With a BIG birthday cake!
Pygmy hippo Moo Deng turns 2: Thailand throws three-day birthday bash
Firstpost, via Andrew Y.
And finally: Happy Horse
Andrew Y. found a pair of unlikely pals.
Links: Hippo Birthday to Moo
Kittens
Miri’s Early Warning
A peaceful morning is interrupted when Kitten Miri senses danger. Is it a thunderstorm? A volcano? An army of goblins? We’re not sure.
At such moments of vulnerability, there’s only one place to hide: Maru’s zero-sided, completely non-protecting box. Makes sense.
Weekend Open Thread
Today’s Caturday visitor is Jacques, from reader Tara O., who shared this photo of Jacques as a kitten:
He is about six months old here. Very judgey. It’s about a month after he came to me, and he was very distant. He would just watch me, no cuddles.
Jacques grew from a judgey kitten into a hangry cat, and here he is demanding a gourmet dinner:
I sautéed asparagus in olive oil with a LOT of garlic put it over pasta with some Parmesan. My silly foodie kittie couldn’t get enough.
Links: Two Legs Good, Two Wheels Better!
Vroom, vroom!
Paralyzed dog discovers amazing human invention called wheelchair
GeoBeats / YouTube, via NTMTOM
Yeah, but then you’ve got cats biting you.
Homegrown catnip lotion proves to be an effective mosquito repellent
Phys.org, via Elizabeth G.
And finally: Blueberry! My Old Nemesis!
We meet again at last! (via Dana D.)