After an adult female polar bear was shot in Alaska in March 2013, her orphaned cub was rescued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and placed in the temporary care of the Alaska Zoo. In May 2013, the cub, named Kali, was transported to the Buffalo Zoo in upstate New York. He moved to his permanent home at the St. Louis Zoo in May 2015. Click through the gallery to see more adorable animals around the world.
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After his mom was hit by a car, 6-month-old koala joey Phantom stayed close to her, crawling on Lizzy as she underwent surgery in June for a collapsed lung and recovered from the procedure. The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital says they're both doing well.
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A southern pudu fawn, born May 12, walks in its enclosure at the Queens Zoo in New York. The pudu is the world's smallest deer species.
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Lisa and her three 2-month-old babies relax at the Zoo de Cerza in Hermival-les-Vaux, northwestern France, on June 10.
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An adorable month-old jaguar cub looks out from a bucket at the Leningradskiy Zoopark in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 15.
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Giant panda Lun Lun shortly after giving birth to twins at Zoo Atlanta on July 15, 2013. The 15-year-old giant panda was caring for one of her cubs but was not letting the photographer see it.
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Four black crakes, which are native to sub-Saharan Africa, hatched at the Oregon Zoo on July 8, 2013.
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Penelope the giraffe was born at the San Diego Zoo on May 9, 2013, and was held in a restricted "playpen" until she joined the herd about one week later. About 6 feet tall at birth, Penelope is a Masai giraffe. The species is native to Africa and is threatened in some areas.
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Asha, a greater one-horned rhino calf, was born August 16, 2012, at the Fort Worth Zoo's Asian Falls exhibit. The birth of this endangered species was the first at the Texas zoo.
