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Links: Schrödinger’s Owlet

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A pair of hands holds up a small white baby owl

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Athena’s second owlet, believed to be dead, is actually alive

News4SanAntonio, via Karen F.

Rescue Cat Surprises Everyone With Her Big Personality

Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via Karen F.

Life, uh, finds a way.

Woman Thought She was Caring for Male Cat, Only to Discover Kittens

Love Meow, via AJ

And finally: Mercredi des wombats

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Links: No Beak, No Problem

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A dark gray parrot rests its head on a rock. The top of parrot's beak is partially missing.

It’s because my face says “Don’t mess with me.”

How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak

New York Times, via AJ

So serve. Very protect.

First Shiba Inu police dog in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture now on duty

SoraNews24, via Andrew Y.

We’re a matched set.

From the Very Beginning, Cat Brothers Clearly Belong Together

Love Meow, via Andrew Y.

File me under “Fabulous.”

Library Cat Keeps College Students Company During Stressful Studies

People, via NTMTOM

Sea lion pup found in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset

SF Gate, via NTMTOM

And finally: Snackin’ and Smackin’

We all have that one friend who’s a noisy eater. (via Elizabeth G.)

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Links: Hot Dog!

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The face of a large black dog. In the background, several fire trucks.

Hey, just protecting my meal ticket.

Dog Saves Family by Barking to Alert Them to Garage Fire

People, via NTMTOM

Check out princess Snow White over here.

A wallaby lost her mother. So woman carried her in pouch

GeoBeats / YouTube, via Skimpy

Coming out of their shells.

Lady Catches Her Hermit Crabs Partying Every Night

Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via Karen F.

And finally: Make Way for Ducklings

A nice man gives birds a break from traffic, in this video found by Dana D.

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Links: We All Live in a Parrot Submarine

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A parrot sits in a custom built submersible device consisting of a clear plastic tube.

DIVE! DIVE!

Parrot explores the Bahamas in a custom built bird submarine

Dexerto, via Andrew Y.

Honoring a humble hero.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

BBC, via NTMTOM

Guess what she needed help with.

Stray Cat Moves Herself into a Home in Search of Help

Love Meow, via Andrew Y.

And finally: The Dawn of Bun

Let’s have Bunday on a Monday, with this video found by Andrew Y.

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