Radek Mica / AFP-Getty ImagesTwo polar bear cubs sit next to their mother, Cora, in their enclosure at the zoo in Brno, Czech Republic, during their first presentation to the public on March 16, 2013.
Juni Kriswanto / AFP-Getty ImagesFour-day-old baby komodos explore their enclosure at the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia's East Java city of Surabaya in March 2013.
Emily Wabitsch / AFP/Getty ImagesLisa, a gray langur, holds her baby at the zoo in Hanover, Germany, on Sept. 14, 2012.
Holger Hollermann / AFP/Getty ImagesAsian elephants bathe in a pool at the zoo in Hanover, Germany, on April 27, 2012.
Joseph Van Os / IM Global-GettyWeddell seals give birth on pack ice in remote areas away from any other predators. In the doc "One Life," the mother shields her pup from freezing winds and snow.
Giorgio Cosulich / Getty ImagesA newborn camel named Amelia stands with her mother at the Bioparco Zoo on April 10, 2013, in Rome. Amelia, a female Bactrian camel, was born March 25.
FRANK LEONHARDT, AFP/Getty ImagesNine-month-old elephant Ludwig (bottom) and other members of his herd explore their enclosure at a zoo in Munich, Germany.
Britta Pedersen / Getty ImagesBaby zebu Lea with her mother Franka at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin.
AFP/Getty ImagesBaby okapi Bashira stands next to her mother, Batouri, on April 12, 2013, at the zoo in Berlin. Bashira was born there Feb. 26.
Claudia Otte / AFP/Getty ImagesPolar bear Anori jumps in the pool at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, on June 6, 2012.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiOlivia, 5, an Angolan colobus monkey, cradles her newborn. The first Angolan colobus monkey to be born at Brookfield Zoo arrived March 9, 2013, and is part of the Tropic World/Africa exhibit.
Chuck Berman, baiduhaiNora is the name to be given the baby gorilla at Brookfield Zoo, here with mother Koola, an 18-year-old western lowland gorilla.
Ken Bohn / AFP-Getty ImagesIt was all about new experiences as the youngest member of the panda family, Xiao Liwu, got to play in the snow for the first time on March 19, 2013, at the San Diego Zoo.
Adam Wolffbrandt, baiduhaiA baby rhino named King follows his mom, Kapuki, around their enclosure for the first time at Lincoln Park Zoo on Sept. 17, 2013. King was named after King and Caryn Harris, longtime friends of the zoo.
Jan Woitas / AFP-Getty ImagesA young Malayan tapir takes a bath in his enclosure at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany, on March 7, 2013.
Christof Stache / AFP-Getty ImagesA giraffe stands with his mother, Kabonga, in an enclosure at the Munich-Hellabrunn Zoo in Germany on March 21, 2013.
FRISO GENTSCH, AFP/Getty ImagesA baby kangaroo sits in the pouch of its mother on at a zoo in western Germany.
Mohd Rasfan / AFP/Getty ImagesA 4-month-old chimpanzee at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 10, 2013.
Phil Velasquez / baiduhaiPatty, a western lowland gorilla, was born to Bana at Lincoln Park Zoo in November 2012.
FRANK LEONHARDT, AFP/Getty ImagesNine-month-old elephant Ludwig explores his enclosure at a zoo in Munich, Germany.
Sebastian Kahnert / AFP/Getty ImagesAn elephant and its mother at a zoo in Berlin on June 5, 2012.
Kay Nietfeld / AFP/GettyImagesA young jaguar bares its teeth at the Berlin Zoo on June 12, 2012.
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesA 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cub is carried by its mother, Leanne, in their enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo on April 12, 2013.
Chuck Berman/baiduhaiTwo male dolphin calves have been born at Brookfield Zoo since the death of another calf in August. T13 means Tapeko born in 2013.
Stephanie Pilick / AFP/Getty ImagesThree dingo puppies peer out from their kennel Feb. 28, 2012, at the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde. Four dingos were born at the zoo Jan. 3, 2012.
Patrik Stollarz / AFP/Getty ImagesA baby giraffe named Kimarie, only a few days old, and her mother at a zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on March 12, 2012.
Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty ImagesA white-cheeked gibbon mother and her baby at the Beijing Zoo on Jan. 21, 2013.
Matt Cardy / Getty ImagesNewborn ring-tailed lemur Rascal is carried by its mother Roxy at Bristol Zoo Gardens in England on May 22, 2013.
Hendrik Schmidt / AFP/Getty ImagesA baby rhinoceros runs through its enclosure Jan. 12, 2012, at a zoo in Magdeburg, Germany.
Heather Charles / baiduhaiDave, a 5-month-old giraffe calf, takes off running, startled by a goose in the Habitat Africa exhibit at Brookfield Zoo on April 15, 2013.
Patrik Stollarz / AFP/Getty ImagesA baboon and its mother at a zoo in Glesenkirchen, Germany, on March 12, 2012.
Peter Steffen / AFP-Getty ImagesA zebra foal named Maalik stands next to its mother in their enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, Germany. The foal was born March 9, 2013.
Stephanie Pilick / Getty ImagesNewborn cougar Missoula in a basket on May 30, 2012, at the Tierpark Berlin in Friedrichsfelde.
Joern Pollex / Getty ImagesA Ouessant sheep is weighed by zookeepers during a baby animals inventory at Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, Germany, on May 16, 2013.
Christine Stache / AFP/Getty ImagesA drill monkey mother Kaduna holds her one-week baby in the primate enclosure in a Munich zoo on Jan. 31, 2013.
Daniel Naupold / AFP/Getty ImagesAnori, a baby polar bear, sticks out her tongue at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, on April 23, 2012.
Roland Weihrauch / AFP-Getty ImagesA lamb plays in a field in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany, on March 21, 2013.
Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesAn Asian elephant, 2 days old, at Tierpark Berlin zoo May 10, 2012, in Germany.
Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP/Getty ImagesA baby anteater and its mother at Amneville Zoo in France on Dec. 20, 2012.
Marius Becker / AFP/Getty ImagesAnori, a 3-month-old polar bear, plays in the pool of her enclosure at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany, on April 17, 2012.
Matt Cardy / Getty ImagesNewborn ring-tailed lemur Rascal is given a hug by his father as he cuddles his mother's back at Bristol Zoo Gardens in England on May 22, 2013.
Attila Kisbenedek / AFP/Getty ImagesA giraffe, only a few days old, stands next to her mother, Santana, in an enclosure at the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden on Feb. 24, 2012.
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Two polar bear cubs sit next to their mother, Cora, in their enclosure at the zoo in Brno, Czech Republic, during their first presentation to the public on March 16, 2013.
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The Lincoln Park Zoo animal family just grew by seven mongooses and four piglets.
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Lincoln Park Zoo President Kevin Bell announced Thursday the new litters of dwarf mongooses were born earlier this month, and Mangalitsa piglets were born just this week.
The mongooses, according to a press release, are the second litter born at the zoo since the beginning of the year, bringing its baby population to 11. The species is common to eastern Africa, and it’s not uncommon to see the older siblings carry around the mouse-sized pups while on display at the zoo’s small mammal-reptile house.
Just days old, the four Hungary-native Mangalista piglets are currently nursing from their mother in the farm animal area. They will spend the winter growing curly hair which is common for the species, according to the zoo.
Photos courtesy of the Lincoln Park Zoo.
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