Adorable Animal Face-Off: Beyoncé vs. Prince Harry!

Cute canine and precious pgymy hippo were both named after celebrities

By Peter Gicas Apr 02, 2012 5:45 PMTags
Beyonce, Prince Harry, AnimalsAP Photo/Bebeto Matthews; MATTHEW TABACCOS/Barcroft Media /Landov; Freddie Baez/startraksphoto.com; Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Here's one way to get a couple of newborns some added attention—name 'em after celebrities!

Of course, it doesn't hurt that the "kids" in question are a tiny puppy called Beyoncé and a pygmy hippo calf known as Prince Harry who also happen to spell adorable with a capital "A."

Yeah, but which one is actually cuter?

In one corner, there's Beyoncé. At less than a month old, she is a darling dachshund mix born in San Bernardino, Calif., who is basically the size of that iPhone in your pocket. Her mother, Casey, was picked up as a stray by animal control and it was quickly determined that she was pregnant. Soon after, she gave birth to baby Bey.

And in the other corner, there's Prince Harry, who entered the world almost two weeks ago in South Africa. Unfortunately, he was rejected by his mom, Hilda, after being born. However, he is being well taken care of by the staff at Canjo Wildlife Ranch. Which is a good thing, especially since pgymy hippos are on the critically endangered list.

But again, who is cuter?

Oh, who are we kidding? If there was ever a time to simply declare a tie, this is it!