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    It’s a widespread phenomenon: cute animals pull on our heartstrings. But what is it about those big eyes and fuzzy faces that we find so irresistible? And why should an entirely different species make us go weak at the knees?

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    Anup Shah / Leopard cub with ticks in ears {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Leopard cub with ticks in ears {Panthera pardus} Masai Mara, Kenya
    Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on ground, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.
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    Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on ground, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.
    Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few days with its mother. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.
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    Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few days with its mother. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.
    Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} chick beside legs of adult, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Lesser flamingo {Phoeniconaias minor} chick beside legs of adult, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya
    Anup Shah / Serval kitten (Felis / Leptailurus serval) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Serval kitten (Felis / Leptailurus serval) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
    Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months held in his mother's arms. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Reha...
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    Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months held in his mother's arms. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Reha...
    Anup Shah / Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} resting with young, Masai Mara GR, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} resting with young, Masai Mara GR, Kenya
    Mark Taylor / Liver Flatcoated Retriever puppy, 6 weeks.
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    Mark Taylor / Liver Flatcoated Retriever puppy, 6 weeks.
    Anup Shah / Two baby African elephants with trunks entwined. Masai Mara, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Two baby African elephants with trunks entwined. Masai Mara, Kenya
    Anup Shah / Young Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis tippelski} in evening light, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
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    Anup Shah / Young Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis tippelski} in evening light, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
    Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) cub, rolling over playfully, wide angle perspective taken with remote camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August.
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    Anup Shah / Lion (Panthera leo) cub, rolling over playfully, wide angle perspective taken with remote camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August.
    Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) mature male, passing by, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March
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    Anup Shah / African lion (Panthera leo) mature male, passing by, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, March
    Anup Shah / Warthog and young sniffing {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} Masai Mara, Kenya
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    Anup Shah / Warthog and young sniffing {Phacochoerus aethiopicus} Masai Mara, Kenya
    Anup Shah / Two Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} pups, Serengetti, Tanzania.
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    Anup Shah / Two Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} pups, Serengetti, Tanzania.
    Fiona Rogers / Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) infant age less than 1 month portrait . Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. March.
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    Fiona Rogers / Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) infant age less than 1 month portrait . Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. March.
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