Egyptian ... or possibly atomic chicken

THE PUPILS

Kitty saw something Kitty wanted and went after it.

That is not a kitty, that is a Miyazaki character.

I lost it when that one ear flipped up.

is the shmoo! 

The ear keeled me. This can’t be a real cat. It’s a sooth ball muppet hybrid.

Shh! Otter Is Fast Asleep!

Via Oregon Zoo

The squee heard ‘round the world!

As you probably know by now, a wild baby sea otter was born this morning in our Great Tide Pool! For the last several days, a wild female sea otter had been using the protected basin of our Great Tide Pool to rest from the winter storms. Last night, just as the Aquarium closed, she was spotted once again slinking into the pool for some shut-eye. It’s rare for a healthy sea otter to visit the pool so frequently—we started to wonder if she was doing all right.

Well, mystery solved! Around 8:30 a.m., Aquarium staff witnessed a BRAND NEW pup resting on her belly, being furiously groomed by a proud momma. We’re talking umbilical-chord-still-attached, whoa-is-that-yep-that’s-the-placenta new-born otter pup!

In steady waves, Aquarium staff, volunteers, and then the days’ visitors made their way to the back deck to watch a conservation success story taking place—and become fluffier in front of their eyes. Not that long ago, sea otters were hunted to near extinction. Maybe 50 were left in all of California by the early 1800’s. But now, thanks to legislative protection and a change of heart toward these furriest of sea creatures, the otter population has rebounded to steady levels in the Monterey Bay, and with 3,000 total in central California. 

We’ll keep you updated on this new otter family—mom may decide to head out any time. As of this writing though, she’s still grooming her pup and enjoying the comfort of our Great Tide Pool. The cute overload continues.

Little Otter, I Don’t Think That Glass Is Going to Taste Very Good

Via The Otter Swamp

The stormtroopers raised money to get him this

Kylo and his stress ball….LOL

@aquaristlifeforme ugh it sucks that people removed your caption about Ryer being awesome. 

I’m definitely bummed. I try really hard to educate people and not make them think otters are pets. Can’t win them all.

I just signed this petition that wants to encourage the producers of animal pharmacology to develop a vaccine to protect rats against mycoplasmosis.  Please join and show that there are many people who want this vaccine for their rats and who are willing to pay for it. Thanks!

I wouldn’t half pay for this, it’d be amazing. I’ve seen too many if my ratties develop respiratory infections from Myco and I never knew there could be a vaccine. Please sign.

Reblog this if these aren’t cutest little cutesters you ever saw.

Looking at these every morning should be mandatory. Just surrender to the cute and forget anger. 

this iS REALLY FUCKING FUNNY JUST WAIT FOR IT TO GET GOING

That’s one hell of a Rube Goldberg machine.

all good rube goldberg machines contain a live animal

TWO live animals!

Watch this stunning footage of whales swimming under the Northern Lights

Vote, Canada. October 19.

I officially no longer hate snow globes

Margaret Cho: Trolls Who Call Me ‘Fat And Ugly’ Are Admitting Defeat

Margaret Cho has a simple philosophy for dealing with degrading comments about herself: If you’re debating a woman and you stoop to calling her “fat” or “ugly,” you’ve already lost the argument.

The comedian explains how to turn misogynist attacks into a “more palatable and pleasurable” experience.