video Dead skin pulled from a lizard's nostril is deeply satisfying Popkin

gadgets Watch a blissed-out cat receive a head scratch from a trippy dancing octopus toy Popkin

gadgets Do you love your Casio Moflin? Rob Beschizza

pets Pet microchip company went out of business and took your pet's info with it Gail Sherman

pets Keep a soft cone of shame around for your pets Jason Weisberger

delightful creatures Silly pup is startled when he notices his teeth for the first time (video) Carla Sinclair

books Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell and his "Mutts" comic strip celebrate Adopt Love, encouraging pet adoption Ruben Bolling

pets Aalborg zoo wants donations of unwanted pets. The cats are hungry. Rob Beschizza

crafty creatures Hilarious chihuahua tiptoes in slo-mo to get what he wants (video) Carla Sinclair

politics California animal shelters rescue stranded pets as ICE raids deport their owners Jason Weisberger

delightful creatures Hilarious doggo refuses to go outside — until he puts on his Hawaiian shirt (video) Carla Sinclair

makers One-way cat airlock prevents kitties from bringing friends, dead or alive, into your home Gail Sherman

delightful creatures When baby gets attention for crawling, hilarious dog also begins to crawl (video) Carla Sinclair

pets My older dog is now using this bed step Jason Weisberger

delightful creatures Confused doggo can't understand "sit" — so two cats demonstrate right on cue (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Economists calculate the monetary value of pets Gail Sherman

delightful creatures Doggo instantly falls into cross-eyed trance with scalp massage (video) Carla Sinclair

delightful creatures Doggo piles too many plushies onto bed — then turns glum when there's no room left for her Carla Sinclair

delightful creatures Cockatoo sees dog walk by when barking ensues — and it's not the pup making the noise (video) Carla Sinclair

delightful creatures Puppy tries to jump from deck to grass — but comically disappears instead (video) Carla Sinclair