Perhaps the best story one will read this week — Barbara Bates, the adoption coordinator for a Texas animal shelter, was there with her camera when 102-year-old Iona L. and 2-year-old Edward discovered each other. “It just filled my heart,” Bates says about the scene in the shelter lobby. “The kitty just snuggled right up…

Here’s a feline who slips, but still lands right-side up. (The coat she’s wearing is a garment sometimes prescribed for animals to reduce their anxiety.) Coat notwithstanding, she sticks the landing.

How high can a tiger jump? High.

View image | gettyimages.com That place would be India: Leopards that roam rural India have a surprising favorite food: dogs. The big cats even seem to prefer eating domestic dogs in areas where cows, goats and other farm animals are plentiful, according to a new study. To reconstruct leopard diets, scientists had to take a…

‘Cat Cafe,’ offering feline and caffeine fix, comes to New York City http://t.co/07FVYnl7Io pic.twitter.com/NyaTkuHQ0S — WSJ New York (@WSJNY) December 11, 2014

Adweek reports that This Is How You Make an Ad for Cat Treats Look Like a Nike Commercial:

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(Owner uses occasionally strong language in amazement at kitten’s behavior.)

Perfect for a spooky day: Via io9.com.