Animals

Application to join the cats’ choir unequivocally denied

When panoramic photography goes hilariously or disturbingly wrong: dogs edition

Even police dogs have an inner puppy, and this handler knows just how to play up to it

The pitch-invading cat that gave these players the runaround is still a purrfect mood-lifter

This is what happens if you pee off a baby gorilla

Need some mind bleach? Here’s a baby beaver making the cutest noises to try and scrounge a bit more milk

Even rats can fall foul of a few extra holiday inches – and this one had a narrow squeak

This stand-up guy went all Amphibian Grand Designs for the frogs in his garden, and it’s just lovely

13 favourite moments from ‘Out of Context Dogs’ on Twitter to give you an escape from everything else that’s going on right now

There’s never a bad time to rewatch this joyful clip of a wonderful sledding dog

A comic artist has proposed a novel (and funny) way to survive an encounter with a bear, but not everyone was convinced

Giant panda versus fairly large snowman is the cute overload we all need today

No prizes for guessing where this very good boy was hiding. His waggy tail was a dead giveaway

Los Angeles Zoo’s newest baby, Casper the colobus monkey, is driving the internet nuts – 17 best comments

The hilarious payoff to this tale of a beloved family pet and an unsolved Christmas ‘mystery’ is today’s best thing