This is Zabu, a white tiger with an apparent fixation on a giant red ball. On this fine Friday, Zabu is probably pushing, swatting, biting, or defecating (animals do weird things) on her favorite ball, much to the disgust of the lion who has to watch all of these antics from a frustratingly far distance. Why can’t… » 6/07/13 2:50pm 6/07/13 2:50pm

A corgi thespian performing in the West End play The Audience has been fired and replaced with a younger, more pliant corgi after refusing to obey the command of co-star Helen Mirren. » 3/10/13 2:00pm 3/10/13 2:00pm

All that rumpus-making becomes a lot less adorable when you realize that cats aren't really trying to play with everything, they're trying to murder everything. Sleep on that, cat lovers. Your cat certainly won't — it'll be watching you. » 2/02/13 6:30pm 2/02/13 6:30pm

It shouldn't surprise anyone that the preferred playstance of the Welsh Corgi is "prone," since Corgis have been so thoroughly inbred that their stubby legs often stop working when they get older and they have to be carried around like Little Lord Fauntleroys. When did we start desiring dogs that have absolutely… » 1/27/13 2:45pm 1/27/13 2:45pm

It doesn't seem especially productive for this corgi's owner to encourage this sort of doorstop mania, but, then again, look how cute! Animals being perplexed by ordinary household objects should be its own class at film schools across this country. » 9/25/12 11:05pm 9/25/12 11:05pm

A new study out of Penn State shows that "playfulness" might be a key factor in attracting a human mate (kangaroos don't give a shit). It's the old "I just want a guy with a good sense of humor" line, only this time it's made of science! Exciting! Or, I don't know if it technically counts as science, but there was a… » 8/08/12 10:25am 8/08/12 10:25am

Sometimes it becomes really clear that all mammals (except those shiftless marsupials) are pretty much on the same wavelength when it comes to playtime, the most adorable time in the animal kingdom. I'm not saying that mollusks, however, aren't also fond of some wholesome recreational activity — after all, some of… » 4/18/12 9:30am 4/18/12 9:30am

Move over, Uggie. This four-month-old has stolen your signature adorable move and made it his own. » 3/14/12 9:30am 3/14/12 9:30am

This morning on Today, we learned that horseplay teaches boys and girls life lessons, like thinking fast and shaking things off. A book called The Art Of Roughhousing, by an MD and a PhD, supplies parents with information and tips about how to participate in physical play with their kids, absurd but true. Watching… » 6/16/11 5:35pm 6/16/11 5:35pm

The CEO of Lego claims the building block company has trouble conquering the chicks. "We'll never stop trying," Jorgen V. Knudstorp says. "I think there is something that genetically skews us towards boys, but we can do better." The company will launch an online Lego Universe next year, hoping to appeal to children… » 3/06/08 9:45am 3/06/08 9:45am