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.

Koala joeys are the size of a jelly bean at birth. Koala bears are the very symbol of maternal love in the animal world. Like kangaroos, koalas are marsupials and have a special stomach pouch for the baby to sit in, like nature's incubator. When koala joeys are born, they are the size of a jelly bean, roughly 2 cm in length, and they weigh just a gram. © Shutterstock.com