Wild Babies: Photographs of Baby Animals from Giraffes to Hummingbirds

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Adorable babies of exotic and familiar animals presented in an elegant, elevated package will make this a go-to holiday gift for both nature lovers and adorers of all things super cute. Bestselling author and photographer Traer Scott captures the magic and wonder of young animals' lives. Featuring portraits of more than 30 baby animals-including an adorably gangly giraffe calf, a wide-eyed elephant seal pup, and a playful pair of opossum joeys-Wild Babies provides a glimpse into the rarely- seen world of newborn animals. Scott's delightful photographs are paired with informative captions that highlight the formative moments of these infants' first weeks as they explore the thrilling world outside their nests, dens, and burrows. Creature meets cute overload! Adorable photos of more than 30 irresistibly cute wild baby animals paired with fascinating and informative facts and trivia.

Traer Scott is the bestselling author of Shelter Dogs (2006), Street Dogs (2007), Wild Horses; Endangered Beauty (2008), and Newborn Puppies (Chronicle, S13). Scott's work has been featured in Life, Vogue, People, O, and dozens of other major national and international publications. Recent solo exhibitions of her work have been held in New York, Providence, and Tokyo. Scott was the recipient of the 2008 Helen Woodward Humane Award for animal welfare activism, the 2010 Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Photography Fellowship Grant, and the 2011 Critical Mass Photographer's Showcase Award. Scott resides in Providence, Rhode Island, where she also teaches photography at Rhode Island School of Design.

"Animal lovers, prepare yourselves to be absolutely smitten with these close-up photos of baby animals as they navigate the wondrous first weeks of their lives. Award-winning photographer Traer Scott's newest book, Wild Babies, is a heartwarming portfolio of newborn creatures. The animals range from palm-sized cottontails to opossum brothers tripping over tails to wide-eye seal pups, ensuring an encyclopedic breadth of the baby animal kingdom." --My Modern Met "Baby animals in all their glory.... [Scott] strives to educate her readers while winning their hearts with her photography." --Boston Globe "If you're ready be overcome with fits of delight over some undeniable, cuddly, huggable cuteness, then check out photographer Traer Scott's new photo book Wild Babies: Photographs of Baby Animals From Giraffes to Hummingbirds. An adorable apocalypse, the book features Scott's images of bunnies, squirrels and raccoons shot against colorful backdrops and resplendent in all of their dewy-eyed and fluffy perfection. I dare you not to 'awwwwwww.' " --Made + Remade "Is there anything sweeter than an infant opossum with soft gray fur, translucent pink nose and shining onyx eyes? If so, it's probably in Traer Scott's portrait-photographs for Wild Babies, a book that softens the heart so swiftly that it's hard to get through two pages without murmuring, 'Aww!' " --The Wall Street Journal "We dare you not to smile while looking at these baby balls of fluff and feathers." --Readers Digest