animals An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice Thom Dunn

animals Cat and rhino are best friends Xeni Jardin

top talent Parrot sings classic rock hits in awesome and hilarious style Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Opossum "cake bandit" recovering after eating whole cake Rob Beschizza

cover songs The Muppets' version of Bohemian Rhapsody remains one of the best covers of all time Jennifer Sandlin

cats Avian-flu contaminated raw pet food recalled after indoor cat dies Jennifer Sandlin

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures YouTuber believes squirrels are his friends Jennifer Sandlin

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Cow-cuddling study has the best title ever Gail Sherman

opossums Carson the opossum has "died," again Jennifer Sandlin

cats Cat gets honorary doctorate from Vermont university Rusty Blazenhoff

immigration The six bridge workers who perished were not "poisoning the blood of our country, they were replenishing it" Yoy Luadha

adorable animals Svenn the otter and Pernille the pug have an adorable interspecies friendship Jennifer Sandlin

birds Loki the raven is an adorable, smart, and affectionate bird Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Taylor Swift's prenup battle and King Charles' facelift, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tortoise These animals munching on snacks is the best year-end recap I've seen Jennifer Sandlin

Say goodbye to pet hair on clothes for good with the FurZapper, on sale now for $12.99 Boing Boing's Shop

art Artist creates adorable creatures with simple line drawings on photos of clouds Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Trump's dementia and teddy bear sex in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan