{"id":4266607,"date":"2016-04-04T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/time.com\/?p=4266607"},"modified":"2020-01-14T18:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:50:24","slug":"springtime-baby-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/animals\/springtime-baby-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Then, as Now, Kids and Baby Animals are an Adorable Combination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 1953, the Chicago&#8217;s Brookfield Zoo opened a new children&#8217;s section stocked with baby animals, and the kids enjoyed their hands-on experience, perhaps a little too much. Failing to differentiate between the live animals and their stuffed ones at home, the adoring children poked and prodded little llamas and kangaroos until the animals had had enough. LIFE&#8217;s story was titled &#8220;Zoo&#8217;s Babies Get Overdose of Love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some animals fought back,&#8221; the magazine stated. &#8220;A monkey grabbed a woman&#8217;s lipstick. A baboon hit a boy. A llama who had had his fill of popcorn discovered a way to say so, and a loud-mouthed mother stalked away, yelling, &#8216;That dirty brazen creature poked me in the rear!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The zoo quickly made modifications to the animals&#8217; fencing so as to prevent another love-fueled fiasco. But in these pictures, you can see why the kids had a hard time keeping their distance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liz Ronk edited this gallery for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizabethRonk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@lizabethronk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266611\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266611 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Duck&#039;s long neck provides nice handhold for boy as other children tackle other areas.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"This duck&#039;s long neck provided a nice handhold for one boy.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-01-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Duck&#039;s long neck provides nice handhold for boy as other children tackle other areas.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">This duck&#8217;s long neck provided a nice handhold for one boy.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266612\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266612 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Hands swarm over dazed lion cub, Caesar, who came down with case of overaffection.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Hands swarmed over a dazed linon cub, Caesar.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-02-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"Hands swarm over dazed linon cub, Caesar, who came down with case of overaffection.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Hands swarmed over a dazed linon cub, Caesar.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266613\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266613 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Children lovingly assault a baby kangaroo by grabbing her neck and tickling her chin.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Children were drawn to a baby kangaroo.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-03-782x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Children lovingly assault a baby kangaroo by grabbing her neck and tickling her chin.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Children were drawn to a baby kangaroo.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266614\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266614 desc=\"Children visiting Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Children visited Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-04-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Children visiting at Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo. Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Children visited Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266615\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266615 desc=\"Baby llamas at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Baby llamas at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-05-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Baby llamas at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Baby llamas at the Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266616\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266616 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Sea elephant makes mistake of leaving pool and runs into yo-yos. \" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The attraction here was a sea elephant who had left its pool.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-06-694x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sea elephant makes mistkae of leaving pool and runs into yo-yos.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The attraction here was a sea elephant who had left its pool.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266617\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266617 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Unsuspecting elephant is worked over by the youngsters, who stood in line to give him a careful hand examination. &quot;He feels funny,&quot; one remarked.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"&quot;He feels funny,&quot; one child remarked about the elephant.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-07-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"Unsuspecting elephant is worked over by the youngsters, who stood in line to give him a careful hand examination. &quot;He feels funny,&quot; one remarked.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">&#8220;He feels funny,&#8221; one child remarked about the elephant.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266618\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266618 desc=\"A baby kangaroo is bottle-fed at Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A baby kangaroo was bottle-fed at Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-08-782x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Baby kangaroo being bottle fed at Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo. Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A baby kangaroo was bottle-fed at Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266619\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266619 desc=\"A lion cub in a basket at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A lion cub  was displayed in a basket at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-09-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"A lion cub in a basket at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A lion cub  was displayed in a basket at the Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266620\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266620 desc=\"A baby elephant at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Elephant, Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-10-700x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A baby elephant at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Elephant, Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266621\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266621 desc=\"An outtake from the photo essay &quot;Zoo&#039;s babies get overdose of love&quot; at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The original LIFE story was titled &quot;Zoo&#039;s Babies Get Overdose of Love.&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-11-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"From &quot;Zoo&#039;s babies get overdoes of love&quot; at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The original LIFE story was titled &#8220;Zoo&#8217;s Babies Get Overdose of Love.&#8221;<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266622\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266622 desc=\"A goat perches on a table at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A goat perched on a table at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-12-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"From &quot;Zoo&#039;s babies get overdoes of love&quot; at the Brookfield Children&#039;s Zoo in Chicago, 1953.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A goat perched on a table at the Brookfield Children&#8217;s Zoo, Chicago, 1953.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_4266623\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=4266623 desc=\"Caption from LIFE. Popcorn-stuffed baby llamas, too full to walk, are lifted to cage.\" caption=\"Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Popcorn-stuffed baby llamas, too full to walk, were carried to their cage.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/2016\/03\/160321-baby-animals-13-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Popcorn-stuffed baby llamas, too full to walk, are lifted to cage.\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Popcorn-stuffed baby llamas, too full to walk, were carried to their cage.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Howard Sochurek The LIFE Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is such a thing as too much attention, after 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