Adorable animal twins
An Irish wolfhound in South Africa has given birth to what are believed to be the first ever identical twin puppies in the country. And here they are, a pair of males recently delivered at the Rant en Dal Animal Hospital.
Of course, in nature, twins (fraternal in particular) are born all the time. But any excuse for a parade of cute, identical (or close to it) baby animals is OK by us.
Siberian tiger twins
Twin Siberian tiger cubs play during their first outing at a zoo in the Czech Republic in 2015.
Black panther twins
Newly born twins Baturgai and Ormilia are presented at east Berlin’s zoological garden in 2010.
Giant panda twins
Giant panda twins play in a Chinese research center in 2005.
Rare pronghorn twins
Male Peninsular pronghorn twins born at the Los Angeles Zoo are fed in 2009. Native to Baja California, they are one of the most endangered animals in Mexico.
Twin gorillas
Fraternal twin lowland gorillas, one male and one female, born in 2004, are the grandchildren of a famous albino gorilla named Snowflake.
Say it: Puggles!
The first twin puggles (or platypus young) to be born captivity make their debut in Sydney in 2003.
Twin lemurs
A female ring-tailed lemur named Susen carries her twin babies on her back in 2010 at a zoo in Germany.
Twin Siberian tigers
Twin 3-month-old Siberian tiger cubs at central Baghdad’s Al-Zawraa zoo get fed in 2009.
Twin hippos
Newborn twin hippopotami stand near their mother at the Emmen zoo in the Netherlands in 2008. According to a spokesman, the birth of such twins is “reasonably special.”
Polar bear twins
A polar bear named Cora gave birth to these twins at a zoo in the Czech Republic in 2012.
Twin snow leopards
In 2005, snow leopard Samarra gave birth to these twins, one boy, one girl, at a zoo in Sydney, Australia.
Week-old lemur twins
These twin lemurs were born in an Israeli safari park in 2009.
Lion tamarin twins
This golden-headed lion tamarin, shown in 2003 at a zoo in Brazil, has delivered at least three pairs of twins.
Very small panda twins
A picture released in 2010 by Japanese animal theme park Adventure World shows newborn twin cubs of a giant panda named Rauhin.
Rare white lion cubs
These 8-week-old white lion twins were born at a zoo in Australia in 2006.
Bear twins
Year-old Andean bear twin brothers Tupa and Sonco climb a tree in a German zoo in 2014.
Lynx kits
A pair of northern lynx kittens prowl in a wildlife park in Scotland in 2012.