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A female with juvenile Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) at the Oakland Zoo.

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Critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered five-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs (Panthera tigris sumatrae) at Zoo Atlanta.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Sumatran tiger and her five-month-old cub (Panthera tigris sumatrae) at Zoo Atlanta.

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Two Hartmann’s mountain zebras (Equus zebra hartmannae), mother and baby, at Hogle Zoo.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
The mother’s name is Ziva and she is 7 years old here. Her baby boy, Zion is 6 weeks old.

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A Hartmann’s mountain zebra and her baby (Equus zebra hartmannae) at Hogle Zoo.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
The mother’s name is Ziva and she is 7 years old here. Her baby boy, Zion is 6 weeks old.

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A Hartmann’s mountain zebra and her baby (Equus zebra hartmannae) at Hogle Zoo.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
The mother’s name is Ziva and she is 7 years old here. Her baby boy, Zion is 6 weeks old.

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A Hartmann’s mountain zebra and her baby (Equus zebra hartmannae) at Hogle Zoo.
This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.
The mother’s name is Ziva and she is 7 years old here. Her baby boy, Zion is 6 weeks old.

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Hartmann’s mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), mother and baby, at Hogle Zoo.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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A federally threatened koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) with her baby at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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Three critically endangered Negros warty pigs (Sus cebifrons negrinus) at Negros Forest Park.

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Endangered giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) at the Dallas World Aquarium. These are both females, a mother and daughter.

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A critically endangered juvenile northern white cheeked-gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) and its surrogate mother, an endangered white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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A critically endangered juvenile northern white cheeked-gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) and its surrogate mother, an endangered white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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Endangered pileated gibbons, including an eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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Endangered pileated gibbons, including an eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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An endangered pileated gibbon with her eight-month-old infant (Hylobates pileatus) at the Gibbon Conservation Center

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Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) mother and baby, at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in India.

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Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Francois’ langurs (Trachypithecus francoisi) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo. This species exhibits ‘aunting’ behavior, meaning several females will take care of the same baby. The bright orange coloration (which disappears by age six months) is thought to allow for easy tracking of the young one no matter which surrogate mom has it at any time.

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Endangered red ruffed lemurs (Varecia rubra) at the Miller Park Zoo. The mother, named Cassie, is a very attentive mother to her daughter, named Caby-dee. These lemurs live in groups and can be very loud when they all start calling together.

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