Baby Armadillo Smiles As Zookeeper Feeds Him Milk After Mom Rejects Him

By Johanna Li

Updated: 11:17 AM PDT, July 13, 2017

Spock, a 2-month-old armadillo, is being hand-fed a milk-only diet.

This baby armadillo is tiny but he’s busting out in a big grin.

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Spock, a 2-month-old armadillo, is being hand-fed at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland after its mom, Hermiona, rejected him.

To make sure the newborn gets nourishment, workers have been feeding him milk with a pipette.

He has tripled in size, and is seen drinking milk from a tiny saucer in footage from Barcroft Media.

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Zookeepers plan to pair Spock with a female at a different zoo for breeding when he gets older.

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