A meeting between a playful kitten and a shy puppy gets off to an awkward start, but the puppy soon learns how the game is played.
Here’s How to Play, Mate
Kittens
Links: Top Dogs
Three-way tie for first. Book it, done.
Meet the Top 3 Finalists of the 2026 World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest
People, via NTMTOM
Yes, it’s another “cat steals man” story.
Cat Sees Dad And Immediately Climbs Him Like A Tree
Cuddle Buddies / YouTube, via NTMTOM
POOL PARTY!
Family of Four Bears Has a Pool Party in Angeles National Forest
Laughing Squid, via NTMTOM
And finally: I’m All Packed!
Master of Catmouflage!
Despite eons of domestication, today’s house-cat retains its predator instincts, including the most important skill of all: camouflage. For example, can you find the cat cleverly concealed in this scene? Look carefully. Hint: Concentrate in the center of the picture.
20260930_091227, by ZZ Bottom, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Links: Backpack’s Packed in Back
Yes, this photo cropping is a deliberate editorial choice.
Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Alaska Public Media, via AJ & Tara O.
Bet you can guess what happened instead.
Kitten Was Only Supposed to Be Trapped and Released, but…
Love Meow, via Andrew Y.
(Adding neopolitan ice cream to shopping list.)
Pics Of Animals Which Turned Ordinary Situations Into Pure Comedy
Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.
Looks like your basic penguin to me, but what do I know.
Scientists Identify New Penguin Species for the First Time in 100 Years
People, via Andrew Y.
I sing only of sorrow and pain.
Tiny ‘goth’ bird was nearly extinct. Now it’s New Zealand’s Bird of the Year
CNN, via Karen P.
And finally: Polly Want a Dictionary
Andrew Y. found a bird who knows words.