Best Zoo Baby is one of the most competitive categories in the writers’ choice section, and this year is no exception. With cuties like Chive the red river hoglet, Benicio the pudu fawn and Valentina the tamandua pup in the running, the choice was harder than ever. But there’s one thing we know for certain: Three zoo babies are better than one! Enter Gemma the clouded leopard cub and her two adopted siblings. Gemma was born in July and will be raised here in Music City with a pair of cubs from Kansas 10 weeks her senior. After the tragic loss of a clouded leopard cub at the Nashville Zoo in April, the tiny trio is a reminder that a new beginning is never too far away.
Best Zoo Babies
