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Sometimes, the strangest things go viral on cat twitter, and we accept it and love it and give it as much love as possible. This time, cat twitter has presented us with one of the strangest sleeping phenomena in the cat world. I mean, we all know that cats love sleeping in the weirdest positions and in the weirdest place, but the cat faceplant always takes the cake.

How are they breathing? Are they going through an existential crisis? Are they okay? Should we give them a snack? Doesn't matter. First things first, we should take a picture. And twitter users did just that, adding their own adorable furballs to this viral cat thread and giving us all the cuteness we could have ever asked for this weekend. 

Turtles and tortoises are some of the coolest animals on the planet in our opinion. They live for so long, they're so resilient despite being so slow, they're chill and - don't forget - they're so adorable. They look like they're little prehistoric dinosaurs left on the earth from some time in the past, strolling around, watching the world evolve all around them. 

All turtles have that feeling to them, but baby snapping turtles really encapsulate that dinosaur image. On top of that, they might be some of the most adorable turtles we've ever seen. And considering how cute we think all turtles are, that's a real achievement lol.

February is coming to an end, and it's time to celebrate one of our favorite days ever - international polar bear day. Why do we love it so much? Well, because we love polar bears, of course. They are so cute, so fluffy, they are a vulnerable animal species whose population is decreasing, and polar bear day is the best day to bring some awareness to the struggles facing this animal. As well as look at super adorable pics of them. 

If any of you love polar bears as much as we do and want to help with the conservation effort of these huge teddy bears, consider going to Polar Bears International and learning about them as well as donating to help keep them safe and happy. Have a beary happy polar bear day, everyone! 

Three months ago, in an event that puzzled wildlife carers, hundreds of bat pups were abandoned by their mothers at the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens. The number of bats that needed help was so massive, it overwhelmed local volunteers. It ended up taking three three groups from Brisbane and one from Townsville getting together to rescue all of these bats. 

Today, according to ABC News, "[m]ore than 70 baby black bats on the brink of starvation... are now being released into the wild after carer groups from across Queensland united in their rescue."

Read more of the story and check out pics of the adorable bats below.

Happy Friday, fellow animal lovers! We know it'll be a good Friday after we saw all these recently adopted faces this week! Our hearts are absolutely bursting at the sight of their beautiful faces in their forever homes! 

As always, we would like to start by thanking all of those who have recently adopted a pet, all those who have adopted a pet in the past, and all of those who will be adopting a pet in the future. You all are changing these animals' lives for the better, so, thank you. And a mega-huge-ultra shoutout to those who animal a senior pet or a pet who requires a tad more tender love and care. You are our forever heroes. 

If you're thinking about getting a pet, please consider adoption. So many animals out there are in need of loving homes such as yours. 

There have been times before where we've been asked, by people who don't have pets: "how do you know that they love you back and don't only love the food you give them?" And in our hearts, the answer is obvious - we can feel it. In every interaction, strange and unique as it may be - we feel the love that our pets have for us. 

Today, we're bringing you some proof. Our animal-loving ICanHasCheezburger Facebook users shared with us strange ways in which their pets show them they love them, and they were all so hilariously adorable, we simply had to share them with the rest of you guys. If you love your pet and treat it right, it will show you love back. 

If your pet has some weird ways of showing love too, come tell us about it in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime. 

TGIF, everyone! It's time to end the week in the one correct way possible. Every single week, we round up the best of all of the best cat tweets of the week - all of the cutest, funniest, more awwdorable cats that everyone on twitter is talking about. Because we that, as cat people, you want to know what's going on in the cat world.

Cat twitter is so active though (not that we're complaining). It makes it hard to keep up with everything that's happening on your own. That's what you have us for, keeping you up to date with not all your cat twitter news but all of the other things happening in the animal world as well. 

Have an amazing weekend everyone, and don't forget to make the best of it by cuddling your cat as much as possible. 

It is a known fact that cats are indeed liquid. Their bodies have the ability to contort in such ways that would be shocking to inexperienced cat people. But we - cat owners - we know that the level of liquidity that cats have is about 99%, and these pictures are the newest collection of proof. 

If I fits, I sits - if you are considering getting a cat, learn this statement, for it will lead you through many moments. If you don't see your cat all of a sudden, don't fret right away. Check all the boxes, all the nooks and crannies in the house, don't put it past your liquid furball to hide inside of some bowl somewhere. You will find them in the strangest place. If there's the smallest chance of them fitting into something, they will try to sit in it, and odds are they will succeed. 

An amazing world-first achievement: Saba and Nairo, two captive-born cheetahs from the UK have been released into the wild in Africa. 

The two brothers, as IFLSCIENCE reports, were born at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve in Kent, England, on July 15, 2017. Very quickly though, Saba "showed signs of illness and it was discovered that his liver wasn't functioning properly." To keep him alive, he had to be removed from the litter and hand-raised by Damian and Victoria Aspinall of The Aspinall Foundation. Under their watchful care, he made a full recovery. Of course, because of the way he grew up, he inevitably grew used to playing with humans and being fed, qualities which he would have to overcome if he were one day released into the wild.

"Saba rejoined his brother Nairo in December 2018 and despite their time apart the pair immediately formed a bond." And today, after honing their cheetah instincts for 12 months, the two of them have been released into the wild in Africa.

Read more about the story and check out pics of the adorable brothers below.

Raising puppies is not an easy task. Raising puppies with a bad history is even harder. But raising seven of them? Now, that's something to be thankful for. Imgur user RareWolf3 shared their story of doing just that - raising seven wolfhound cross puppies who were dumped in a bush, emaciated and scared.

All seven of the puppies have since been adopted and taken into loving forever homes, one of them even being adopted by RareWolf3 themselves. looking back on their pictures when they were babies brings us so much joy, and knowing that they're living good lives now is even better, and we are indeed really thankful. 

If you have your own adorable animal stories to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.

When going to shelters and listening to the stories of the animals in there, it's always hard hearing about the ones that have been picked up once then taken back. We understand how much hope followed by devastation these animals feel, and our animal-loving hearts want nothing more than to give these animals the forever home they deserve.

So, when we hear a story about an animal that has been returned to the shelter already finally finding its forever home, for us (and for the animal), the joy is doubled. Thank you to FactWino for sharing the story of his beautiful rescue puppy, and thank you to the internet for making it go viral and bringing it to our attention. We wish them the most amazing, long life together. 

If you have stories of your own to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime. 

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! 

Happy birthday, Goober! Goober is turning 13, and we are so in love with him. He has gone through so much -  chronic sinusitis, losing a leg to cancer and growing a tumor in another leg. He has stayed strong the whole way through, and we are so dang proud of him. He's doing okay, surrounded by people who love him, and he is such a brave survivor, all we want is to give him treats and love. 

Thank you to ReluctantGenius for sharing his story with us. We as well as the rest of the internet are more than happy to show some love to this adorable little senior furball. We hope he gets to live for a long, long time and enjoy every single minute of his life. 

If you have your own adorable animal stories to share, come tell us all about them in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.