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All of a sudden, she stares straight at the camera, runs toward the cameraman, climbs up his leg and clings to his chest. Maybe she got spooked by her new surroundings. Or maybe she just wanted alone time. Or maybe she knew that the zoo was going to upload the video to YouTube, so she tried to shut it all down. ### Baby Beckham Meet [**Baby Beckham**](http://instagram.com/baby.beckham), a gorgeous (and ultra-fluffy) Samoyed who spends his days hiking and going for dips in cold mountain streams. 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[ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] [ MUSIC ] [ UNKNOWN ], [00:13] we're going to Disneyland. Oh, [00:29] my god. Number two, cute kids. [00:44] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] [00:48] Number 3, remixes. [ MUSIC ] Whoa, oh my God, oh [00:52] my God. [00:59] [ LAUGH ] Oh my God. Whoo. Number [01:07] four, spontaneity. Look at all those Number [01:18] five. Cute kids and cute animals. Put [01:22] this all together and it will certainly end up on your [01:24] Facebook feed. 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