Sanya, the Bactrian camel, leads her calf on a walk at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn. The male camel, who doesn't yet have a name, was born on March 7 and weighed 125 lbs at birth” width=”300″ height=”199″ class=”alignnone size-medium wp-image-190″ />
Sanya, the Bactrian camel, leads her calf on a walk at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn. The male camel, who doesn’t yet have a name, was born on March 7 and weighed 125 lbs at birth

Sumatran tigers, Jalur and Cinta, at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales. Originally from New Zealand’s Auckland Zoo, where they were the first tigers born at the zoo, the two tigers were shipped to Australia as part of an international breeding program

Staff at St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire have made a little jumper to keep a spineless hedgehog warm. The animal was found by a member of the public in a garden in Bedford and has been named Spudlina by staff as her skin resembles that of a potato. The two year old is undergoing various tests to determine the cause of the loss of her spines and she is currently enjoying regular skin massages with a Vitamin E moisturiser

A flamingo loses its balance and falls over whilst trying to stand on one leg in its pool at Moscow Zoo

The polar bear cub Vicks walks under mother Olinka’s legs in their enclosure at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam

A baby squirrel curls up into a tiny ball while his mother gently carries him in her mouth to the safety of the nest

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A lion cub is carried in its mother’s mouth in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. The mother had taken her newborn out into the open for the first time and had just finished feeding it when the excited youngster misbehaved. The clumsy cub went back for more food and roughly nuzzled at the mother’s belly, causing her to let out a painful roar. The angry lioness then picked the baby lion up by the scruff of the neck with her mouth and carried the hapless youngster back to their den.

Two-month-old North China leopard cub Nekama sits in a basket in her enclosure at the Berlin zoo

Two new-born female white tiger cubs are pictured at Night Safari Zoo in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand

A six-day-old female chimpanzee clings to her mother Uschi at Bratislava Zoo in Slovakia

A newborn White-Handed Gibbon baby is seen with its mother Bettina, aged 32, as she climbs a rope at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv. The birth of the gibbon surprised staff, as it had been 11 years since Bettina last gave birth.

Baby lemurs hang onto their mother at a zoo in Hefei, China

Three baby meerkats are cared for by their family at Bristol Zoo Gardens

An eight-day old capybara relaxes with its mother in their enclosure at the San Diego Zoo, California

Seven ginger guinea pigs rescued by The Blue Cross animal charity have been named after famous red-heads – Fergie, Annie, Bonnie (Langford), Nicola (Roberts), Geri (Halliwell), Bianca (Butcher) and Lily (Cole). The copper-coloured critters were brought into The Blue Cross adoption centre in Burford, Oxfordshire, earlier this month along with five other guinea pigs because their owner could no longer care for them.

This abandoned black-and-white cat with a heart-shaped marking on her side has been named Bette Davis by staff at Gables Farm Dogs’ and Cats’ Home in Plymouth, Devon. She was handed in to the animal shelter last month looking dishevelled and emaciated after she was dumped by her previous owners. Bette is one of dozens of cats currently waiting to be re-homed at the centre.

A cat balances on a row of high fence posts. Owner Loree McComb photographed her cat Johnny balancing on the fence in her back garden in New Mexico, United States

Eleven month old red Tibetan mastiff dog, Hong Dong (Big Splash) was handed over to its new owner, a man, who was only idendified surnamed as Yang, at a private breeding base in Qingdao city, in east China’s Shandong province, on 12 March 2011. Media sources reported that the dog was bought by a multi-millionaire coal baron for 10 million yuan (£945,000) making it probably the most expensive dog in the world

Say hello to the seal who has learned to wave his flipper in exchange for fish. Charlie the seal has discovered that by pleasing the crowd with his friendly antics he can get more fish…

A great grey owl stares into the camera at the Bird Zoo in Marlow, eastern Germany

great sight to see when these majestic birds grab the fish right out of the water. Most of the time they catch them on their first attempt. This eagle flew straight back to the nest when he’d caught the pollock and he probably had to give the lot of it to the wife and kids.”

Thousands of starlings flock into the shape of a bird. Amateur photographer Kenneth Barker snapped the picture at Gretna Green in Scotland.

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Birds are the only animals with feathers. All have feathers and most birds can fly.It is the possession of feathers, not the ability to fly, that distinguishes birds from other animals. There are about 10,000 species of birds from all over the world. Here are 20 of the world’s most colorful birds.

1. Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)

The golden pheasant of Asia is a brilliantly colored game bird. It is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

2. Birds of Paradise (Paradisaeidae)

The greater bird of paradise found in New Guinea has elongated flank feathers that form ornamental plumes. Bird of Paradise is a tropical bird known for the brilliant plumage of the male. They live mostly in New Guinea and neighbouring islands. The brilliantly colored feathers of the male were once widely sought as decorations for women’s hat..

3. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Hyacinth Macaws are native to central and eastern South America. It is the largest macaw and the largest flying parrot species in the world,though the flightless Kakapo of New Zealand can outweigh it at up to 3.5kg. In terms of length it is larger than any other species of parrot. Their popularity as pets has taken a heavy toll on their population in the wild. Birds in captivity fetch a price of around $9,000-$12,000 US.

4. Flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)

Flamingos are found in both the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere .Flamingos frequently stand on one leg. The reason for this behavior is not fully known. Flamingo tongues were considered a delicacy in Ancient Rome. also, Andean miners have killed flamingos for their fat,believed to be a cure for tuberculosis

5. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

The scarlet tanager is a medium-sized American songbird.Adult males are bright red with black wings and tail; females are yellowish on the underpants and olive on top,with olive-brown wings and tail.

6. Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Northern oriole is formerly known as Baltimore oriole in the east and Bullock’s oriole in the west. This is a small icterid blackbird which is 18 cm long and weighs 34 g. It is one of the brightest local birds and has a voice to match its distinctive plumage.

7. Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)

The bluebirds are medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family Turdidae. These are attractive birds with blue, or blue and red, plumage. Female birds are less brightly coloured than males.

8. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

The northern cardinal is also known as the Redbird and the Virginia nightingale. The Northern Cardinal is a mid-sized songbird with a body length of 21-23 cm (8.3 to 9 inches). It has a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face which is black in the male and gray in the female.

9. American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

The American goldfinch is also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary.The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate.The courtship rituals of the American Goldfinch include aerial maneuvers and singing by males.

10. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

he Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a medium-sized perching duck.A typical adult is about 19 inches in length with an average wingspan of 29 inches.The adult male has distinctive multi-colored iridescent plumage and red eyes.The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat.

11. Kingfisher (Halcyonidae)

There are about 90 species of kingfisher. All have large heads, long, sharp,pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.They are found throughout the world.

12.Green Wing Macaw Parrot (Ara chloroptera)

The superficially similar Scarlet Macaw has no eye lines and a yellow bar on each wing.Some macaw owners and experts call the Green-winged Macaw the “gentle giant”,as it is larger in size than the Scarlet Macaw and Blue-and-yellow Macaw,but have a more docile, sweet nature which often makes it a more desirable pet or companion parrot.

13.Troupial (Icterus icterus)

Troupial or trupial is the national bird of Venezuela .The Troupial is fairly large in size, with a long tail and a bulky bill.It has a black head and upper breast. Troupials are obligate nest pirates,meaning they make no nest of their own, and are thus required to steal or occupy a vacant nest in order to survive. Troupials are capable of violent attacks against native nesters, and once they possess these territories they defend them fiercely against intruders. They may even ingest the eggs or young hatchlings of a newly acquired nest.

14. Blue Throated Bee-Eater (Merops viridis)

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae.They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. It is a species of bird in the Meropidae family. It is found in Hong Kong , Taiwan , China and countries in South east Asia .

15.Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

The male Painted Bunting is often described as the most beautiful bird in North America .
It’s beautiful colors, dark blue head, green back, red rump and under parts, make it easy to identify.

16.Keel-billed Toucans (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

This bird is the national bird of Belize . Toucans belong to family Ramphastidae.They are brightly marked and have large, colorful bills. It is also known as Sulfur-breasted Toucan, Rainbow-billed Toucan, and colloquially “the bill bird” (though this might refer to any toucan). It is a colourful South American bird with a large bill .

17.Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

The Rainbow Lorikeet is very colorful as its name suggests. Almost every colour of the rainbow is found on the feathers of the rainbow lorikeet. Captive lorikeets have a long lifespan, often in excess of 20 years.

18.Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao )

The Scarlet Macaw is a large, colorful parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests in the American tropics, from extreme eastern Mexico locally to Amazonian Peru and Brazil . It’s the national bird of Honduras …

19. Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)

This is a stork-billed kingfisher from South India . Stork-billed kingfisher is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in tropical south Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia .

20. Peafowl or Peacock (Pavo)

Peafowl, a large bird of the pheasant family, is among the most colorful of birds.Asian peacocks have long been domesticated. The males are noted for their display of brilliant plumage. To attract attention, during courtship and at other times, the male lifts the train and spreads it out in a fan that arches over the bird’s back and touches the ground on either side.The Peacock is the national bird of India .