SO DARN PRECIOUS!

ANIMAL PLANET'S "TOO CUTE!" RETURNS THIS AUGUST

-- Special Animal Best Friends Episode Takes Cute to a Whole New Level; Bear Cubs, Baby Baboons and Kangaroos, Oh My! --

(Silver Spring, Md.) - TOO CUTE!, Animal Planet's overly adorable and undeniably addictive series, returns late this summer with 16 all-new episodes that chronicle the most positively precious moments and milestones in the lives of the cutest and most cuddly creatures! The season returns Saturday, August 3, at 9 PM (ET/PT), and each "pawesomly" captivating episode follows three litters of puppies or kittens from three distinct breeds while telling one amazing story of animals coming of age.

Proving that cute comes in all shapes and sizes and that opposites do attract, the special "Animal Best Friends" episode follows several newborn species and their unlikely animal friends. The featured pairs of furry pals include kangaroo and deer; baby baboon and golden retriever; teacup pig and Flemish rabbit; lamb and newborn goat; and bear cub and German shepherd.

Whether it's a kitten's first tentative steps, a puppy's first bark or a lamb and goat's first awkward meeting, the series showcases these momentous miracles, which are too loveable, too curious and TOO CUTE!

Animal Planet Media (APM), a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information and enrichment. APM consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in more than 96 million homes in the US; online assets www.animalplanet.com, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; the 24/7 broadband channel, Animal Planet Beyond; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service; mobile content; and merchandising extensions.