What is the cutest baby animal?

Big eyes, short legs, no coordination — evolution figured out what humans melt for and then overdid it. Fifteen candidates, all guilty.

1

Puppy

Oversized paws, no coordination and a tail that arrives a second late.

2

Kitten

Fits in a palm, attacks its own reflection and falls asleep mid-pounce.

3

Panda Cub

Born pink and blind at the size of a stick of butter, then grows into a meme.

4

Duckling

Follows the first moving thing it sees and complains the whole way.

5

Elephant Calf

Has no idea what the trunk is for and spends months finding out.

6

Otter Pup

Floats on its mother's chest and screams when set down.

7

Penguin Chick

A grey ball of down standing in a crowd of identical grey balls.

8

Fawn

Spotted, folded up in long grass and holding perfectly still.

9

Piglet

Pink, fast and audible from three fields away.

10

Red Panda Cub

A ringed tail longer than the animal attached to it.

11

Lamb

Bounces vertically for no reason anybody has adequately explained.

12

Baby Sloth

Clings to its mother for months and moves like it is underwater.

13

Fox Kit

All ears and mischief, tumbling outside the den in early summer.

14

Baby Sea Turtle

Hatches in the dark and sprints for the sea on the first day of its life.

15

Koala Joey

Rides on its mother's back long after it could walk.