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.

When born, a giraffe calf falls 6 feet to the ground. Human babies are lucky: they're born into waiting hands with plenty of detailed medical procedures that involve snipping the umbilical cord and coaxing the baby to take its first breath. Giraffe calves, on the contrary, fall up to 6 feet (2 meters) to the ground. This breaks the umbilical cord and gives them the shock and incentive to take a breath. © YourLocalImgurZookeeper/Imgur