The three-day old pinto stallion, called Einstein, is just 14 inches high and weighs only an incredible 6lbs.
If baby animals are "cute," then how does one describe Einstein the newborn pinto stallion? Weighing in at just six pounds, the New Hampshire-born foal may be the world's smallest horse. Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, says the Guinness record for the smallest newborn horse is 9 pounds. Wagner notes Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism, unlike the current record holder.
Pint-sized: Einstein the pinto stallion weighed just 6lbs when he was born on Friday in Barnstead, New Hampshire
It look like a sheep at first glance, but if you look carefully it's actually a pig.
This rare breed is one of three curly coated Mangalitza pigs which have been delivered from Austria to a zoo in the United Kingdom, according to the Daily Mail.
Originating from Austria and Hungary, the Mangalitza is similar to the native Lincolnshire curly coat breed which died out in Britain 40 years ago. Three years ago a small number of the breed were brought back to create a herd in Britain, the report said.
"At first sight, people think they are sheep," Denise Cox, education co-ordinator, at Tropical Wings, said.
"It is not until they turn around and you see their faces and snouts you realize they are in fact pigs," he added.
"The woolly coat makes them very hardy and helps them to survive in the harsh winters in their native Austria and Hungary."
They are worth around US$1,500, five times the value of an ordinary pig and are fond of fruit and the odd tipple.
The Mountain of Flames in Turpan City, China, known for having the coolest name for a mountain in existence, has a new distinction to add to its credentials: home for the rare long-eared Jerboa. The long-eared Jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) is a nocturnal rodent that is so unique, it has its own genus (Euchoreutes) and subfamily (Euchoreutinae). It possess disproportionately long legs to hop everywhere, making it resemble a bizarre hybrid of a kangaroo, mouse and rabbit.
Its distinguishing characteristic are its large ears, which are used to help avoid detection by predators such as the small owl. The long-eared Jerboa lives in desert-like conditions in northwest China and southern Mongolia such as the Gobi Desert, spending the majority of the daylight hours in one of four types of self-constructed burrows and foraging for food at night.
Two temporary burrows are used for daylight and nighttime shelter, while two permanent burrows are used for raising young in the summer and hibernating in the winter. While many Jerboa species subsist on a diet of nuts and seeds, the long-eared Jerboa is unique in that it is thought to have a diet that consists primarily of insects. Unfortunately, very little is known about the creature, and encroachment of their habitat by humans is threatening their existence.
They are currently on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and served as one of the top-ten 2007 focal points of EDGE: Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered project.
MALE sea lion from California called Mike has died of exhaustion after over-exerting himself during the mating season in an animal park in Nuremberg, Germany, the city said yesterday. "Mating season is a common time for fatalities when bulls often stop eating for days to devote themselves fully to mating. For sea lion bulls with a harem this is the most exhausting time" .
