There's something oh-so-soothing about baby animals. Tiny paws, oversized eyes, and ears they are yet to grow into. They wobble when they walk, squeak when they're supposed to roar, and stare at the world with eyes so big they look like they could pop at any moment.

Animal babies are mother nature's way of telling us that pockets of joy do still exist. Even if they're sometimes wrapped in feathers, fur, or the occasional layer of mud.

These teeny-weeny floofballs have the ability to melt even the iciest of human hearts. It's a phenomenon backed up by science. Research shows that looking at adorable, helpless creatures triggers our nurturing instincts and gives our brains a boost of feel-good chemicals. Instant emotional therapy that could result in a trip to the local shelter to adopt on

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