18 Baby Animal Facts That Make Us Want to Thank Mother Earth for All the Smiles

A study has concluded that looking at endearing animal pictures can improve focus. And if we add in baby animal facts to the mix, it’s double the joy. Like a baby elephant who has no idea about what to do with that “arm” on its face, or a pygmy marmoset infant “talking” just like babies do — even the size of a panda bear cub at birth — we just can’t get enough.

Reptile hatchlings have an egg tooth to break the shell. Oviparous, or egg-laying mammals, start their life by breaking out of the egg with a little help from nature. Reptiles, birds, and other animals that hatch have a little egg tooth. It's a protuberance at the end of their snouts or on top of the beak to help them break out of the egg. Later, the egg tooth is reabsorbed in the body. © Depositphotos.com