Safari West: Babies!

Here is a baby calf getting milk the natural way.....

And here is a baby Aoudad getting a little help! This baby is named Peanut (and only slightly less cute than our own Peanut kitty!) and he was rejected by his mother and herd because he is a little wobbly on his feet. In the wild, this unsure footing would make him unlikely to be able to climb the slopes of their mountain habitat and also make him less likely to escape predators so investing time and energy into the baby is considered a waste of time to the herd. Luckily, at Safari West he can get fed by a bottle and grow to adulthood!