The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Slimbridge Wetland Centre got an EXTREMELY rare sight this week.
Fourteen spoon-billed sandpipper chicks were born, marking the first time anything like this has happened in the UK and it's only the second time these endangered cutiez have hatched in captivity.
The eggs were taken from all the surviving members of the flocks in the wild to fight off immediate extinction.
There are currently only around 100 pairs left…
Six more chicks are expected to hatch, making the total flock to 30. Flock size is big determining factor in this species' mating habits.
Watch (above) as these rare but LUVable birds enjoy snack time!
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There's nothing foul about this foal!!!
The Chester Zoo in England welcomed a rare onager babe to first time mom Zarrin on June 10.
The onager or Asiatic Wild Ass, is native to Iran but overgrazing, illegal poaching and disease have limited their numbers.
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At Israel's Ramat Gan Zoological Center a brand new baby Somali Wild Ass was born!
The Somali Wild Ass is very rare, so this was a big deal.
The foal was named Israela because
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Sad…this little guy fought hard but in the end, his injuries proved too much.
A 15 week old rare panther kitten died yesterday under anesthesia before undergoing an MRI scan. A dozen vets and wildlife specialists worked on the kitty but it was too late.
The panther's story was heartbreaking
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A wild deer was spotted in Marble Hill's housing project in NYC.
Which we're assuming is pretty rare for Manhattan.
The deer was seen leaping over fences and
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At Aschersleben Zoo in East Germany, two rare white jaguar twin cubs were born!
These are special cubs for several reasons. Their parents were pretty old so the pregnancy was unexpected and when they were born
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Poor little Til.
This is so sad.
Til was a rare baby bunny who was born without ears!
He was born in an East German zoo and everyone immediately knew he was special.
So the zoo held a press conference to introduce Til to the world.
But sadly, at the press conference, a clumsy cameraman stepped on him!
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