Links: Bittersweet Birthday

Cat with white fur wears a blue cap with "5th" embroidered onto it.

And finally: Ready For My Close-up

(issue with video has been corrected, I hope.)

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Birds of Different Feathers

Another “a mom’s a mom” moment from reader Ricky & Bibi’s Mom, who found this video of a crane raising a gosling along with her own baby! You can see more of this unconventional family on YouTube.

A gosling chick pokes its head out from under the feathers of a sandhill crane.
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Links: New “Scream” Sequel Just Dropped

Still image from a video of a goat yelling

And finally: Cat Pong

Elizabeth G. found a cat with skills.

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Happy Homecoming

Rescued from a well, baby elephant Kalama got a second chance in an elephant orphanage. Once returned to the wild, she started her own family with baby Kapuki — then took the little one to her caregivers for a visit.

a baby elephant touches her foot against the much larger foot of her mother
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