Cat People

Artists online are sharing playful drawings of 'sploinky cats' - a loose, bouncy cartoon cat style - under art and mastoart tags. One artist's post drawing the whimsical felines drew warm engagement, with people noting how fun the style is to draw and sharing their own takes on the trend.

A compilation of the funniest cat videos is drawing big attention online, collecting more than a million likes from viewers worldwide. Cat clips remain one of the internet's most reliable sources of light entertainment, and this roundup of feline mishaps and antics is the latest to rack up huge engagement as people share it widely.

The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine works with big cats, including lions and tigers, as part of its veterinary programme, according to the student newspaper The Daily Beacon. The story highlights the unusual range of animals the college treats and its role in caring for exotic species, drawing attention to a side of the school many people did not know about.

A quip making the rounds plays on quantum physics language: instead of calling a self-contradictory phrase an oxymoron, it calls it a superposition, the idea from quantum mechanics that something can exist in two states at once, as in the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment. The joke is tagged with Dickens, quantum, humor and Schrödinger, suggesting it mashes up literary and physics references.

A 33-minute compilation of funny cat videos is drawing large audiences online, racking up close to a million likes. Viewers are sharing the compilation as light entertainment, with cats once again proving their enduring popularity as the internet's favourite animal content.

A speciality airline is making headlines for allowing travellers to bring their pets on board, rather than checking them into cargo. The service caters to owners who want their dogs and cats with them in the cabin during flights. It reflects growing demand for pet-friendly travel options as more people treat animals as family members.

People are posting photographs of their cats at home under the recurring 'Caturday' theme, a long-running weekend tradition in which pet owners share images of their animals online. The latest contributions show domestic cats in natural, home settings, tagged under photography, animal and nature categories, keeping the lighthearted weekly ritual active among pet lovers.

A short film titled 'La nuit au composteur' shows the animals that visit a garden compost heap after dark: rats, a hedgehog named Riton, a cat called Maurice and a moth, all set to Ray Charles music. Viewers are sharing it warmly, charmed by the glimpse of ordinary garden creatures at night and by the playful naming of the animal cast.

Cat lovers are playfully checking in on each other's mental health by rating their mood 'on a scale of cat', sharing photos of felines in various states of relaxation or chaos. The trend, tied to the weekly Caturday tradition, uses humour to open up conversations about mental health and encourage people to talk about how they are feeling.

A cat has learned the most polite way to beg for food: ringing a bell instead of meowing or pawing at its owner. The lighthearted story is spreading on social media, with commenters joking about the cat's 'skinny rations' and teasing that owners give their pets only crumbs despite such well-mannered requests.

A wildlife photograph showing lion sisters resting on one another, with one using the other as a pillow, is being shared and enjoyed online. The image highlights the close bonds within lion prides, where related females typically live together for life. Commenters are responding warmly to the affectionate scene captured between the big cats.

A pet owner brought a wet umbrella into the living room to dry and their cat, Fred, immediately stood up on his hind legs to inspect it in a meerkat-like pose — but the moment was gone before a photo could be taken. The same post notes spring signs in the garden, with a Nashi pear tree starting to show life and a lemon tree budding.

A social media user is praising YouTube's recommendation algorithm for serving up a jazz fusion track that hit exactly the right note. Sharing the music video with a dancing-cat emoji and jazz and fusion hashtags, they marveled that the platform's suggestions can sometimes be spot on. The post is a lighthearted nod to the pleasures of unexpected music discoveries online.

An artist has shared a watercolour pet portrait of their polydactyl tortie Siamese cat, a cat with extra toes and a tortoiseshell-and-Siamese colouring. The piece is tagged under art and pet portrait hashtags. There is no indication of wider discussion beyond people appreciating the artwork itself.

The Miami Gardens Police Department is drawing attention with a feature on its CAT UNIT, presented as a police vlog. Viewers are reacting warmly to the department's unusual animal unit, with the item picking up strong engagement, including more than 226,000 likes, as lighthearted police content continues to find large audiences online.

An artist shared a timelapse video showing a custom digital painting of Marie, the white Siamese cat from Disney's The Aristocats, created in the Procreate app. The piece is being shared among art and cat lovers online, with viewers enjoying the chance to watch the illustration come together from blank canvas to finished portrait.

A Munchkin cat caught on a pet camera lying on its back relaxing looked straight into the lens and appeared to wink at the next moment, charming viewers. The clip has drawn around 60,000 likes, with people calling it a perfect piece of fan service from the lounging feline.

A French-language joke is spreading online: when spoken aloud, 'ChatGPT' sounds like 'chat, j'ai pété' — 'cat, I farted' — and social media users can't stop laughing about it. The pun has become a lighthearted viral moment, with people sharing the wordplay as AI chatbots like ChatGPT remain a daily topic of conversation worldwide.

A rescued cat with unusually beautiful, distinctive eyes is winning hearts online. People are sharing and celebrating the cat's striking appearance, with many touched that an animal once rescued has found widespread attention and admiration for its unique look.