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Very cute Munchkin… but you are doing this all wrong.

You're supposed to work out AFTER you eat all those Thanksgiving leftovers.

Meet Mappy the kitten.

She is the biggest gamer ever, and her favorite system is the Wii U.

Game Over, other cats. Mappy wins Monday.

A group of scientists have been trying to study penguins without disturbing them, and they may have found the cutest way possible of doing it: rovers disguised as baby penguins. These penguin-bots are able to get close to the penguins without raising the alarm or stressing out the penguins, which will allow scientists to collect data about them in their most natural state.

This video tells the story of two baby otters, Molalla and Zigzag, and how they learned to swim from their mother, Tilly. Young Ziggy was a little behind compared to Molalla, but now that he's caught up, he loves to swim away from his mother.

This little guy wins the Internet today.

Tumblr user Nest of Vellum was all ready to add this caterpillar to a friend's insect collection -- and to celebrate, they decided to throw it a final birthday party.

But the pics were so charming, they had no choice but to let it live.

Awww.

And best pals Sage and Onion are ready, thanks to hand-knitted jumpers purchased on eBay by their new owner, Sue Christy.

She rescued the hens from a factory farm where the conditions were so poor they had lost all of their feathers.

"When they come out of the farm some of them, as cruel as it sounds, just look oven-ready," Christy said. "'They have never known day light and they have never known fresh air and when we get them they are in a really sorry state. 'They are also very cold because they are so bald. I just feel so sorry for them."

Remember Anzac the joey and Peggy the wombat, the marsupial orphans who were rescued and became besties?

Now they've got a third lil pal -- meet Cupcake the swamp wallaby, who like her pals, was orphaned when a car accident took mom.

The trio, who live at Australia's Wildabout Wildlife Rescue Center, all are about 4 to 5 months old.

Belly scratches should be a Sunday afternoon mandate.

Meet Hope and her six pit bull mixes, born September 2.

No names yet!

Meet the lesula, a species of monkey whose "discovery" is being heralded around the world today.

Just to clarify: Not Photoshopped. Not Potato Jesus. Not a man in a monkey suit.

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A few head scratches really hit the spot for this owl, and he can barely contain his excitement.

Be warned -- the noise it makes will surely drive your pets into a frenzy.

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