The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has a name for the baby blue duiker born there last month: Poppy.
The little one is a species of African antelope weighing only 7 to 20 pounds. Blue duikers have a habit of ducking into bushes when threatened 鈥� hence their name, which is an Afrikaans word meaning “to dive.”
As you can see in the photo, Poppy is a certified lil’ sweetums, and you can see more of her and her mother, Flower, on the zoo’s . They’ll be living in a private area of the zoo until the calf is ready to join the African aviary habitat in the spring with Flower and her father, Lucky.
鈥淲ith a tiny baby like this, it鈥檚 important for us to keep a close watch on her daily feeding and development,鈥� said Margaret Rose-Innes, assistant general curator. 鈥淧oppy is delicate, but she is doing well and growing fast. It鈥檚 wonderful to watch her play and interact with her mom.鈥�
If a webcam’s not enough 鈥� which is understandable, because Poppy’s a sweet lil’ bowl of puddin’ 鈥� you can get a behind-the-scenes look at mother and baby by registering for the .
