Newsround's top 10 baby animal pics of 2014

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Bao Bao the giant panda cub
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1) Bao Bao the giant panda cub was shown to the public for the first time at a zoo in America in January.

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2) This baby turtle, called Stormy, washed ashore during storms and was taken to Bristol Aquarium to recover in February.

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3) In April, this lamb was born in Wellington, Somerset, weighing in at a whopping 22.5 pounds. He was called Goliath because of his size.

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4) One of two red panda cub twins to be born at The Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland in July. They were the first to be born in Scotland for 13 years.

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5) A set of baby giant panda triplets were born at a zoo in China in July. They were called a 'miracle' because of how rare they are.

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6) Zookeepers at Chester Zoo announced the birth of this baby tapir in August. They said he looked a bit like a humbug sweet and named him Zathras.

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7) This baby elephant was shown to the public at Woburn Safari Park in October. There are only 25,000 Asian elephants left in the wild, so this little guy is really important.

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8) One of the world's rarest turtles, this Vietnamese box turtle hatched at Bristol Zoo in August.

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9) These super-cute cheetah cubs settled in at a zoo in the Czech Republic. The fluffy animals were born at the zoo in Prague in November.

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10) Iggy the Blue Peter pup joined CBBC in 2014. Born on the 19th of April, Iggy will train to be a Guide Dog, with the help of Lindsey.