72 Cutest Animals — Season 1
Cute isn't always pretty when it comes to animals. Each episode looks at animals that are quirky, funny or cuddly in a countdown to the most adorable.
About this season
Cute isn't always pretty when it comes to animals. Each episode looks at animals that are quirky, funny or cuddly in a countdown to the most adorable.
Episodes (12)
1. Fluff and Stuff
6.0Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
A diverse group competes for this episode's king of cuteness, from the soft and lovable koala to the gorilla and a dark horse candidate, the octopus.
2. Bouncing Buddies
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
They're very different, but the adorable marsupial quokka and kangaroo are pitted against baby elephants and goats to see who really is the cutest.
3. Kicked-Back Cats
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
Having power, size and speed doesn't mean an animal isn't cute, but the humpback whale and the cheetah have stiff competition from the echidna.
4. Small and Tall
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
It's the giant giraffe versus the world's smallest penguins in this contest for cuteness, with alpacas, orangutans and dolphins putting in their bids.
5. Compendium of Vice
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
Some cute animals have bad reputations, like the brown bear or the meerkat, but they go snout-to-snout for cuddliness with any animal, even a bunny.
6. Footpads and Flippers
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
Manatees, leopards, penguins and whale sharks are all beloved by their caregivers, who explain why they're really the cutest creatures on Earth.
7. Weird and Wonderful
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
The zebra, flamingo, snow monkey and Malayan tapir are admired for their unique, colorful markings, but even these oddities can still count as cute.
8. Tall Tails
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
Marmosets, squirrels and arctic foxes all have prominent tails, but the mighty rhinoceros is a surprising entry in this tail-wagging cuteness contest.
9. Quirky Quadrupeds
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
The stubborn but lovable wombat might overtake the cuteness factor of a hippopotamus' grin, but can it win out over an adorably cuddly baby sea otter?
10. Pole to Pole
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
From the North Pole to the South, competitive cuteness reigns, from the majestic polar bear to the cheeky spider monkey and adorable kangaroo joey.
11. Showtime
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
When it comes to showoffs, the peafowl might have every other animal beat, until it's up against the antics of a baby panda and a bull elephant seal.
12. Origin of Cute
Aired 1 June 2016 • 27 min
Slow and wise can compete with the young when the ancient-looking, cotton-topped tamarin and the Galapagos turtle face off with the cassowary.