A playful pup will need to pour on the charm to take this skittish kitten from swatting to snuggling. (via Skimpy)
Dogs
Links: Far-flung Fox
Great news! Now where am I?
Stowaway Fox Gets Clean Bill of Health and a Name: Basil
New York Times, via AJ
It’s a tiger-dog-hyena whatzis!
100 Weird And Wonderful Animals You Might Not Know
Bored Panda, via NTMTOM
BRB buying plane ticket.
Island has free accommodation if you look after their cats and cuddle them
Dexerto, via Andrew Y.
I laugh at your puny obstacles! HAH!
Rescue Cat Came with Every Obstacle Stacked Against Her
Love Meow, via Andrew Y.
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
Six-year-old raised over $15,000 for pet shelters after his dog died
Washington Post, via Elizabeth G.
And finally: Happy Birthday, Maru
Maru would have turned 19 last weekend, so his human shared moments from his final year. (via Andrew Y.)
Doxie Daddy’s Home!
It’s another relaxing day for the dachshunds. There are toys to kronche, blanket caves to explore. But the real excitement starts when Daddy’s home. (via reader Skimpy)
Links: Sesame Street Science
Could “oscarius grouchus” be far behind?
Snuffleupagus, a newly described species, is an adorable little predator
CBC, via Sowmya D.
I take the high road and they take the low road.
In Malaysia, a bridge helps endangered langurs and humans coexist
Extinction Chronicles, via Elizabeth G.
And finally: Backyard Bears
A lady and her pup let another family play through, in this video found by Dana D.