animal magnetisms

A tiny inquisitive piglet. A patient, drowsy pit bull. Together? Magic.

Walter the sea otter was rescued in the fall, after a shotgun blast that blinded him. He was taken to the Vancouver…

A new year, a new you. Stop hating your life and start being a panda keeper at the zoo.

You guys. The great whites are on Twitter. LITERALLY. (Almost.) Scientists in Australia have attached transmitters…

There's a dog-training program at a prison in Arkansas where dogs from "doggie death row" are paired with inmates…

Squee! This morning on Today, Hoda and Kathie Lee met two baby goats from the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in…

Meet Pinduli! He's a spotted hyena cub who lives at the Monarto Zoo. For more pix and info about a hyena c-section…

The little polar bear cub born at the Buffalo Zoo back in November has been out and about lately! In this video,…

First day of spring! Sigh. Ever feel like just climbing into a shoe? This rabbit knows how you feel. Image via Daily…

TGIF! May you find a way to be as happy today as Molly Moo the miniature dachshund is in her awesome snowventure.…

Ahhhhh! Haku the river otter weighs about three pounds and hangs out at the Sunshine City Aquarium in Tokyo either…

Congratulations! You made it through another week. We got you… a baby otter! Eh, it actually comes from the Emergency…

This footage of a tiger family — shot by cameras attached to elephants — is pretty gorgeous. Love the baby tiger…

Chloe emailed us: "Please, please, please put this in squee, it needs more herpetology love. The poor thing is…

Recently a coworker — not saying who but it was totally Madeleine — and I got into an argument about zebras. I love…

Tuna — one of the most popular dogs on Instagram — was on the Today show this morning, showing off how much he looks…

This baby marmoset photo is courtesy of my sister, who is a vet, and gets to touch things we only dream of. In fact,…

In her classic article, Teddy Bear Patriarchy, Donna Haraway examined the arrangement of the taxidermied animals…

Woo hoo! Hell yeah! Friday! Let's celebrate with a wall of cute. Maybe we can focus on interspecies love? Rabbits…