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Experts say it's a minor miracle that walrus orphans Pakak and Mitik are still alive, after being abandoned in the Alaskan wild. Rescued by locals, the orphans are being nursed back to health with bottle feeding, exercise and round-the-clock love. NBC's Kris Jansing reports. (TODAY)

After being rescued by locals on the Alaskan coast, two baby walruses have been nursed back to health – one was sent off to Indianapolis and another to the New York Aquarium. NBC's Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News)

A poaching resurgence has pushed up the price of ivory, resulting in more elephant carnage. But some of the baby elephants orphaned in the wake of such violence will survive -- thanks to the dedication of naturalist Daphne Sheldrick. NBC's Chelsea Clinton reports. (Nightly News)

Six wild boars whose mother was killed by a hunter have been taken in by a dog. TODAY.com's Brooke Sopelsa reports. (TODAY)

A team of aquarium workers are teaching Cayucos, an irresistibly cute ten-week-old, 13-pound bouncing baby sea otter, how to be an otter. (TODAY)

One of the newest babies at Denmark's zoo is capturing hearts all over the world thanks to an un-bear-ably cute Internet video. Siku may even fill the giant paw prints Knut, another orphaned polar bear, left behind when he died at the age of 4. Zookeeper Frank Vigh-Larsen shows off the cub, live on TODAY. (TODAY)

Found abandoned in the arctic, Qannik, who will be transported to the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, finds a cute way to improvise at a sanctuary in Alaska. (TODAY)

The Alaska Zoo has rescued a 4-month-old, 17-pound polar bear from an oil field, but has no room for it. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Biologists in Florida are hoping to save a 5-month-old orphaned dolphin by pairing her with a veteran survivor. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY show)

A son finds his mom more than 60 years after being left in an orphanage. WVIT's Lisa Carberg has the story.