This chihuahua just has to dance.
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Monday Morning Cute: The Dance of My People
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Monday Morning Cute……?: The Slow Loris is Cute, but Could F******g Kill You
The slow loris is utterly, ridiculously cute, right? I mean, look at those big, innocent eyes:
![By Jmiksanek (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://crypticphilosopher.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Slow_Loris.jpg "By Jmiksanek (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons")
And the obvious commitment to family values:
![By Helena Snyder (email) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://crypticphilosopher.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/410px-Captive_N._bengalensis_from_Laos_with_6-week_baby.jpg "By Helena Snyder (email) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons")
What could possibly be dangerous about this little guy? Well, this, via MNN:
This animal might look like a harmless, big-eyed baby ewok, but the slow loris is one of the only poisonous mammals in the world. Its subtle nature makes it popular in the illegal pet trade, but unknowing humans should stay clear of its toxin, which is released from the sides of its elbows. When threatened, the loris takes the toxin into its mouth and mixes it with saliva. The animal will also lick its hair to deter predators from attack. The toxin can cause death by anaphylactic shock.
Dang.
Photo credits: Jmiksanek (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons; Helena Snyder (email) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
Monday Morning Cute: Do Not Anger the Dik-Dik
The world’s smallest antelope (not a deer) is the dik-dik. They typically stand about 12″ to 16″ tall at the shoulder. According to Wikipedia, the name comes from “the alarm calls of the females.”
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They tend to be a bit on the goofy side (h/t Susan):
Via Susan K. Morrow on Facebook
But don’t ever get on their bad side:
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Monday Morning Cute: The Pangolin
The pangolin is like a pinecone you sort of want to hug.
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Although at times, they can look like they’re up to no good:
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In a pinch, you can dress your dog up like a pangolin:
© Sarah Pappin/pangolins.org, via john-christian-s.tumblr.com
Monday Morning Cute: Resourceful Monkey
Monday Morning Cute: Monkeys!!!
They’re like tiny adorable people!
Photo credits: Monkeys on the move (1 and 2) by e-Eva-a, Monkey family 2 by goejsen, on stock.xchng.
Monday Morning Cute: Miscellaneous GIF Dump
Just a few bits of cute I found here and there.
Monday Morning Cute: Monkey 1, Dog 0
Dogs and monkeys don’t seem to get along very well.
Mean Monkey Kicks Dog Animated GIF | Pets And Animals GIFs – GIFSoup.com. (via YouTube.)
I’m going to assume this is a good-natured dispute, to the extent that we can understand how monkeys and dogs negotiate with one another.
Monday Morning Cute: Little Animals with Musical Accompaniment
Today is the return of my “Monday Morning Cute” series, which went on hiatus because I’m lazy.
First, we have a baby monkey riding backwards on a pig (h/t LGF):
The song is also associated with an iPhone game:
Next, we have a little octopus climbing over a rock:
All of the music here is by Parry Gripp, who has many similar videos. Here’s one more about a porcupine eating a carrot:
Monday Morning Cute: Make the Most of What You Have
For the final cute post of 2012, here is Anakin, the two-legged cat:
He reminds me of this comic.
Happy New Year, everyone!