Links: Bittersweet Birthday

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

And finally: Ready For My Close-up

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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: NOOOOORM!

Cat stands next to a glass of beer

And finally: Let’s Go Out to the Lobby, To Meet a Flock of Ducks

Elizabeth G. shares a man with the coolest job title: Duck Master.

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Links: Portraits of Cuteness

Painting of a Shiba Inu dog wearing a dark bandana

And finally: Best of the Best

If you’ve got twenty minutes to spare, Andrew Y. found the funniest pet videos ever.

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