Links: Puppy Power

a soft round puppy with dark grey fur is being held in the air by a pair of hands.

And finally: No Touchie da Tushie!

Andrew Y. found a prickly hedgie who just wants to be left alone.

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Links: Adorably Delicious

A newborn baby hippo looks nervously to one side

And finally: Stooping to Conquer

New Yorkers are woofing it up after the Knicks’ comeback win in game four. (via Dana D.)

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Links: Deer Garden

A young deer rests inside a wooden gardening enclosure

And finally: Wallaby Wednesday?

I couldn’t find a cute wombat, but reader Thérèse B. shared this wallaby joey. Close enough.

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“He’s Not an Orange, He’s the Whole Grove”

The Girl With the Dogs bathes a big stinky orange boi, and reader Susan H. and her orange boi could definitely relate:

A very large house cat with orange fur sits on a groomers table next to a black plastic bottle labeled Fluff Off.

I was watching this video when Julius came into the office and started watching with me. He was fascinated, and I had to laugh when she called Simba a sentient throw pillow, because I always refer to Julius as a sentient traffic cone! The comments below the video are hilarious, too.

A sampling of the YouTube comments: “He’s not an orange, he’s the whole grove.” “That ain’t Simba, that’s Garfield.” “His outer love bug was fighting so hard against his inner mayonnaise.”

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