Okay, look, National Zoo. Here’s the deal. You keep sending along these images of adorable baby animals, and maybe — just maybe — we’ll gradually begin to forget about that whole lack of a baby panda thing. Okay, that’s a lie. But these anteater pups go a long way to healing that deep cut that the lot of us felt when Butterstick climbed into his FedEx cage and went back to China forever.

While he might not have the spontaneity of the lion cubs or the spotty fur of the cheetah cubs, the little fella in the glamour shots up there might have more personality than the both of ’em. He was born on December 7, 2010 — and is the third giant anteater pup to be born at the zoo. While he isn’t likely to be on display at the Zoo until the temperature rises this spring, you can get a bunch more info on his growth and progress here.