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.

Blue whales are the biggest mammals alive, with lengths reaching up to 98 feet. While a blue whale calf is small compared to its mom, it drinks up to 50 gallons of fat-rich milk a day. And this helps it to gain about 10 pounds, or 4.5 kilograms, an hour.