Some adorable zoo babies:
✨WE HAVE RED PANDA CUBS!✨
— Zoo Knoxville (@zooknoxville) August 28, 2025
We can’t keep this secret any longer… Two male cubs have joined the Zoo Knoxville family, and they’re almost ready to make their public debut! 🎉
The cubs have spent the first 3 months of their lives tucked safely in their den with their mom, Sisu,… pic.twitter.com/0eYTbxOgst
The Knoxville Zoo:
WE HAVE RED PANDA CUBS!
We can’t keep this secret any longer… Two male cubs have joined the Zoo Knoxville family, and they’re almost ready to make their public debut!
The cubs have spent the first 3 months of their lives tucked safely in their den with their mom, Sisu, as they grow and learn to climb. First-time mother Sisu has been incredible, caring for them and helping them reach every milestone. It’s been nearly 5 years since we’ve welcomed red panda cubs, and more than a decade since visitors have had the chance to see them raised by their mom. We can’t wait to share them with our guests — which could be any day now! It’s up to Sisu when the cubs will poke their heads outside, so make sure you stop by and see if they’ve made their debut.
Sound on: Don’t miss a real red panda cub “huffquack” — one of the rarest (and cutest) sounds you’ll ever hear!
A little snow leopard cub looking for adventure at the Chester Zoo:
Just a little snow leopard cub out on her first BIG adventure! 🤭🤍 pic.twitter.com/GJHYgavjfC
— Chester Zoo (@chesterzoo) August 28, 2025
What are these adorable little creatures?
💕🦔 They’re roly-poly, prickly and precious: meet our lesser tenrec babies! Parents Luke and Bun welcomed their litter of five July 18—the first of their species born at the Small Mammal House since 2017. Get to know our growing tenrec family in the latest update! 🔗STORY:… pic.twitter.com/Ht6xZfK7HH
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) August 29, 2025
From the National Zoo:
They’re roly-poly, prickly and precious: meet our lesser tenrec babies! Parents Luke and Bun welcomed their litter of five July 18—the first of their species born at the Small Mammal House since 2017. Get to know our growing tenrec family in the latest update!
STORY: https://s.si.edu/3UFBqGx. . . .
Tenrecs are fun to enrich. We especially enjoy watching them take a dust bath! Tenrecs roll around in the dust and use their paws to rub it into their spines—a natural behavior called scent anointing. In the wild, tenrecs can use these scents as camouflage and parasite repellent. . . .
Male and female tenrecs look anatomically similar when they’re born, so it can be tricky to tell them apart! We hope to learn if we have males, females or a combination during their first veterinary exam, which will happen in a couple months. In the meantime, we’ve put a dab of non-toxic, water-based paint on their backs to help us tell the babies apart and track each individual’s growth.
Aaand:
Have a nice holiday weekend everyone.