Baby animals inspire ‘awws’ at zoos in Seattle, Tacoma
Apr 11, 2012, 12:10 PM
From their naps to their playtime, the zoo babies have inspired the quietest of “ohhhhhhs!” and the largest of “awwwws!” and they can be found at two of Western Washington’s zoos.
We already told you about Woodland Park’s baby wallaby Joey who can sometimes be spotted poking out of mom’s pouch.
The zoo has also seen two penguins hatch recently, on April 3 and 5. Currently, they’re out of sight of zoo visitors, hanging out with mom, dad and zoo staff for some parental care and R&R. (They look like this little guy that was born in 2010.)
Four additional penguin chicks are expected to break out of their shells between April 16 and 26.
In Tacoma at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, two clouded leopard cubs are growing up nicely under zoo care. One even got some scratches during nap time, which lead to some involuntary leg thumping – it was pretty cute.
The cubs still need names, which you can vote on here, and you can see them at the Cat of the Canopy exhibit at Point Defiance. You can even see their feeding times at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
