Animals

August 10, 2015

Serious-Looking Dog Has an Adorably Goofy Side

Samuel Jurcic‘s dog Lal knows a thing or two about patience. Before his owner's camera lens, the adorable German Shorthaired Pointer remains completely stoic and calm. This allows the photographer to place Lal in interesting situations involving various locations, specific poses, and many quirky props. With a hat full of tulips, the dog remains composed and flawlessly still. He's even able to balance a variety of floral, paper, and plant-based wigs atop his head.

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July 31, 2015

Adorable Puppy Has a Permanent Grumpy Face

Grumpy Cat may have found her counterpart in this adorable (and equally as grouchy) pup named Earl. Quickly becoming known as the Internet's “most morose mutt,” this puggle has a seemingly permanent scowl on his face–no matter how many times you pet him! Despite the grumpy expression, Earl's human Derek Bloom says that the pooch is very friendly towards other humans and dogs.

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July 10, 2015

Adorable Panda "Daycare" Committed to Saving the Endangered Species

Pandas, especially the babies, are some of the cutest animals on Earth. Unfortunately, their adorable population is also deeply endangered, with approximately 1,864 giant pandas left in the wild. The Chengdu Research Base in China is doing their part to help this diminishing species–they've created a specialized “daycare” that breeds, nurtures, and eventually releases the creatures back into the wild. Through this intensive program, they hope to slowly repopulate what's been lost over the years.

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May 28, 2015

This Adorable Pug May Be the Smallest in the World

In January, Joanne Astley's pug Ruby gave birth to a litter of four puppies and one of them turned out to be a bit different from the others. Pip weighs about 1 lb. and is less than 4 inches tall, making her owner think that she could be the smallest pug in the world. “She must be Britain's smallest pug – if not the smallest pug in the world,” Astley told Daily Mail.

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