Mama cat is determined to give her fidgety kitten a thorough tongue bath. Meanwhile Buddy is wondering if he even needs to be here for this.
Bystander Buddy
Pups
Links: Go Directly to Doggie Jail
Do not pass Go, do not collect treats.
Dog Goes Straight to Time-Out, Now Owner Has to Find the Evidence
Dog Time, via NTMTOM
Quack.
New Botany Pond videos and photos, featuring Miss Duck and her Brood
Why Evolution is True, via Elizabeth G.
And finally: Just Baby Giraffe Stuff
Andrew Y. found these short clips of long babies.
Links: Big Birds Bounce Back
Who named these birds? IKEA?
Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot
The Guardian, via NTMTOM
You gonna finish that?
61 Adorably Awkward Photos Of Sleepy And Excited Dogs
Bored Panda, via NTMTOM
I like my water toebean-flavored.
Cat refuses to drink water without one paw in the bowl
Mediafeed, via NTMTOM
And finally: Is It… MEEEEE?
Links: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Dolphins surround Myrtle Beach couple’s jet ski in once-in-a-lifetime encounter
WMBF, via Elizabeth G.
Free treats? Can we do this every day?
Behold the cats of the Park Hill Cat Tour 2026
Denver Post, via Elizabeth G.
And finally:
Mom and her joey spend some koalaty time in this video found by Thérèse B.