Cute rats in action – Rat Care

Your pup's actually not sniffing hello after all – Dogster

Ten things every dog owner should know – Wag Reflex

It doesn't get more royal that this kitty "catsle" – moderncat

Have you ever heard of canine flower detectors? – The Bark

Lou Rawls, Jr. attacked by dog belonging to Marvin Gaye III – Tough Pups

A Red Panda is neither a raccoon nor a bear so should we call these creatures cubs or kits? Whatever you prefer to label the babes, don't forget to add in adoro. The very endangered species often has untraditional caretakers – this time staff at China's Giant Panda Research Center successfully nurtured eight of ten newborns, making it the fifth year in a row that this unit helped these animals pass the critical stage after birth. See more pictures of the fire-colored bamboo eaters when you read more

This pup is on the ball . . . if only she could find it. To honor Autumn's arrival, check out Honey doing dives to locate that elusive round, fuzzy toy in a pile of leaves.

Uh, Max? Just so you know, you need a license to drive a motorized vehicle. . . and two legs, not four. Sorry, buddy.

Congrats to Max and carriefrances for being selected as our Pet Pic of the Day! Don't forget to submit your photos to our Pet Pics group – you may see your pals on the pages of PetSugar!

Although geeksugar got a sneak peek at the California Academy of Sciences when she attended a video game release party earlier this month, she didn't really get to explore the facility as much as she would have liked to. Thankfully, Wired gave us a behind the scenes look at the high tech penguin habitat, and explained the benefits of running the facility on computers to replicate the light and temperature the penguins would get back in their natural environment.