It’s May, and at the Cincinnati Zoo, that means Zoo Babies!

All month long, the zoo will be celebrating their youngest residents, including new bundles of joy like their bat-eared fox kits, penguin chicks and, of course, Fritz the hippo.

“The most talked about baby this year is Fiona’s little brother Fritz,” said Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard. “He’s most definitely one of the cutest, but there are some rare little ones that are well worth checking out. Swing by the Reptile House to see Aruba Island rattlesnakes, a crocodile skink, and Pascagoula map turtles.”

Other babies include two giraffes, a bonobo, a cheetah, three manatees, a rhino, a gila monster, a three-banded armadillo, an orchid mantis and a thorny devil walking stick. Expectant mothers Lightning the sloth, Stevie the bongo and Kuvua the okapi are also being highlighted this May. Maynard says there are big signs to help you find the expectant moms and babies.

The zoo is also celebrating human moms this month. On Mother’s Day, May 14, moms can get into the Cincinnati Zoo for free.

Keep scrolling to see all the adorable babies at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Baby hippo Fritz Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati Zoo
African penguin chick Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati Zoo
Bat-eared fox kits Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
White-cheeked gibbon baby Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Rozi the cheetah Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
Bonobo baby Amali Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati Zoo
Armadillo lizard Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati Zoo
Rhino baby Ajani Joe Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
African penguin chick Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
Bonobo baby Amali Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati Zoo
Lightning the sloth is pregnant and is expecting her baby sometime this summer. Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Crocodile skink Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati Zoo
Fenn the baby giraffe Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Three-banded armadillo Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Bat-eared fox kit Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Manatees Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati Zoo
Stevie the bongo is expecting. Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
Fiona and baby hippo Fritz Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Baby hippo Fritz and mom Bibi Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati Zoo
Gila monster Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Kuvua the okapi is expecting. Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
Baby giraffe Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati Zoo
Red-crowned crane chick Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati Zoo
Pascagoula map turtle Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati Zoo
Aruba Island rattlesnake Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Orchid mantis Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati Zoo
Orchid mantis Photo: Michelle Peters via The Cincinnati Zoo
African penguin chick Photo: Kathy Newton via The Cincinnati Zoo
Penguin chick Waffle Photo: Kathy Newton via The Cincinnati Zoo
Penguin chicks Photo: Mark Dumont via The Cincinnati Zoo
Penguin chick Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo
Rozi the cheetah and Daisy the dog Photo: Provided by the Cincinnati Zoo
Rozi the cheetah Photo: Lisa Hubbard via The Cincinnati Zoo
Rozi the cheetah Photo: @DJJAM Photo via The Cincinnati Zoo

Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she...