Daily Adorbs for Feb. 27, 2013

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WALKING IN A SHEEP WONDERLAND

Beautiful sheep are pictured walking during a heavy snowfall in the Northern Spanish Basque village of Oquendo.

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CASSO-CUTE

In Australia at the Perth Zoo, Cassowary chicks are seen munching away on a delicious little snack. 

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AMERI-CANINE IDOL

American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips, is pictured with Elvis Duran and his dog, Max in New York at Duran’s Z100 Morning Show. Lucky pooch!

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DARLING LITTLE MOUSE DEER

A tiny mouse deer was born at the Berlin Zoo on Valentine’s Day! The very small creature can fit perfectly in a man’s hand, and is actually the smallest hoofed mammal in the world. This baby will grow to maybe be five pounds.

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CHECKUP CROC

At the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Australia, a saltwater crocodile receives a checkup by a veterinarian. The little guy is fit and healthy!

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SEALED WITH A FLIPPER

An adorable rescued Guadalupe fur seal at SeaWorld in San Diego looks adorable as ever as he passes by animal rescue team members. 

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CHIRP LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

In western Germany, an Egyptian goose chick is pictured walking through a shallow puddle of water, acting very curious. 

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ORANGE YOU GLAD YOU’RE AN ORANGUTAN?

In Georgia at the Atlanta Zoo, a sweet orangutan baby is seen giving his mother a loving look. Who could deny those eyes?

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PELICAN PERFECTION

At the Frankfurt Zoo in Germany, two great white pelicans clean their plumage in their enclosure. Lookin’ good, guys!

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POSING POTTO

In Ohio at the Cincinnati Zoo, a potto pops a pose for the camera. How cute is this unusual looking creature?

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TIGER TOTS

At the Point Defiance Zoo in Washington, growing tiger cubs have some fun playing in the water together. They each weigh about 70 pounds, and are more frisky and playful than ever.

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WE COME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER

Two very adorable koala joys rest up at the Taronga Zoo in Australia. Too cute for words!

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WHERE’S THE SPOTLIGHT?

This alligator, photographed at Zoo Miami, is part of a traveling National Geographic exhibit called Crittercam. As part of the exhibit, which runs until May 5, you can see footage of leopard seals hunting, emperor penguins soaring, a lioness tending to her cubs and more. Very cool!

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BIG AND BEAUTIFUL

A 5-year-old bull named Chabal is the heaviest animal to attend the International Agriculture Fair of Paris. This gorgeous beast weighs more than 3,000 pounds. Thousands of animals and people are attending the fair, which runs from Feb. 23 to March 3. 

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THAT’S THE SPOT

A newborn giraffe receives a lick from his mother, Aja Sabe, at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The youngster was born last Thursday. Precious!

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NEW CUTIE

At the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, a newborn elephant baby was born early this morning.

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SWEETHEART JACKSON

A 42-year-old chimpanzee named Jackson has been deemed “one of the sweetest chimps I’ve ever met” by his previous keeper. He is loving his great life at the Oregon Zoo, and is fitting in well with the troop.

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BRAVE BRIN

Brin the dog poses for a photo call for the finalists who are competing for the Crufts Friends For Life award in Green Park, London. Brin had saved the lives of two soldiers in Afghanistan. Good going, Brin!

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BEAVER CHOMPS

At the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, a beaver enjoys the breakfast of champions: a nice, juicy stick!

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden/facebook

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

A precious baby gorilla born in Texas has just made a cross-country trip on a private plane to her new home at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio. The little one did very well on the plane and never left her keeper’s arms. What a cutie!

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PRECIOUS PENGUINS

In Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium, two African penguin chicks have hatched. The youngsters currently weigh around 696 grams and 281 grams, and will be named when they’re fully feathered and their gender determined. 

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BATHE ME, BEAUTIFUL

A peaceful elephant is bathed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at a public park. It sure looks like this big beauty is enjoying his cleanse.

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COTTON-TOP CUTIES

At the Perth Zoo in Australia, two cotton-top tamarins are pictured out and about in their habitat. Unfortunately, cotton-top tamarins are critically endangered due to illegal pet trade and habitat destruction.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium/facebook

WHO ARE YOU CALLIN’ TIMON?

A lovely meerkat family is pictured being curious and cute at the Point Defiance Zoo in Washington. Seriously, could they be any cuter?

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TRUFFLES, ANYONE?

In Hannover, Germany, a truffle-sniffing pooch is put to work by mushroom expert Fabian Sievers. The two scour for truffles in the woods regularly, with much success. 

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HAPPY AND HEALTHY

Adorable Andean bear cubs had their very first vet exam today at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The cubs’ genders were previously undefined, but now they have been determined to be one male and one female, and both in excellent health. Hooray!

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LEAF IT TO ME

A frisky squirrel climbs up a tree with leaves in its mouth, which the little guy subsequently put into an abandoned bird house at New York’s Union Square Park. Maybe he’s expecting a family. Too cute!

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THAT’S NEWS TO ME

In Texas at the Houston Zoo, a red-capped mangabey enjoys looking at the morning paper on a nice, hot day.