Lonely Planet The World's Cutest Animals

By Anna Poon

Warning: you may want to cuddle this book!

We've found the planet's cutest animals and squeezed them inside this adorable title. From fluffy pandas and penguin chicks to pygmy possums and inquisitive quokkas, discover a mix of family favourites and lesser-known critters, all accompanied with fun facts and big, beautiful photos!

Starting from North America, you'll travel through all the continents of the world to meet 100 outrageously cute creatures. Say a big "hello" to the fennec fox from the deserts of Africa, the northern pygmy owl from the western United States, the European hedgehog, Siberian chipmunk, the New Zealand fur seal and the bearded emperor tamarin from South America.

You'll also meet endangered and nearly endangered species and learn how to get involved with different conservation efforts to help protect them.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Release date: Apr 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781788685825

Book preview

CONTENTS

NORTH AMERICA

Adorabilis

American Pika

Axolotl★

Bee Hummingbird

Black-Footed Ferret★

Burrowing Owl

California Sea Lion

Coyote

Kit Fox

Northern Pygmy Owl

Prairie Dog

Sandpiper

Snowshoe Hare

Thinhorn Sheep

Tufted Titmouse

SOUTH AMERICA

Alpaca

Bearded Emperor Tamarin

Big-Eared Opossum

Brazilian Porcupine

Capybara

Chinchilla

Guanaco

Llama

Marmoset

Ocelot

Patagonian Mara

Pudu★

Southern Tamandua

Southern Viscacha

Spectacled Bear★

EUROPE

Eurasian Lynx

European Hedgehog

Goldcrest

Highland Cow

Long-Tailed Tit

Pine Marten

Saiga Antelope★

AFRICA

Aardwolf

African Hare

African Helmeted Turtle

African Savanna Elephant★

Bat-Eared Fox

Black-Footed Cat★

Bushbuck

Dibatag★

Ethiopian Wolf★

Fennec Fox

Masai Giraffe

Meerkat

Okapi★

Pygmy Hippopotamus★

Springbok

ASIA

Binturong★

Borneo Pygmy Elephant★

Irrawaddy Dolphin★

Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel

Kiang

Leopard Cat

Malayan Sun Bear★

Malayan Tapir★

Mandarin Duck

Muntjac Deer

Philippine Flying Lemur

Przewalski’s Horse★

Red Panda★

Siberian Chipmunk

Slow Loris★

Ural Owl

Wallace’s Flying Frog

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND OCEANIA

Dingo★

Kangaroo

Kiwi★

Koala★

Little Blue Penguin

Mountain Pygmy Possum★

New Zealand Fur Seal

Quokka★

Spotted-Tail Quoll★

Tree Kangaroo★

Tuatara★

Wombat★

ANTARCTICA AND ARCTIC

Arctic Fox

Arctic Hare

Arctic Lemming

Emperor Penguin

Polar Bear★

Puffin★

WORLDWIDE

Bottlenose Dolphin

Dormouse

Dugong★

Hawksbill Turtle★

Ibex

Kentish Plover

Manatee★

Moose

Porcupine Puffer Fish

Reindeer★

Sea Otter★

Sloth★

Stoat

AUTHOR’S NOTE

(ANIMALS WITH A★ NEXT TO THEIR NAME ARE EITHER ENDANGERED OR NEARLY ENDANGERED.)

ADORABILIS

Local to North America

These deep-sea octopi are so cute, a scientist called the species Adorabilis when she discovered it. See the two ears at the top of its head? Those are actually fins, and they have small webbed limbs for swimming, too.

Dante Fenolio/Science Photo Library

AMERICAN PIKA

Local to North America

Can you recognise this adorable creature? Many believe that Pikachu from the TV show Pokémon was based on