#cute things

Entertaining Orangutan
A young orangutan at the Audubon Park Zoo in New Orleans entertained a crowd as he peeked from under a paper bag and made cute faces. Photo by Jerry Whitten

Owl Kiss
A burrowing owl gives another owl a kiss on the head, which is graciously received. Photo by Judy Malloch.

Kimono Mug and Snack Bowl
Thiskimono mug and snack bowl is cute and useful for when you want a snack and a hot cup of tea.

Aluna the Kirk’s Dik-Dik Antelope
Aluna is a newborn Kirk’s Dik-dik antelope at the Chester Zoo, and is just a few centimeters tall. The zoo’s curator takes care of and bottle-feeds Aluna at home and at the office, because she failed to bond with her mother. Aluna’s name means “come here” in Swahili; she was given that name because she runs around so much. Dik-diks are native to Kenya, Tanzania, and Namibia. They reach a maximum size of just 40 cm tall and are one of the smallest antelope species in the world.

Penguin Yell
A Gentoo penguin crows at the top of his lungs, in Neko Bay, Antarctica. Photo by Jay Doshi

Humpback Whale Kiss
A mother humpback whale swims with her calf off the coast of the Vava’u Islands, Tonga.

Giraffe Nuzzle
A baby giraffe gets some love from his mom at the Duisburg Zoo in Germany.

Haku, White River Otter
Haku is a four-month old rare white river otter at the Sunshine City Aquarium in Tokyo.  Her name means white in Japanese.  Haku was born with white fur which has remained cream-colored.  River otters are usually born with white fur that darkens and turns black by the time they are Haku’s age.

Peanuts in Pockets?
A tiny squirrel explores the jean pockets of drying laundry; the little critter perhaps smelled the residue of leftover peanuts the pants’ owner (and photographer) kept in her pockets to feed the squirrels and chipmunks in the area.  Photo by Betsy Seeton

Baby Tapir Bath
A cute one-month old Malayan tapir takes a bath, though seeming a bit wary of the water, at the Gondwanaland at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany.

Smiling Fish
A tiny fish peeks out his head and smiles, in a coral reef in the Red Sea, off the coast of Egypt. Photo by Dmitry Marchenko

Tcon the Toyconasaurus
Tcon is a cute toy figure by A Little Stranger.

Oreo Diver
This oreo diver animation was created by Kelly Cheatle. She carved the diver with an exacto knife and then turned it into a cute animation, with the help of partner Larry Moss, where the little diver ends up swimming in a cup of milk.