22 Of The Cutest Itty Bitty Baby Animals That Can Easily Fit In The Palm Of Your Hand

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Dec 10, 2023 11:00 AM EST

Winter is here. It's cold outside. The last thing that we want to do right now is get out from under our blankets, leave our cuddly pets behind to be productive humans. No. No, what we need right now is something to warm our hearts and truly prepare us for facing the cold that is outside of our beds. And we, as animal people, can think of one thing that is sure to do that, and that is a collection of itty bitty animals that can easily fit in the palm of your hand.

Now, you may ask youself: why teeny weeny animals? They're so small. How could they provide the warmth that we need right now? Easily. These animals may be smol, but their cuteness is overwhelmingly huge. You're not even ready for it. We can promise you right now that by the end of this listicle, you will be smiling ear to ear, and suddenly, the cold won't be so spooky anymore.

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01
"Welcome to the world little one!"

via u/indicator_species
02
"A very polite bee"

via u/Ftang_5
03
"A big & fat Caterpillar"

via u/j3ffr33d0m
04
"Moved a large planter on my porch..."

via u/manderly808

"Moved a large planter on my porch and saw a little hop. I thought it was a bug! I have never in my life ever seen such a tiny frog. I am so excited to finally have a worthy tiny animal for this sub… Gotta do something right for the world. Can't go wrong with illegally smol frogs I guess."
05
"This beautiful boy is a month out of pouch today."

via u/HypnoticDragon

"They are marsupials and the babies live in momma's pouch for 60 days… I would think it's still possible to tame them, but it would probably take a fair amount of work, time and lots of patience. Gliders make wonderful companions and deserve more than just to be stuck in a cage. :)"
06
"Baaaaaabies!"

via u/debbiesunfish
07
"Smol and clingy!"

via u/sparkydog
08
"Does this count?"

via u/watchOS
09
"Golden mouse with wavy fur!"

via reddit
10
"All puffed up but still tiny"

via u/9999monkeys
11
"Baby dinosaur in the road"

via reddit
12
"Tiny horned lizard!"

via reddit
13
"Found the tiniest starfish out in the tide pools"

via u/KathernGulick
14
"Pinky Finger"

via u/_Geiger
15
"The cutest little handful of baby nudibranches you ever did see"

via u/GallowBoob
16
"Little bun bun"

via @Bluecloverrabbitry
17
"Does this count? My friend found a baby opossum."

via u/Ralph-Hinkley
18
"This is Barry, a Eurasian harvest mouse, he's an explorer to say the least"

via u/alex-lana
19
"One of my rescue batties, holding onto my finger for dear life (he can fly perfectly fine)"

via u/horrescoblue
20
"I was told you people would enjoy this baby frog I found in the woods"

via u/R1ght_b3hind_U
21
"Itty-bitty Clown Dart Frog!"

via u/blcktrashcat
22
"Baby hummingbird"

via u/Alloth-