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Links to cute stories all over the web, submitted by readers like you.

Links: Perfectly Precious Pincushion

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A baby porcupine
8/26/2026 (Katie G. Cotterill/Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium)

What a prickly kid!

History is made at Point Defiance Zoo as rare porcupette is born

KOMO, via Allein

Does it come with chimkin?

12 Animals Who Have Won Bravery Medals Throughout History

Mental Floss, via NTMTOM

I’m an agent of chaos.

Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning

Scientific American, via Elizabeth G.

Where do you want it?

Dog Has Taken It Upon Himself to Help Delivery Drivers

Yahoo News, via Andrew Y.

Content note: Discussion of illness.

Woman Built Support System For Dog Owners She Wishes She’d Always Had

Bored Panda, via NTMTOM

And finally: What Doing?

Andrew Y. shares a bird who needs to know RIGHT NOW (but check your device volume first).

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Links: Big Birds Bounce Back

Not That Mike The Other Mike5 Comments
Photo of a Kākāpō, a type of parrot.

Who named these birds? IKEA?

Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

The Guardian, via NTMTOM

You gonna finish that?

61 Adorably Awkward Photos Of Sleepy And Excited Dogs

Bored Panda, via NTMTOM

I like my water toebean-flavored.

Cat refuses to drink water without one paw in the bowl

Mediafeed, via NTMTOM

And finally: Is It… MEEEEE?

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Links: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Not That Mike The Other Mike5 Comments
A dolphin leaps from the ocean.

Dolphins surround Myrtle Beach couple’s jet ski in once-in-a-lifetime encounter

WMBF, via Elizabeth G.

Free treats? Can we do this every day?

Behold the cats of the Park Hill Cat Tour 2026

Denver Post, via Elizabeth G.

Heck cancer!

Viral Golden Retriever Tucker Diagnosed with Cancer, Owner Shares

People, via Allein

And finally:

Mom and her joey spend some koalaty time in this video found by Thérèse B.

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Links: Holy Mootrimony

Not That Mike The Other Mike8 Comments
To highland cows stand facing each other among a crowd of people.

It started as a highland fling.

Highland Cows Say ‘I Moo’ During One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Wedding Celebration

People, via NTMTOM

Hero on the half-shell.

Fearless father rescues a tangled turtle from choppy waters of Florida

USA Today, via A9

Well, it’s rare to Guyana, anyway.

Rare cottontail rabbit scientifically recorded in Guyana for first time

Kaieteur News, via NTMTOM

And finally: Jumping Jack Cat

Dana D. shares a cat who really wants in.

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