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A new day, a new twitter discovery. This time, we found a twitter account dedicated to nothing but reasons why everyone should have ducks, and we are so not mad at it. Yes, we agree. everyone should have a duck? Why, you ask? Well, take a look at these pictures and videos, and you'll understand perfectly why ducks are a necessary animal in every household. 

No words are necessary to understand. Ducks are just... cute and tiny and adorable and truly surprisingly friendly. And apparently, ducks like dogs, which is always good to know. So, if you have a friend who is contemplating getting a duck, here is how to convince them.

Also, convince your friend to get a cat at same time. Just because. 

It is time, friends, to recap the week in the only correct way - through the shenanigans of cat twitter. Every single week, we bring you the best of the very best of all cat tweets, every adorable kitten that twitter couldn't stop fawning over, every cat that made everyone laugh, all in one place, just for you, because we know that you want it but that you can't keep up with all of twitter on your own.

That's because cat twitter never sleeps. It never rests. Cats rule the internet, and that is a fact. They also rule us, which is why we can never get enough of them, and why you come back to this supurrb segment every week. 

Meet the super photogenic Izzy! Izzy and her beautiful sister Zoë are two mixed British Shorthairs. Izzy has been gaining quite a fanbase lately due to her amazing expressions and big expressive owl eyes! And once you see Izzy photos below, you'll completely understand why Izzy's fanbase has been growing as well as probably join in -- we know we have! 

Both sisters are absolutely gorgeous but there's something about Izzy's expressions that just make us smile and we hope they provide you with some smiles this lovely Thursday! 

Follow Izzy and Zoë on Instagram and Facebook!! 

I know you wanna pet them! I know, I do too, but they are too dangerous. Or... are they? They definitely don't look like it. Not when they're itty bitty teeny weeny baby cubs. They look so floofy and cute and too pet-able. Just once in our lives, please, we would like to pet one of these ferocious cats. 

Of course, we don't mean to offend you, you majestic little felines. Just because you are smol and awwdorable, doesn't mean that you are also not the smallest, most fiercest kittens in the animal kingdom, and we have all the respect in the world for you. We also desperately wanna cuddle you. 

Do you know what this cat needs? You guessed it -- cats! 

Each Thursday we like to treat our lovely fellow cat lovers with a fresh supply of cat snaps! Cat snaps don't simply grow on trees, you must go searching in the wild to capture a fresh snap. It's a treacherous journey but we happily do so because we adore our readers, and most importantly, we adore cats. 

If you're a major cat fan, like us, be sure to check out our newest Instagram page full of cats and daily original memes! 

Every pet has its strange little habits. Sometimes, your cat will try to eat your plants, or maybe your cat cries every time you take his sweater off. Maybe your dog has a thing about eating all of your pants, I know mine does, or maybe... your dog likes to pee on tangerines. Don't question it, it happens, pets are weirdos sometimes. 

Demikmj on imgur, who's pupper does just that, decided to share some pics of him when she was bored, and boy oh boy, did the internet eat them up. We love animals with weird habits, what can you do? The weirder the habit, the more special they are and the more love they deserve. 

Thank goodness for all the cats in the world for providing us with so much joy and laughter. We can't help but admire everything about them, from the tips of their fuzzy ears down to their toe beans. We're madly in love with all cats and we don't care who knows it. 

Once a week, we like to celebrate the beauty and silliness that is cats in a mashed-up medley. A medley full of laughs, aww's, and sometimes even sadness. It's important to us that we appreciate all stages of a cat's life, no matter how difficult it may become. 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to Barnaby, the cat whois adorably disheveled and looks like he hasn't had his morning cup of coffee yet! 

Barnaby's unique look definitely resonates with all of us humans everywhere. He looks scruffy and sleepy and we feel that from the depths of our hearts. In an interview with CatCon, we get an inside glimpse into Barnaby's life! Barnaby is a one-and-a-half-year-old dollface Persian cat from Missouri. 

In an interview with CatCon, we get an inside glimpse into Barnaby's typical day routine: 

"Well, I wake mom up at 4:00 a.m. because I am hungry and I miss her. Then after breakfast, I let mom hold me and brush me for approximately 3 minutes. I eat wet food with gravy, so I like mom to brush it out of my beard afterward. Then I play with my humans and run around and act like a big scary predator and make them all laugh for a little while. I like to hide behind objects that are much smaller than me and then jump out when the humans least expect it. Often I go and lie under the couch and sleep until dinner time. I used to meow at my PURRents all night long to try to get them to wake up, but I've stopped doing that recently. I seem to get more treats now."

We also got to find out what Barnaby's life motto is:

"I'm always very busy." Whether I'm taking a ten-hour nap, or watching dust float, I'm always very busy.

Barnaby, never stop being your adorable sleepy-looking self! We admire your work ethic and your ability to connect with people around the globe! We wish you nothing but love, health, and happiness! Follow Barnaby on Instagram! 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Wolfie, The Smiling Cat.

There is nothing more wholesome than animal showing love. There's never any agenda behind it, never any goal, nothing. Animals loving humans or animals loving each other is the purest thing in the world. 

Their love is earned in ways different than those of humans, and when you manage to get it, it is the best feeling in the world. And it is just as beautiful when animals accept each other: when your cat totally falls in love with the new kitten you bring home, when two lions give each other some cuddles, or when two different animals of entirely different species decide that being friends is much more fun than fighting.

Love is in the air, and it is all around us, so we're sharing some of it with you, 

There are pictures out there that you look at and simply find yourself speechless - too many words running through your imagination to describe them or not nearly enough words. 1000 words are definitely not enough, that's for sure. Those are the kind of pictures that we bring you today. They're the kind of pictures that get your imagination running and inspire you to be more creative. 

Every single week, we bring you a collection of pictures like that, and there's always something for everyone. Whether they're funny, weird, or just showcasing how beautiful nature can be, we hope that at least one of these pictures will inspire you and help you get through the rest of this week in a productive and chill manner. 

They most certainly are stealing all the hearts that gaze upon their insane smolness, and we, for one, are totally OK with having our hearts stolen and never having it returned. Why? You'll fully understand the moment you scroll down and look at those little faces with their little bodies... they're so little!

Almost makes us want to cry out of sheer amazement due to their itty bitty size. Ah, who are we kidding? Let those tears roll and don't be ashamed of it! 

Do you ever just feel... done with everything? Viscachas totally get you. They are cute, they are fluffy, they are soft, but my goodness, they are grumpiness encapsulated. Whoever knew that something so cute could look so done with life. 

They remind us of cats in that sense. Fluffy and cute but also really, really done with our human shenanigans. Still, viscachas take the win on this one, because at least cats are happy sometimes. Viscachas really are just... perpetually done. We understand them though. We get it. And considering not only how relatable they are, but also how painfully adorable they are, we would like to officially announce them as our spirit animals.

Whoever said that cats are not compassionate clearly doesn't know what they're talking about. Cats are incredibly compassionate, they just do it in a different way than what you are perhaps used to. 

Our amazing, animal-loving users on Facebook shared their stories about things that their cats do or ways in which they behave that are clearly loving and caring, and we thought it was only right to share these stories with you, so that you can see just how amazing cats are. These stories are insanely heartwarming but also somewhat silly at the same time. Because no matter how loving cats are, they are silly little furballs at heart. 

If you have your own heartwarming but stilly pet story to share, come talk to us on our Facebook group: ICanHas Storytime.