Ten precious handfuls
1.
Luna moth and African moon moth, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri, USA
Powell Gardens Blogspot: Moths of the 2011 Festival of Butterflies (more pics)
2.
Two-month-old southern three-banded armadillo Charlie, Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, England
Photo by Ian Turner
Zooborns: Rare Armadillo Born at Longleat (more pics)
3.
American woodcock at a banding station, Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photo by Matt MacGillivray
4.
Leopard gecko hatchling
Reddit: My first clutch of leopard gecko eggs hatched! (six more pics)
5.
Sea star, Stinson Beach, California, USA
Photo by Sean Hoyer (several more pics of critters in hand at the photostream; Hoyer is really into this)
6.
Octopus
Video is thirty-three seconds at Youtube (autoplay)
7.
Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit kitten, Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA
Zooborns: Meet the World’s Smallest Rabbit (article with more pics and a video)
Also: more about the breeding and release program for this rare and threatened species, which is native to the Columbia Basin in North America's Washington State, in this article from six years later: Pygmy Rabbits in Washington (includes many more photos)
8.
Chipmunk Alex
Video at Vimeo, by Michael Szymczak, is forty-seven seconds
9.
Assorted caterpillars
[Adult forms of caterpillars]
Two at left:
Top, Chinese moon moth Actias dubernardi
Bottom ("assassin caterpillar"), saturniid moth Lonomia electra
Four at right, clockwise from the bottom:
European swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon
Luna moth Actias luna
Madagascar bullseye moth Antherina suraka
Elephant hawk moth Deilepila elpenor
Photo by Bart Coppens
10.
Nathusius pipistrelle bat Farrow, Isle of Wight Bat Hospital, Sandown, Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight Bat Hospital Facebook
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute
Luna moth and African moon moth, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri, USA
Powell Gardens Blogspot: Moths of the 2011 Festival of Butterflies (more pics)
2.
Two-month-old southern three-banded armadillo Charlie, Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, England
Photo by Ian Turner
Zooborns: Rare Armadillo Born at Longleat (more pics)
3.
American woodcock at a banding station, Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photo by Matt MacGillivray
4.
Leopard gecko hatchling
Reddit: My first clutch of leopard gecko eggs hatched! (six more pics)
5.
Sea star, Stinson Beach, California, USA
Photo by Sean Hoyer (several more pics of critters in hand at the photostream; Hoyer is really into this)
6.
Octopus
Video is thirty-three seconds at Youtube (autoplay)
7.
Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit kitten, Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon, USA
Zooborns: Meet the World’s Smallest Rabbit (article with more pics and a video)
Also: more about the breeding and release program for this rare and threatened species, which is native to the Columbia Basin in North America's Washington State, in this article from six years later: Pygmy Rabbits in Washington (includes many more photos)
8.
Chipmunk Alex
Video at Vimeo, by Michael Szymczak, is forty-seven seconds
9.
Assorted caterpillars
[Adult forms of caterpillars]
Two at left:
Top, Chinese moon moth Actias dubernardi
Bottom ("assassin caterpillar"), saturniid moth Lonomia electra
Four at right, clockwise from the bottom:
European swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon
Luna moth Actias luna
Madagascar bullseye moth Antherina suraka
Elephant hawk moth Deilepila elpenor
Photo by Bart Coppens
10.
Nathusius pipistrelle bat Farrow, Isle of Wight Bat Hospital, Sandown, Isle of Wight, England
Isle of Wight Bat Hospital Facebook
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute