There were four baby peregrine falcons nesting on the roof of University Hospital at the end of April. The University Record reports this is the third year in a row that two falcons nested on the hospital roof.
A contest was held to name the babies. Today, the people running the University of Michigan's Facebook page announced the winning names:
- Maize,
- Blue,
- Woodson,
- and Howard.
The images of the cute falcon babies got us wondering, 'what can be cuter than these things?'
Just look at how cute they are:
But are they cuter than red fox kits? What could be more adorable than a fox kit?
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Answer: wolf pups.
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Moose calves are okay, too.
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We'll throw one more in there, because who can say no to a cygnet?
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If you haven't reached your cute-quotient for the day, feel free to add more cute baby animal photos in the comment section below.
-- Lucy Perkins, Michigan Radio Newsroom