Nipping the quarterback, that’s a five-yard penalty!
When Is the 2025 Puppy Bowl? How to Watch the Event
People, via NTMTOM
Links: Necessary Ruffness
Rowdy Ragdoll Ragamuffins
The Girl with the Dogs knows that ragdoll cats are supposed to be mellow, but these three feisty felines are anything but as they get a bath and blowdry. (By the way, reader Allein notes that a new YouTube channel, The Girl With Her Dogs, follows groomer Vanessa as she plays hide and sniff with her own German shepherd.)
The Name’s Grey. Earl Grey
My human really needs to get her eyeglass prescription updated. I mean, I’m enjoying the hot tub bath, it’s actually quite relaxing, but I can’t really enjoy it knowing that back at my cage she’s wondering why her teabag isn’t eating its lettuce.
Links: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Hey, perfection like me takes time.
Oregon Zoo welcomes new elephant calf after 20-month wait
Local 21 News, via NTMTOM
Where does a 525-pound bear sleep? Anywhere he wants to.
525-pound bear found in crawl space of home that survived the Eaton Fire
NBC Los Angeles, via A9
Ultra cuteness!
Mother Cat Introduces Kittens To The Golden Retriever Who Raised Her
YouTube, via Sharon G.
And finally: Fur Facts
So how much of a chinchilla is just for?Andrew Y. brings the science.