What better way to test out a new camera lens than by taking photos of our cats yawning. Weird? Definitely. Awesome? Most definitely.

They’re kind of deranged looking in these images.

Do they have these in adult sizes?!

Edit: They do! (Thanks to mactavish for the tip)

Though I do still kind of prefer these Monster Hoodies (which apparently are no longer in stock!):

Photo via Etsy

[Via Tech E-Blog]

Amusing app for messing around with our pets.

Cat Piano via iTunes.

Don’t mess with Mother Nature! Or an octopus!

(See previous posts on crazy octopi here and here.)

I’ll admit, walking into the living room and seeing this is enough to melt my cold, dog-loving heart.

This is the second time they’ve chopped down their cat tree.

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article this morning on how carpenter ants have been borrowing out of their exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences.

One of the anecdotes they relate is the story of an octopus that snuck out of its enclosure at night and would snatch crabs from another tank. I’d actually heard this before, but didn’t realize it happened here!

About 10 years ago, Mr. Shepherd says, crabs kept mysteriously disappearing from a tank in the old academy. The culprit was a giant octopus two tanks over, which used its tentacles to sneak out at night and snatch crabs, he says. The octopus tank has since been wrapped in AstroTurf.

I’ve written about crazy octopi before.

One day, I’ll have my pet penguin…

First up, we have a cat scaring off a bear. Granted, the bear still got the garbage bag, but this cat was ready to throw down and show who is boss.

Next, we have dogs. What happens when dogs meet polar bears? Apparently, love.

As much as I love dogs, I might have to reconsider what animal I want guarding my house!

[Cat video via Laughing Squid]

Tosh just doesn’t want to seem to leave me alone today! He thinks that I actually like cats.