Is this the Internet's next viral kitty star? Meet Meatball (!!), a 36-pound cat that the Phoenix's Maricopa County Animal Care & Control shelter picked up, after he couldn't fit into a standard kennel. The shelter is trying to find an organization that deals with overweight cats to take him. Good luck, Meatball!
OMG! The weekend's almost over!
A Rhodesian Ridgeback has given birth to eight female and nine male puppies. Usually a few wouldn't make it since the mother can't nurse them all, but the owners bottle fed the puppies around the clock and all are healthy.
Unless you happen to work in a zoo populated exclusively by baby animals, this is the cutest thing you will see today: A three-year-old boy recites Tennyson's poem The Eagle from memory while dressed as superman. But wait! There's more.
At the sight of five teeny, tiny little puppies, the internet lets out a collective squeal. Followed by awwww.
[Leipzig, July 29. A female Amur leopard cub, also known as the Manchurian leopard, looks out of a bucket in the zoo in Leipzig, Eastern Germany. The leopard, born on June 24, 2010 has no name yet. Image via AP]
They love naps, scratching themselves and eating veggies: Baby sloths are just like us! But waaaaay more adorable.
Five years ago, conservationist Damian Aspinall bonded with a male gorilla named Kwibi, who he soon after released into the wild. In this amazing video, Aspinall finds his former friend and they commence cuddling. Click through to watch. [BuzzFeed]
Wack-a-cat doesn't sound like a fun game to play with your kitty, but results are adorable. And don't worry: No cats were harmed in the making of the gif (after the jump). [BuzzFeed]
[Image via Cute Overload]
Why did the L.A. Times post a gallery of 25 adorable animal photos? We do not know, nor do we care. Shots of kittens playing with corks, giraffes licking squirrels, and hens sitting on puppies are welcome any day. [LAT]
Adorable headline of the day: "Babies Are Born to Dance, New Research Shows." Infants may be predisposed to respond to rhythm, but even cuter than that: the more they match their moves to the music, the more they smile. [ScienceDaily]
What's cuter than a baby panda? 16 baby pandas, all in a row! And there's even a video of the baby pandas in their first day of preschool, here: [CBS]
Instead of attacking fur-owners, the Humane Society asks for donations of old coats, which are used to keep orphaned animals warm. "The fur garments act as a surrogate mother. It is a warm and furry substitute," said a spokesman. [CSMonitor]
Kika The Shiba Inu has a brand new litter of 5 - and you can watch them grow! NSFW efficiency, btw. [Via Dlisted]
You know what really burns Jim Windolf's ass? All this cuteness everywhere! Kittehs! Puppehs! Bun-buns! Cupcakes! Smart Cars! Obama! (Don't ask.) If we don't put an end to it, we're going to become a nation of stinky girls children!
To atone for all the depressing stories in the news today, we give you this: Fresh from the White House Flickr account, Barack Obama rubbing the belly of a very happy pup. [White House Photostream]
