I think we could all use a little cuteness to get us through our work week. To that end, a post. Most of it is cats, because I am a cat person, but late-breaking cuteness news (via
onceupon) has me putting a bear at the top.
There is no need to speak German to appreciate the incredible cuteness of
Das Nürnberger Eisbär-Baby:
It does help to speak German if you want to find the link to the
photo of the day archives. Or the
video page, which features video of the baby bear sleeping, rolling around, yawning, and exposing its little pink tongue. Or if you want to
suggest a name.
Congratulations, Vera and Felix. Whatever she winds up being called, she's adorable.
And now, for 30 seconds of the cutest kitten in the world:
"Can you get any cuter?" No, I'm afraid not. This is about as cute as it gets.
Moving on, I am pretty sure you have all seen the original
cat spanking video.
Well, Mafaldinha is not the only cat who likes a good spanking. You can search for
"cat spanking" on YouTube, or just watch my second-favorite cat spanking clip
right here. My parents once had a cat named Delilah who would climb into bed with them at night and nurse on their ears.
Sort of like this. Of course, there's always the possibility of a kitty hickey if they move to your neck. Letting them suck on your face is probably not sanitary, but it is cuter than all get-out. It will be telling who among my f-list finds the following cute, like I do: this is a video of
hairless Sphynx kittens nursing! Sei Shōnagon, in her famous Pillow Book, made a list of "Things Which Are Squalid." On that list were "the inside of a cat's ear," and "a nest of baby mice." I think a nest of naked kittens would probably have gone on there, too, if they'd had naked cats in eleventh-century Japan.
Just in case that's not enough for you:
a sleeping Sphynx kitten twitching. Even I, an inveterate lover of cats and ugly animals, have to admit, that is one unfortunate-looking little kitten. So ugly it's cute. Come on. Click it. How often do you see kitten bellybutton? Or a baby gargoyle.
The following isn't cute, but it does offer some insight into how naked kittens come to be:
naked cats making more naked cats. Just in case you felt your life was incomplete because you had never watched two hairless pussies rub together.
And with that, I leave you to your surfing. Enjoy!