Photos: 2014's cute animals on parade

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Photos: 2014's cute animals on parade

Take a moment to look through some of the best awe-inspiring animal photos of 2014.

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 19: 14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The male and female twins were born on December 9, 2013 in the zoo. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 17: (CHINA OUT) Two white lion cubs play football at Hangzhou Safari Park on June 17, 2014 in Hangzhou province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

GIANYAR, BALI - JUNE 19: A week-old newborn baby Langur hugs a surrogate monkey doll inside the incubator at Bali Zoo on June 19, 2014 in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Javan Langurs are found in Java, Bali and Lombok in Indonesia and are listed as a threatened species due to hunting, agricultural expansion and habitat loss. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 06: Auckland welcomes new born lambs at Cornwall Park on August 6, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. The daffodils and lambs indicate that Spring is making an early appearance in Auckland. (Photo by Jason Oxenham/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 29: Bititi (L), an eleven year-old giraffe, brushes against its newborn calf at the San Francisco Zoo on August 29, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Zoo is welcoming a newborn male giraffe that was born on Tuesday, August 26 with a twin that died two days later. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

DUBBO, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 12: In this handout image provided by Taronga Western Plains Zoo, a baby Hippo calf and it's mother 'Cuddles' are seen at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on September 12, 2014 in Dubbo, Australia. The calf, which weighs an estimated 40 kg, is the first birth of a hippo calf in more than a decade at the Zoo. It is yet to be named and keepers are still to determine if it is a male or female as mum 'Cuddles' is being quite protective. (Photo by Anthony Dorian/Taronga Western Plains Zoo via Getty Images)

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 19: A man carries a puppy through the floodwaters after continued monsoon rains triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong have inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. Thousands were forcibly evacuated from their homes after heavy rains caused flooding in major parts of the metropolis, shutting down schools and government offices. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 02: A general view of adoptable pups during the Green Works Muddy Puppy video premiere at the Palihouse Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. on October 2, 2014. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Green Works)

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 20: In this handout photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego, Sadie, a 13-year-old bottlenose dolphin at SeaWorld San Diego, swims with her newborn calf at the marine park's Dolphin Stadium October 20, 2014 in San Diego, California. The calf, born on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3:32 p.m., is strong and appears to be in good health. She is nursing regularly and continues to bond with its mother. This is the 80th bottlenose dolphin born at SeaWorld San Diego. (Photo by Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 31: A newborn male baby gorilla is seen with his mother Mbeli in the Western Lowland Gorilla enclosure at Taronga Zoo on October 31, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The baby gorilla named Mjukuu is the start of a second generation of Western Lowland Gorillas in the Zoo's conservation breeding program. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Grey Seal pup lies in the grass at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook nature reserve on November 24, 2014 in Grimsby, England. Seal pup numbers have increased on last year with over 800 pups born at the reserve so far. Large bull seals are the first to arrive at the reserve in late October or early November where they will wait for females. The Cow's arrive later and are herded into harems by the bulls, where they give birth to a single pup which is covered in white fur. The seals return to the North Sea in January before returning to the same area to give birth the following year. The Donna Nook reserve is the UK's premier destination to see Grey Seals and thousands of visitors from across the country come to see the wildlife spectacle every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Grey Seal pup and it's mother play in the muddy water at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook nature reserve on November 24, 2014 in Grimsby, England. Seal pup numbers have increased on last year with over 800 pups born at the reserve so far. Large bull seals are the first to arrive at the reserve in late October or early November where they will wait for females. The Cow's arrive later and are herded into harems by the bulls, where they give birth to a single pup which is covered in white fur. The seals return to the North Sea in January before returning to the same area to give birth the following year. The Donna Nook reserve is the UK's premier destination to see Grey Seals and thousands of visitors from across the country come to see the wildlife spectacle every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Grey Seal pup and it's mother lay in the grass at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook nature reserve on November 24, 2014 in Grimsby, England. Seal pup numbers have increased on last year with over 800 pups born at the reserve so far. Large bull seals are the first to arrive at the reserve in late October or early November where they will wait for females. The Cow's arrive later and are herded into harems by the bulls, where they give birth to a single pup which is covered in white fur. The seals return to the North Sea in January before returning to the same area to give birth the following year. The Donna Nook reserve is the UK's premier destination to see Grey Seals and thousands of visitors from across the country come to see the wildlife spectacle every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 02: In this handout photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego, a baby killer whale calf nurses from its mother, Kalia, at SeaWorld San Diego's Shamu Stadium December 4, 2014 in San Diego, California. Kalia's mother, Kasatka, swims beside her, as she did during Kalia's labor and delivery. Kalia gave birth to the calf at 12:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, under the watchful eyes of SeaWorld's zoological team. SeaWorld's zoological staff is monitoring the mom and calf round the clock, taking note of nursing, bonding and other developmental milestones. (Photo by Mike Aguilera/SeaWorld San Diego via Getty Images)

FOSHAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: (CHINA OUT) Giant panda Juxiao plays with her cub, one of the panda triplets at Chimelong Safari Park on December 9, 2014 in Foshan, China. The world's only live giant panda triplets (two boys and one girl) started living together with their mother, giant panda Juxiao, after taking turns living with her since their birth at the Chimelong Safari Park on Tuesday. The triplets were born on July 29 and after over 100 days they now all weigh over 8 kg and are doing well. They will stay with their mother and meet with visitors at 13:00 - 15:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 from Tuesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Giant panda bear cub Bao Bao moves around inside the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park January 6, 2014 in Washington, DC. Born August 23, 2013, and weighing nearly 17 pounds, Bao Bao will make her public debut at the zoo on January 18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Robert Irvine feeds baby animals at the Fun And Fit As A Family Sponsored By Carnival Featuring Goya Kidz Kitchen Hosted By Robert Irvine during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival at Jungle Island on February 22, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for Food Network SoBe Wine & Food Festival)

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - FEBRUARY 25: SGT Kevin Ingram from Wheeling, West Virginia with the U.S. Army's 4th squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment comforts a puppy that had its ears cut off while visiting an Afghan National Police (ANP) outpost that was once home to Osama Bin Laden during a patrol on February 25, 2014 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ears are often removed from puppies to prepare them to become fighting dogs. Fourth squadron 2d Cavalry Regiment is responsible for defending Kandahar Airfield against rocket attacks from insurgents. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 19: One of the 14 week-old twin polar bear babies is pictured with her mother Giovanna during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The male and female twins were born on December 9, 2013 in the zoo. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 19: 14 week-old twin polar bear babies are pictured with their mother Giovanna during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The male and female twins were born on December 9, 2013 in the zoo. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 21: In this handout photo provided by Jungle Island, a zookepper holds two liger cubs at Jungle Island on March 18, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Brown-striped and cream-colored, the baby ligers are the offspring of a royal white Bengal tiger named Saraswati and an African white lion named Ivory. (Photo by Jungle Island via Getty Images)

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 03: In this handout photo provided by Jungle Island, new mother, a four-year-old Hamadryas baboon, Isis cares for its newborn, Makara, April 3, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jungle Island via Getty Images)

NEWTON STEWART, SCOTLAND - APRIL 01: Carol McKenna tends to newly born Blackface sheep on Gass Farm on April 1, 2014 in Kirkcowan, Scotland. Carol McKenna farms beef and sheep on Gas Farm which has been in her family for 82 years. She is one of the growing numbers of women in the UK who are choosing a career in farming, recent figures showed there are currently around 23,000 female farmers in the UK. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 16: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge hold puppies during a visit to the Royal New Zealand Police College on April 16, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip overseas with their son, Prince George of Cambridge. (Photo by Mark Mitchell - Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 19: A dog and its owner participate in the Pups in the Park event before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 19, 2014 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 19: 14 week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The male and female twins were born on December 9, 2013 in the zoo. (Photo by Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

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