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Here, on ICanHasCheezburger, we celebrate stories of animals being rescued all the time. From rescues of stray underweight cats from the street, to a rescued bobcat who was dropped on its head by an eagle as a baby, all the way to a rescue of a sick 'ugly' fish who was abused by its previous owners. 

Each of these animals has a story, something special that caught our eye and we wanted to share with you. But, if there's one type of animal that everyone, including us sometimes, seems to forget, it's the cats without the insane stories. It's cats like ours, that were found on the streets and rescued or adopted from shelters. These cats have stories too, and we're about to give them the love that they deserve. Because every animal deserves a forever home, and every animal that has a forever home deserves to be celebrated. 

So, if y'all didn't know, one of our favorite species of animal is birbs. Specifically, house birbs. They are awesome. There's no way around it, they are so cute, and nothing can convince us otherwise. Birds imitating other people's accents may be one of our favorite things, followed immediately by the bird that imitates chickens and the bird who loves getting belly rubs. Yeah, you didn't think that was possible? Think again. 

And now, with twitter making it go viral, we get to see some awwdorable pics of birbs interacting with technology. And it's so much cuter than you think. So please, everyone, enjoy these birbs being adorable with technology and have an im-peck-able day!

Time and time again, we will hear the the same thing: "Cats don't really love you! Cats can't actually show you any affection!" We hear it, and though it makes us sad that cats are so heckin' misunderstood, we ignore these comments, because we know that cats can be incredibly affectionate towards their humans. It just takes some cats a little time to warm up to their humans, that's why cats may seem aloof at first. 

But when cats love, they love hard, and they love for a long time. How else would you explain these heartwarming stories of cats showing affection that twitter shared with us? There are only so many explanations and excuses you can give before you finally land on the truth - cats are the furthest thing from being unaffectionate when it comes to their chosen humans. 

Let us begin by saying that, no matter what they do ever, doggos are always the best boys and girls - to us. Even if they fart in our faces when we're least expecting it, or if they eat our couch because it apparently looks oh so tasty, we continue loving them. But even the best puppers can go bad sometimes, and while we would be patient with them... doggy daycare wouldn't. Not always. 

So, when people went off on twitter, sharing the most hilarious and ridiculous stories of their dogs actually being expelled from daycare, yeah, we had to show them to you guys as well. Sometimes, it's because they form gangs and 'smash' other dogs, other times it's not even really their fault, but all them - every one - is funny. 

Another week passes, we're all finally starting to chill, but if there's one place that never takes even the shortest nap, it's cat twitter. Very unlike cats of them, honestly. Not that we're complaining. So long as cat twitter continues giving us hilarious cat tweet collections and wholesome cat twitter threads, you will not see us complaining. You will only see us collecting.

Get ready for this week's collection of the best cat tweets! As always, they're funny, they're weird, they're wholesome and everything else in between. Cat twitter never rests, that's true, but that's why we're here - to make navigating it a whole lot easier. 

Have a purrfect Friday, everyone!

As cat ladies and gentleman, we cannot help but love all cats, whether it's big cats, whether it's underrated small wild cats, whether it's itty bitty kittens, ginger cats or white cats. Cats of every single variety make us happy. But... we have to admit that we do have a special place in our hearts for one misunderstood type of kitty - the black kitty. 

Black cats are so stigmatized and misunderstood. Nowhere near enough people appreciate what these black voids of joy and purring can offer. But if there's one place that we can always count on for black cat appreciation, it's twitter. And twitter has delivered the love for these black holes yet again.

Every once in a while, we find something in nature that we would absolutely love to study and read more information about. Like, when we found out the truth about fossils in the Appalachian mountains, or when we discovered that sometimes octopus punch fish for no reason whatsoever. We love discovering things about the animal world - when they're big things like that or... when our dog suddenly turns green, and we reaaally wanna know what in the heck happened. 

Thank goodness, that didn't happen to us. But, it did happen to @ExoStephO. And as an early Earth geochemist, she really did her research into this weird phenomenon. Of course, there's also the option that this dog is simply turning into some kind of superhero and will end up saving the world. But, what do we know?:

It's the weekend, ladies, gentleman and all other cat people. Thank goodness it's finally here. No, no, not because it means we get to chill and rest and do nothing, but because it being the weekend means that it's time for this week's cat twitter recap. 

Honestly, that's one of our favorite things about the weekend - going through the most ridiculous cat tweets, the funniest cat tweets, the most wholesome ones and most heartwarming ones. It gives us a little extra dose of pawsitivity to start the weekend with and truly makes sure that we start the week on the right paw. 

