ANIMALS

Meet Toast, The Foster Cat Who Appears Like She Just Finished a Ten-Year Slumber

Predicting how we’ll appear as we grow up is tough, but we must be confident in ourselves no matter how distinct our looks are from others. Like the foster cat in our story today, she was saved and grew up with a unique appearance compared to her buddies. Nonetheless, her amazing personality can effortlessly capture anyone’s heart.

Image source: Hannah Taff

Toast and 15 other kittens were saved in Memphis, Tennessee, and taken to a foster home by Angels Among Us Animal Rescue. When Toast got there, she was in a sad state. Her eyes were almost stuck shut with crust, and she looked much tinier than the other rescued kittens. Hannah Taff, Toast’s foster mom, said she was only about half the size of the rest and could hardly walk around.

As the weeks passed, Toast’s health improved a lot. But something strange occurred. While the other kittens looked typical, Toast’s fur became totally wild. Moreover, she always had a look on her face as if she just woken up from the longest nap ever. Everyone who knows her finds it puzzling that no matter how often she is groomed, she always appears disheveled.

“She does get bathed and brushed daily,” Taff said. “A lot of people thought she just needed a bath to look normal—nope, she’s just special!”

Toast is a bit unique compared to her buddies, but she doesn’t seem to mind at all. Her personality is huge, so even if someone is initially taken aback by her looks, she quickly wins them over with her charm.

“They almost always say, ‘She’s so ugly she’s cute,’ which is true,” Taff said. “But they all fall in love with her because of her amazing personality.”

Toast is a fun-loving and lively kitten, even though she has some eye problems that her foster mom is working hard to fix. She loves doing parkour-like stunts, can be a bit noisy, and is still learning to use the restroom without making a mess. This little furball is just bursting with energy. She couldn’t care less about how she looks and is always eager to join in on any exciting playtime.

We hope that seeing Toast’s cute and one-of-a-kind appearance has made you smile and brightened your day. Toast’s story is a reminder that every cat is special and has their own special traits that make them truly unique. If you’ve fallen in love with Toast and her sleepy expression, be sure to share her story with your friends and family.

ANIMALS

Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.

More info: Youtube

ANIMALS

These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects

Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.

For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.

With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.

1. Zebra longwing

This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.