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Baby marsupial pals
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Meet Anzac and Peggy, a pair of orphaned marsupials who have become pouch-mates at Australia's Wild About Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Center. The two cuddly critters have been "comforted by each other's movement and heartbeats." Awww...
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