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Cats go missing all the time. Heck, mine disappears about 12 times a day and that's within the confinements of the apartment! 

Another obvious thing cats really enjoy is climbing. 

Climbing. Literally. Anything. If it's climbable, your cat will be all over it. If it's not climbable, your cat will be all over it. 

It's just what they do. What you rarely see, however, is a cat holding onto a tree branch... Cats are usually such elegant creatures. It's quite silly to see them in a position that showcases the opposite of that. 

Don't worry too much, though, the owner has confirmed below that the cat landed safely and (if you can believe it) elegantly.  

It's absolutely crazy to think there's so many creatures on Earth that we haven't' ever heard of or have ever seen. However, on the other hand, of course we haven't seen/heard of all the creatures that occupy this ginormous plant with us. There's still so much left to explore!

Below you'll see 23 animals that are totally obscure and get no media attention whatsoever. They may be animals you had no idea even existed, or maybe you know of them all. 

Just a heads up, some of these creatures are indeed the stuff of nightmares. 

Here's a strange story. 

In the Spanish town of Molina de Segura, police got an unusual call about a wildcat on the loose. Imagine their surprise when they realize that the animal in question was no lion at all, just a really big dog, with an odd haircut. 

When the arrived on scene, the police were about to detain the animal (not realizing yet that it was in fact a canine) and scan for a microchip, which revealed the truth. 

Molina de Segura local police told HuffPost that officers were able to reunite the pooch with its owner. "We're investigating and waiting for some results," a spokesperson said in a message that has been translated to English. "We don't know the motive for shaving it that way. For now, there's no justifiable motive. We have to confirm the vaccines and documents are correct, but fortunately, the dog is fine."

We hear a squawking chicken... how about you?

Elizabeth Opdycke, pet owner from Kelso, Washington, was in her kitchen when she heard a strange and her Bengal cat, Clark causally entered the room. 

Just moments later, Clark began to make some unusual sounds that sounded more like a human shouting than any loud-mouthed feline we've ever heard. Elizabeth recorded and uploaded the video to the popular app TikTok, where it's already gathered 1.4 million views. 

Comments on the video claim they hear the cat screaming "Handball!" Elizabeth thinks it sounds like Clark is shouting her husbands name, "Michael."

"I yell at my husband across the house all the time so I thought why wouldn't Clark?," Elizabeth Opdycke tells DailyMail.

What do you hear? 

41 Strange, a Twitter account thats run by authors who share weird photos from about the web, tweeted an image of a penguin standing beside a sketeal version of itself. Well, one Twitter user, @vdeIrossi, was confused by the image writing that they needed "a minute to process" the fact that a majority of a penguins skeleton is mostly neck.

Soon after sharing the initial shock, other Twitter users began to comment their surprise and confusion, as well. 

Now we know, penguins are 98% neck and 2% wobble -- you learn something new everyday! 

Welcome! You've made it through the another tough week (seriously, how is it STILL January?) and you should reward yourself with some of the the funniest, cutest and plain bizarre cat videos on Instagram! Enjoy! If you missed last week's top 5, you can find it here. There are few things in this world better than scrolling through cat hashtags on Instagram. 

But we can't think of any. Nor do we want to. 

A lot of questions come to mind when seeing these science diagrams... the main one being, "why?"

Unfortunately, we do not have the answer. And we may never have the answer. 

Get ready to take one of the weirdest rides. 

There's a subreddit, r/MiniPaws, that is solely dedicated to cats... with small faces. 

MiniPaws describes their pages as, "A home for pets with tiny faces. If your pet has a normal-sized face, just add a pinch of Photoshop."

And voilà! 

It's definitely odd but we can't help but love it. 

We've seen dogs being weird so it's no surprise that our closest (usually) four-legged friends can be really, truly bizarre. People of @WeRateDogs shared some of the weirdest, yet harmless habits their dogs have, and, let's be honest, some are pretty darn weird. 

And no one seems to be talking about it!

There are "illuminated manuscripts" that were created by Medieval monks that are holy books, filled with beautiful and meaningful works of art. And sometimes, the Medieval monks would just draw cats...licking their butts.  

I know what you're thinking, basically we are thinking it too, "Why?" 

No one really seems to know for sure. Apparently, butt licking cats is a weirdly common theme in medieval art. There is one theory that we also believe in, that theory is these cats were just etched in the margins by bored monks who did so to amuse themselves. Remember that scene in Superbad, where the main character had a fascination with drawing a certain phallic part of the male anatomy? 

Perhaps, this is sort of like that. Perhaps the idea of sneaking these lewd cats into these holy books was just a funny inside joke that the monks would pass along, and on those particularly long and boring days, scribble pictures of cats taking care of their basic hygiene. 

In the end, we'll probably never learn the truth but in the meantime, we can enjoy the art. 

Did you know a blind chameleon will still take on the colors of its surrounding environment? 

There. That's a thing you know now.

Here are 37 animal facts you may have not known, some cool, some sad, some weird as heck. 

Enjoy! 

Is salami a suitable snack for a cat? The internet says yes, and cats are saying "heck yes," and we say -- "bring on the salami memes!" 

The 'cats can have a little salami' meme originated from a 2017 Google search for "can cats eat salami" and has since turned into a wholesome phrase this month. It gain massive popularity when Redditor u/heheokaydude posted a 'cat eating salami' meme on the Subreddit r/blessedimages. 

Now, we have cat salami memes. We're not complaining, though. We love cats. We love Salami. What's not to love here?

One commenter claims, "It's true. I gave my cat salami and she loved it. I tried to give her pepperoni and she wasn't a fan."

There ya have it, folks! 

Need more cat memes in your day? Check out 200 of the best cat memes of the decade! 

Well, there's something you don't see every day! Sally and Jon Watkinson, from Melbourne, Australia, found a baby possum nested in their Puli dog's fur, after going out on a walk. The possum decided to hitch a lift on her dog's back, for unknown reasons, but it sure makes a bizarre and funny story to tell! 

In their viral Facebook post, they mentioned that their dog barely noticed the possum was there. It was totally cool, calm and collected and wasn't barking frantically or showing any other signs of annoyance.

Yet the strangest part of this story has yet to come... The couple went to the vet with their dog and possum attached and got that taken care of...but the exact same thing happened again the very next day! A new baby possum attached to their dog's back, and they wrote that the sight, "almost made the vet nurse fall off her chair." 

Pretty strange, huh?

The only difference was that the newest baby possum was a baby male and not a female like the one the day before. 

We think they just might be... what first started as a clever way to letting her animal board with you in the main cabin, to a lengthy complaintas to why listing all animals as 'service' animals is detrimental to society, to now all this below...

In some of the cases below, we're on-board with the unusual service animal but most of them seem a tad far-fetched.

What are your thoughts on the subject?

Er...what? We love cat posts just as much as the next person but one from the president of the US with absolutely no context? Slate is reporting that the tweet is apparently mocking CNN for 'Sharpiegate Coverage.'

President Donald Trump posted a cat meme video that baffled much of the internet. In the video, it seems like Trump is holding a laser pointer and distracting a cat labeled 'CNN' in front of a Hurricane Dorian forecast map. And to just add to the weirdness, "Yakety Sax" is playing in the background.

The video was originally shared by an account that frequently shares Trump memes. Although Trump didn't include a caption to the video, the original caption read, "Live look at CNN."

It looks so unnatural and slightly uncomfortable to look at but we can't look away. In fact, we're kind of in love with these dog-sitting cows and wish to purchase our very own farm to witness this phenomenon first hand.