animals

Cats, cats, cats. All-day and all night it's always about cats when it comes down to it. Not that we mind in the slightly, oh no, in fact, we purrfer it that way. 

Cats are incredible animals. They bring us so much laughter, joy, comfort, anything you can think of -- they can bring it. Except for money, they live rent-free and their vet bills are enormous. However, putting that aside, they really provide it all. Except, again, scratch-free furniture. You should know if you're thinking to get a cat to not care about your furniture at all. And that's OK because after that cat is in your life, you won't care so much about the corners of the couch. What matters is your cat. 

We love our little destructive felines so much, and once a week, we like to honor all cats doing cat things. Just for the heck of it. 

Another week is passing, the tiredness is coming, and we need something to keep our inspiration going and our imagination running. Thankfully, you've come to the right place. Every single week, we bring you a collection of pictures the purpose of which is to do just that - to make you think outside the box, to inspire you and move your imagination in directions you have never even thought of. 

They're pictures that are cute, funny, and just absolutely amazing - showcasing the beauty of animals in every shape and form and giving us exactly the kind of boost that we need to get through the rest of the week productively. So, enjoy this collection of pictures worth more than 1000 words, and we wish you a good rest of the week, everyone!

This handsome Koala certainly lives up to his name -- Triumph. Meet the adorable koala Triumph, who was born with a foot missing. Triumph was taken into care back in 2017 after being spotted with his dying mother in New South Wales. 

Vets soon realized Triumph was missing a limp, due to an inexplicable birth defect. They could also tell that his missing limp would sometimes cause him pain. His rescuer and vet nurse, Marley Christian, from Friends of Koala, began to dress Triumph's stump in dolls' socks and little booties. They have discovered that when doing so, it helped relieve some of the sensitivity Triumph was feeling. 

Marley Christian searched the globe for someone to make a prosthetic, unfortunately, no one was willing to take on the task. "We were told it had not been done and it could not be done," Marley Christian told ABC. 

An American company that specialized in animal prosthetics decided to take Triumph's case, but sadly, they could not manufacture a design that would comfortably stay on. It wasn't until Marley Christian mentioned Triumph's case in passing to an Australian dentist, Lismore dental prosthetist Jon Doulman, who then volunteered to help build Triumph a prosthetic foot himself. 

And he succeeded. 

Story via ABC

My goodness do we love dinosaurs. We're not even quite sure why. Perhaps it's their mystery, their massive size, or the fact that we grew up with really incredible dinosaur films. Whatever it is, we don't really care, we just know we love them. 

One Redditor decided to ask the community, "What's a cool fact about dinosaurs you know?" And it turns out, there were plenty of really cool facts we didn't know! So, we had to gather the best ones to share with all of you, because, you know, knowledge is power. And soon, we'll be the most powerful community of them all! 

Nah, just kidding. We do have you're as interested in dinosaurs as we are! And if not, perhaps these facts will change your mind! 

Ah, Tuesdays. The week's second Mondays. Some weeks they're more difficult to get through that than others but we have to remind ourselves that at least it's not Monday. Even though it may feel like it. Knowing this small fact is what helps us get through the day, oh and cute animal pics and vids, of course. 

Welcome back, animal lovers, to another weekly round-up of the cutest animal pics and vids currently circulating the web! Once a week, we devote our time to gather up all this cuteness in order to refill your dose of cuteness prescription. It is very vital to our health and absolutely essential. We just hope we are able to offer enough cuteness to last you through the rest of the week! 

Oh, it's Monday, and somehow, we are already exhausted from this week. Yes, yes, it may only be the first say, but it was total madness. We had to get out of bed and... do things. So, now we're tired, and we need a boost. Well, don't worry, y'all, we gotchu covered with fresh, start of the week, animal meme madness that you are not even ready for. 

It's an animal meme extravaganza that will take you on a journey that will leave you both tired from laughing but so energized for the rest of this week, you'll be running laps around the house before you know it. Or, you know... you can just sit back at the end of the day, chill, scroll through these memes and quietly snort at how ridiculous they are. Either works. 

Do you remember those younger days where it would snow so bad that school would be closed? Yeah, us either. Being from a state where our seasonal disaster is fire, fire days weren't as fun. However, we'd always get so jealous of those who got a full day of snow and got to hang out with all their friends sledding down a hill or having a snowball fight. You know, classic holiday movie fun (without the fear of your home burning down). Those seem like the days to remember.

We also imagine that feeling is what dogs tend to feel when they go out into the snow! You can just see their excitement, their joy, it warms our frozen hearts. Even though we never personally got to experience an iconic snow day, these dogs living it to the fullest is enough for us. 