We hope you enjoy this collection of tweets, everyone, and may you have the most purrrrrfect weekend!

When we think about history and war, rarely do we think about the animals. Deservedly, we talk about the soldiers and the fallen, the events that occurred, but sometimes, the animals have stories of their own. Simon, the HMS Amethyst ship cat, has lived one of the most amazing cat lives and has one of the most incredible stories. Thank you to @garius for putting this story together and sharing it with the world. We hope many more people read it and learn about Simon.

Simon is not the only ship cat out there either, there apparently have been many ship cats adorably sleeping in tiny hammocks throughout history. And other cats throughout history have been captured destroying all of our things. And though, no, none of their stories are quite as amazing as Simon's, we love them all. 

The animal kingdom, as much as we love it, can be a pretty brutal place. Many times, for various reasons, helpless animals find themselves alone and unable to fend for themselves. Like, when 5 cheetah cubs tragically lost their mom and had to be rescued or when a bobcat was dropped on its head by a hawk as a kitten and now lives in a sanctuary because it doesn't understand it's a predator. Even the fiercest animal won't survive on its own like that.

And if it's a tiny helpless baby chick like in this twitter thread, its chances are closes to none. Thankfully, this chick found itself in the hands of a wonderful human who decided to rescue it. Because all animals, especially newborn ones, deserve to be saved. Whether it's a tiny squeaky fox cub stuck in a river, a sick 'ugly fish who was abused by its previous owners, or this itty bitty baby chick who's momma... is not the most responsible momma. 

When it comes to nature, there are so many things left undiscovered. Every other week, we hear about a new species being found, an old extinct animal coming back into the world. We read interesting stories about nature all the time, like when a 392 year old shark was discovered or when a study was done that showed that sometimes octopus punch fish for no reason other than spite. 

There are always more facts to learn about the animal world. And today, you're about to learn about one of nature's mysteries. Thanks to @AlexPetrovnia, we had taken the time to thoroughly look into this mystery, you're about to learn about the truth behind why we don't find fossils in the Appalachian mountains.

Listen, you signed up for this, okay? When you got your adorable little fluffball, you knew that you were getting both someone that will love you and will be your bestest friend but also... a tiny demon. That's just how cats are. But that doesn't mean that we're not allowed to be fondly fed up with them sometimes. 

A tweet went viral, showcasing exactly that kind of fondly fed up cat owner, and other cat owners started tweeting about their stories of their own little furry hooligans. And though, as cat owners, we definitely sympathize with the struggle, it's also... extremely funny to read about other cat owners having to go through it. 

Welcome to Friday, cat lovers, and even more impurrtantly, welcome to this week's twitter recap of the very best cat tweets of the week. Going through these collections of tweets weekly is an absolutely crucial thing when starting the weekend - it is a guaranteed way to get some laughs, some smiles, and some wholesome butterflies in your belly. 

Why? Because twitter loves cats, and cat twitter never sleeps, and we want to know everything that's going on in the cat twitter world. From the wholesome cat twitter threads to the most random and ridiculous cat twitter threads, we want to see all of it, and we know that you do too. So please enjoy! And have a pawnderful weekend!

As animal lovers, we know that people will go to incredible lengths to help an animal in need, whether it's by adopting stray sick animals who can't take care of themselves or rescuing sick 'ugly' fish who've been abused by their previous owners. And when it comes to animal preservation, people will do the same, helping animals procreate, rescuing and releasing animals back into the wild, or - as in this case - painting reindeer antlers with reflective paint to attempt to stop them from being hit by cars.

It is really unfortunate that this experiment did not work, but we're glad to see people trying to save animal populations. And having this thread go viral on twitter definitely helps bring more attention to the issue at hand, so hopefully, other solutions will be attempted and succeed. 

Get ready for one of the most incredibly heartwarming adoption stories ever. A family with no less than 9 cats has come across a 10th, and even though some would say that 9 cats is quite a lot, for this family, 9 cats are fine, it's number 10 where the line is finally crossed. So, with a sad heart, the kids in this family realized that the 10th kitten needs to go to someone else, and the person who adopted it got a letter from these kids that is so heartwarming, we challenge you not to smile while reading it. 

Adoption stories are always wholesome, but this one is something special. Not only is this family happy to adopt so many cats in need, when they give one away, it is with the hope of making the adopted happier as well. Get the tissues, folks, and say thank you to this momma for raising some amazing kids.