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Cardinal - The cardinal goes from a tiny scruffy-looking animal to such a beautiful bird.

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Giant panda - These adorable mammals are born blind, pink, and hairless. They're also really tiny!

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Peacock - If there's an animal that blossoms with age  (quite literally), it's the peacock.

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Silvered leaf monkey - Also known as silvery lutung or the silvery langur, this little fellow is born with orange fur and looks completely different from its parents.

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Tapir - Tapir calves have markings that work as camouflage to ward off predators. They lose them as they grow into adults.

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Bactrian camel - These animals don't fully develop their two humps until they're adults. Their fur and color changes too.

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Turkey - Turkey chicks are just so cute. It's unbelievable how much they change when they turn into adults.

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Echidna - It takes about 50 days for these little mammals to develop their spikes.

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Flamingo - These are not born pink like their parents. Flamingos gradually change their color due to their diet.

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Octopus - This mollusk looks quite different in the first stages of life. It's almost like a tiny water spider!

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Pigeon - Surely you've seen plenty of adult pigeons around. But how many pigeon chicks have you seen? They look quite different from their parents too.

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Sloth - These adorable creatures are born with a smile on their faces, but they change appearance when they grow up. They still look particularly content though.

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Butterfly - A beautiful example of metamorphosis, the butterfly starts its life as a caterpillar.

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Penguin - Baby penguins have a different coat color from that of their parents. They're fluffier too!

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Frog - Tadpoles first develop a tail before turning into adult amphibians. Depending on the species, this can take months or even years.

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Emu - Contrary to their parents, emu chicks have stripes. These are supposed to help protect them from predators.

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Barn Owl - A barn owl looks like this when it's born. It's hard to believe it develops into such a beautiful bird.

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Dragonfly - These insects develop wings and change colors as they grow into adults.

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Condor - A coat of down in a different shade is the most striking difference between adults and chicks.

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Swan - With short necks and covered in down, these are more cuteness overload than graciousness.

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Grey seal - These seals are born white, then they turn gray, and some even turn brown! How cool is that?

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Bald eagle - Bald eagles are actually born gray. It takes about five years for them to develop their adult colors.

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Golden Pheasant - Nature can be truly amazing. This rather ordinary-looking chick turns into such an exotic colorful bird!

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Duck - Ducks are yet another animal that changes their plumage through the years.

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Sandhill crane - Sandhill crane babies are these cute little things, covered in down, before they develop into adults and change their features.

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Ladybug - Before they turn into cute little insects, ladybugs are crawling larvae.

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Chicken - Most of us are familiar with how a chick looks before it grows into a fully-developed chicken.

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Northern gannet -

This seabird looks quite difference in the first stages of life.

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