Oh, costumes! Nothing screams "fun" like dressing up! We humans really love to dress up. We love it so much we have holidays dedicated to the art of dressing up. However, do you know who hates dressing up? You guessed it -- cats. Cats don't tend to like the outfits we put them in, no matter how cute they may be. With the exception of some cats, still, it's pretty rare to come across a cat who enjoys wearing anything on their beautiful coat. Most cats we knew even hate having a collar! And that's about as basic cat clothing can be.

We can still have fun with cats dressed up though, and this way no cat has to endure dressing up! In collaboration with Israeli artist, Ilana Zeffren, we can enjoy cats all dressed up without any of the guilt! Zeffren has illustrated a few cat costumes below, and it's your task to guess what that costume is! The first image will simply show the costume, and the following will reveal the answer in the upside-down text.  

Let us know how many you got correct in the comments below! 

And if you want more cat enjoyment, be sure to check out last week's installment: New "Unofficial" Study Released On Toy Mice Statistics!

Welcome to yet another Monday, everyone! You have made it to the start of another new week, and if you're here, then you're about to start it off on the right foot. It's time for one of our favorite weekly segments - you're weekly animal twitter treat, where we catch you up on everything animal and twitter related. 

Every single week, we bring you the funniest, most heartwarming, most adorable animal tweets of the week, because you love animals, and you want to keep up with twitter, but there's simply yo much to see. Animal twitter is active 24/7, and that's why we're here, doing the scouring for you. 

Happy Monday, animal lovers! We know, we know, what could possibly be happy about a Monday morning? We feel you on a deep level there. However, consider this.. each Monday we work hard to fight off the Monday blues by providing you with the most wholesome animal memes of the week!

What's so great about wholesome animal memes, you may ask? Well, memes are always a delight and easy way to waste/enjoy time. And animals will forever bring us smiles and eternal happiness, and if you were to sprinkle wholesomeness to that mixture? That's just pure perfection. 

We wish you all a wonderful and wholesome week! 

It seems like the weather in Texas is finally getting better but it's no surprise to anyone at this point as to just how scary this experience has been! Freezing temperatures in a state completely unprepared for it, no power, and now there's "boil water" notice in effect. Poor Texans have gotten hit hard but in times such as these, there are always some heartwarming sights that set a fire in our hearts. 

During what is being called, "snowpocalypse," many people have brought their outdoor animals into their homes, in order to protect them from the freezing temperature. In a Twitter thread started by @yashar, we see photos and hear stories of those who took in animals during these times. 

Goooood morning, lovely animal readers! And welcome back to our weekly gathering of trending and hilarious animal memes! We hope you're having a fantastic Sunday thus far and that this list of animal goodness just further contributes to that! 

When it comes to memes, it's no secret that animal memes are our favorites. How can they not be? It's literally a combination of our two favorite things: memes + animals. Yes. Please. Once a week, we search through the depths of the web to bring you the newest and hottest animal memes currently circulating the globe. Sometimes, we strike a goldmine, and other times, not so much. But each and every time, it's a joy and brings us smiles. 

Enjoy! 

Rare animals are... well, rare to come by. And this golden penguin is no exception! One wildlife photographer, Yves Adams, has won nature's lottery by being the first to spot and capture a never-before-seen yellow penguin. The penguin is a King penguin, potentially the very first of its kind. 

Yves Adams believes that the yellow penguin spotted on an island in South Georgia is leucistic. Leucism is a condition that results in the partial loss of pigmentation. Whereas albinism is the absence of melanin, leucism is only partial, which can make the animal have white or patchy colored skin, feathers, or hair. 

In an interview with the Independent, Yves Adams had this to say about the rare and unique moment he first spotted the yellow penguin, "I'd never seen or heard of a yellow penguin before. There were 120,000 birds on that beach, and this was the only yellow one there. They all looked normal except for this one. It really was something else. It was an incredibly unique experience. One of the birds looked really strange, and when I looked closer it was yellow. We all went crazy when we realized. We dropped all the safety equipment and grabbed our cameras."

Adams continued, "We were so lucky the bird landed right where we were. Our view wasn't blocked by a sea of massive animals. Normally it's almost impossible to move on this beach because of them all. It was heaven that he landed by us. If it had been 50 metres away, we wouldn't have been able to get this show of a lifetime."

This isn't the first time we've seen rare golden animals out in the wild, but it is the very first golden penguin! 

Introducing the criminally and adorably itty bitty Mouse! A kitten whose photos have gone viral on Imgur due to Mouse's... well, itty bittiness! 

We'll always have a soft spot in our hearts for illegally smol kittens, it's impossible not to. They're all so small, can fit inside the palm of your hand, and not to mention their overwhelming cuteness, which is magnified due to their smolness! So many reasons we're madly in love with kittens. We want to be surrounded and covered by tiny kittens on a daily for the ultimate serotonin boost! 

Mouse has since grown up and you can follow his journey on Instagram!