trusted Media Brands. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2016, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. In her free time, she likes exploring the seacoast of Maine, where she lives, and snuggling up on the couch with her corgi, Eggo, to watch HGTV or The Office.
Emma Taubenfeld
Emma Taubenfeld is a former assistant editor for Reader’s Digest who writes about digital lifestyle topics such as memes, social media captions, pickup lines and cute pets. When she’s not working, you can find Emma reading corny young adult novels, creating carefully curated playlists and figuring out how to spice up boxed mac and cheese.