Cloudy with a chance of Pandas

San Diego's newest Panda cub has been named "Yun Zi" which means "son of cloud." Makes sense given that the cub's mom is Bai Yun which means "white cloud." Article here with video

Baby Porcupine is a Fluffball!

Not spiney at all! Baby Porcupine Born

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This little guy was helping his owner, the owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, as she was stocking shelves.

Veterans and their dogs!

Thanks to my brother for sending these on. What fun! Doesn't it make all of you cat people want to get a dog? ;)

First of all, some Yorkies going what we very technically call "cracker dog" when their soldier gets home from a month long training stint:



And here are some Beagles, making some of the most awful happy noises you have ever heard:



And here is a Golden mix who is doing her best to melt into her soldier:



And, lastly, some Dachshunds going nuts:

Breeder's Cup Classic

For those of you who may have missed the Breeder's Cup Classic yesterday, here it is. What an amazing race!

Make sure to watch Zenyata, the undefeated mare who was going to run in this final race of her career against a tough field. She is in the 4 post hole with the yellow blanket and 2 white stockings on her back legs.

Horse of the Year!

Behold the Puggle!

We all know that baby animals are invariably cute. Well, not this one...... This is a puggle, the term used for a baby echidna. Echidna are one of the most odd and interesting creatures out there. Here are some more pictures!

'Ware the fermented apples!

A hedgehog in England was found to be severely inebriated after gorged itself on fermented apples. Read more about it at this link. I'm not sure what the best part of the story is: that the hedgehog is going to be fine, or that they have a veterinary hospital specifically for hedgehogs called "The Prickly Ball Hedgehog Hospital." That is great!