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Photos: Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

  • Aug 17, 2023
  • Aug 17, 2023 Updated Mar 18, 2026

Look back through some of the Buffalo Zoo's previous bundles of joy.

In the spotlight (copy)

2021: A baby rhino shows off for the crowd at the Buffalo Zoo.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Mother and baby (copy)

2021: Indian rhinoceros Tashi and her baby girl make their debut at the Buffalo Zoo.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Cute cubs (copy)

2021: Lion cubs Zahra and Khari are always ready to play.

Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
Here We Are (copy)

2021: New lion clubs Khari and Zahra enjoy some time outside with their mother Lusaka at the Buffalo Zoo.

Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2019: Tashi gives birth to baby rhinoceros Mohan, a Hindu name from the Sanskrit mohana, which means fascinating or infatuating, according to the Dictionary of American Family Names.

By Contributed photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2019: Toni the baby California sea lion, pictured here at seven months old, is the new darling at the Buffalo Zoo. Toni was born to first-time parents, Jesse and Dallas, on June 6, 2019. This photo was taken on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Her mother Jesse is in the background.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2019: Toni the baby California sea lion, pictured here at seven months old, is the new darling at the Buffalo Zoo. Toni was born on June 6, 2019. This photo was taken on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2019: Toni sticks close to her mother, Jesse.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: Luna the 16 week polar bear cub has been the little star at the Buffalo Zoo and has received attention from around the world, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2017: A Japanese macaque was born at the Buffalo Zoo on June 22 to parents Debbie and Ketu.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2017: A Japanese macaque was born at the Buffalo Zoo on June 22 to parents Debbie and Ketu.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2017: This baby male Scandinavian reindeer was born April 18, 2017, at the Buffalo Zoo.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2017: This baby male Scandinavian reindeer was born April 18, 2017, at the Buffalo Zoo.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: A male ocelot kitten was born Nov. 17, the zoo announced on Jan. 17, 2017.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: A male ocelot kitten was born Nov. 17, the zoo announced on Jan. 17, 2017.

By Photo courtesy Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: An African Lion cub was introduced at the zoo on April 27. The cub was born on March 5, the only one of four in the litter to survive the first two days.

By John Hickey/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: After a public vote, the lion cub was named Tobias. Here he rests in the lion habitat as he makes his public debut at the Buffalo Zoo on June 19.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: Tobias stays close to his father, Tiberius, as he makes his public debut.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: Lusaka lays patiently as her three new lion cubs, born May 12, climb around her attempting to nurse in their enclosure at the Buffalo Zoo on Aug. 3. The cubs' half-brother, Tobias, is in background at left.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: Two of three new lion cubs, born May 12, explore in their enclosure at the Buffalo Zoo on Aug. 3, 2016.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2016: One of three new lion cubs, born May 12. The cubs were named Amirah, Asha and Roary.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Baby ocelot Arieta, who will live in the Rainforest Exhibit.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Baby ocelot Arieta, who will live in the Rainforest Exhibit.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Baby ocelot Arieta, who will live in the Rainforest Exhibit.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Monica, the baby Indian rhino at the Buffalo Zoo, stays close to her mother, Tashi.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Monica, the baby Indian rhino at the Buffalo Zoo, stays close to her mother, Tashi.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Monica, the baby Indian rhino at the Buffalo Zoo, stays close to her mother, Tashi.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: Luna takes a bottle from Veterinary Technician, Alice Rohauer, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: A good crowd came out to see Luna the polar bear cub released into the exotic animals exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo, Friday, March 29, 2013.

By Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: A baby western lowland gorilla born to first-time mother Lily and father Koga.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: A baby western lowland gorilla born to first-time mother Lily and father Koga.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: Two endangered Amur tiger cubs are born to parents Sungari and Toma.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2013: Two endangered Amur tiger cubs are born to parents Sungari and Toma.

By Buffalo Zoo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2012: Three baby slender-tailed meerkats were born to mother Serafina and father Frederick at the Buffalo Zoo.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2012: Three baby slender-tailed meerkats were born to mother Serafina and father Frederick at the Buffalo Zoo.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2012: Three baby slender-tailed meerkats were born to mother Serafina and father Frederick at the Buffalo Zoo.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2010: The newest reticulated giraffe at the Buffalo Zoo, an 11-day-old baby boy, gets a tender nuzzle from his aunt, Jennie.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2010: The newest reticulated giraffe at the Buffalo Zoo, an 11-day-old baby boy, with his mother, Agnus.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2010: Argyle, a male saki monkey, hangs on to her mother, Katrina.

By Harry Scull Jr./News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2010: Argyle, a male saki monkey, hangs on to her mother, Katrina.

By Harry Scull Jr./News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Mochima, a male black howler monkey, clings to his mother Lily's back in the Rainforest Falls exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo on Tuesday morning.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Mochima, a male black howler monkey, clings to his mother Lily's back in the Rainforest Falls exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo on Tuesday morning.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Mochima, a male black howler monkey, clings to his mother Lily's back in the Rainforest Falls exhibit at the Buffalo Zoo on Tuesday morning.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Malia, a baby reticulated giraffe born to mother Akili, center, and father Cain, right, enjoy a snack courtesy of lead giraffe keeper Vicki Hodge.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Malia, a baby reticulated giraffe, seems tiny compared to the massive frame of her mother, Akili.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2009: Akili nuzzles her daughter, Malia.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2008: Tashi and her baby, Clover, walk around their habitat at the zoo.

By Sharon Cantillon/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2007: A tiny hump-headed dragon (gonocephalus chamaeleontinus) born overnight at the Buffalo Zoo clings to the finger of a reptile keeper.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2007: A tiny hump-headed dragon (gonocephalus chamaeleontinus) born overnight at the Buffalo Zoo clings to the finger of a reptile keeper.

By Derek Gee/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2002: A new baby monkey with its mother.

By Robert Kirkham/News file photo
Babies born at the Buffalo Zoo

2014: Right at home in the frigid weather, polar bear cub Luna frolics in the snow at the Buffalo Zoo, Jan. 3, 2014.

By Derek Gee/Buffalo News

Related to this collection

Two lion cubs born at Buffalo Zoo

Two lion cubs born at Buffalo Zoo

The baby lions won't be on public display just yet.

Baby rhinoceros born at Buffalo Zoo

Baby rhinoceros born at Buffalo Zoo

The calf was born at 3:29 a.m. Saturday and weighed 130 pounds.

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