Daily Adorbs for Jan. 28, 2013

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HUDDLE UP

Japanese macaques huddle together for warmth at the Awajishima Monkey Center in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The country currently is experiencing extremely low temperatures and snowfall.

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SNOWY SQUIRREL

This cute little squirrel was spotted in a park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Jan. 27, 2013. What an adorable fellow!

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A MEERKAT

Three meerkats were born at the Dartmoor Zoological Park in the U.K. just before Christmas. Their mother, Xena, and father, Timon, have been enjoying a helping hand from Sue, another female meerkat and experienced mother who has proved herself eager to help out with motherly duties.

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NESTOR THE JESTER

Nestor the lion cub is growing up so fast! The 5-month-old cub is enjoying his first winter, playing in the snow at his home in Belgium’s Zoo Antwerp, and climbing all over his patient mother, Maouli.

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WE LOVE A DOG IN UNIFORM

This pup is all dressed up for the annual Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade through the French Quarter in New Orleans, La. This year’s theme? “Tails and Tiaras: Here Comes Honey Bow Wow”

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BIRTHDAY GIRL

Lots of newborns are giving zoos cause for celebration, but the old timers like to party too. Tricia the elephant recently celebrated her 56th birthday at Perth Zoo in Australia, where she has been a favorite of zoogoers for many years.

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PRECIOUS PANDA

The Aukland Zoo has spent the past month caring for a precious newborn Nepalese red panda. And we mean “precious” in both senses of the word: this little fellow is both adorable and very rare. There are only about 2,500 of these animals remaining in the wild.

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SEA COW PARTY

Three manatees huddle together in anticipation of the Blue Spring Manatee Festival in Orange City, Fla., which took place over the weekend.