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Jan 18, 2007

Rule of Cuteness #29 AND 30!

OK, People, this is UN-PEE-RESS-A-DENTED!

Not one but TWO rules of Cuteness at ONCE! [hyperventilating]

I might have to sit down.

RULE #29: If you flex your paws repeatedly in a kneading motion in the air for no reason, IT'S CUTE!

RULE #30: If your breath shows in the form of your stomach moving in a quick, fluttering fashion, IT'S SO CUTE!

This day will live in INFAMAY, Jen S.!

Posted by Meg on January 18, 2007 in Kittens , The Rules of Cuteness™ | Permalink

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Comments

PLONK....pwease pawdon me...my heart just 'sploded.

Rebecca
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:34 AM

I've long contended that baby Tigers are the epitome of cuteness. Not only are the adorable on their own, I think it's intensified by the fact they are going to grow up into killing machines.

semanticantics
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:36 AM

OH MY GOOOOODDDD!!!! TOOO KYYOOOOOOTT

COAddict
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:39 AM

I WANT EET! Dudes, check out the sleepy almost mauling of the Winnie teh Pooh! Well, the wiping of open mouth on said Winnie's armlet. And the squawking meow-roar! Gaaaaaa...

herpantsness
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:40 AM

That is one awww-dorable and ti-ti tiger.

Chris
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:41 AM

Oh no! I just peed on myself! That was too, too cute. I swear the little guy was waving at me. Also, I love how he gets all yawny and snuggletastic next to his Winnie the Pooh bear.

For the love of jauntiness
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:41 AM

I declare this cuuuute tiger cub as being "lumpy": the state of any animal that is in such a state of sleepy, that its body conforms to the shape of whatever is supporting it. I love lumpy lumps.

Stephanie S.
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:42 AM

OMG the ear squish against the soft blankie at the end!!!

Moosie
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:44 AM

And those blue eyes when they're little. Killer.

I thought I could handle it until I saw those widdle paws in the air.
But the snuggling with the stuffed Pooh just killed me.
My head asploded.

layla42
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:44 AM

The most adorableish EVAH!! 'Specially the 'air muffins'. I wanna baby tiger keeettie. Well, until it gets to about 50 lbs.... then it might destroy the furniture...AND ME!

musicchick2
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Wow, that's one BIG orange tabby kitten.
8-O

Theo
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:45 AM

actually, I wish LUMPY was a Rule of Cuteness! Please....

Stephanie S.
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:46 AM

OY VEY!!!
That kind of cuteness shouldn't be allowed!!! I just died from eet!

Renee in Texas
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:46 AM

EEEEE!!!! This widdo guy is in the zoo HERE IN SEATTLE!! Must go see him DIS WEEKEND!!

musicchick2
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Such funny noises! "Miyhre!" TOO CUTE! The wee face!? Those softie paws! The plonking falling alseep?!? REDONK.

marie
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Meh! Meeeh! Knead! Yawn! Sleeeeeeeeeeep.

jennifuh
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Ok...here i go!

SQUEEEE! So cuuute! OMG! Look at the toes! Lil face! Nibble teh earsies! Oh, my heart can't take it!

Holly
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:48 AM

If that just isn't the cutest thing I've ever seen!

paula
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:48 AM

I've watched this over and over...the CUTE and AWWWW factor are too overwhelming for ME! What a GREAT Thursday...thanks Meg!

angela
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:52 AM

Maybe the sloooooow nod off into sleep (whether or not it's immediately followed by a sudden "Baroo?" awakening, followed by another sloooooooow nod) needs to be its own ROC.

Just a suggestion.

CP
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:52 AM

OMG! *watches 5 more times* That is soo cute! I wish I could pet the tiger. Would that make it a tigger *i am kidding*? Maybe not. But it still is cute.

A.J
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:52 AM

I am a huge fan of the gravitational sleepyhead plop.

sadiesauce
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:54 AM

OMG! Tiger biscuits.

ambracadabra
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:56 AM

overload.

ariel
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:56 AM

I love it when animals have their own stuffed animals. I'm on the lookout for some for my cats.

Laurie C
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:59 AM

Ok...tigers are my all time FAV animal, and baby tigers are so adorably cute it actually causes me pain!

Did anyone see that documentary on the tiger cubs who were born in that Tiger Sanctuary in New Zealand? It was on a few years ago, the keepers would walk the cubs around the park and there was this one segment where the guy and his baby tiger went past the gift shop and the little darling got spooked by the stuffed toys, so his human took him inside.

ACK! BABE TIGGERS!

Teri
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM

OMG! Kitty waved at us! That's so damned cute I do believe I may have to blog this one myself (with the requisite link back to CO).

Peng
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM

So cute! I want to sqeeeeeeeeeeeze him!

musicchick2: do you know where mom's at?

shanchan
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM

Meg, you will never have to worry about CO having too big of an audience.

Because you're KEEEELINGK us off with the postings!

The first person who figures out how to make a domestic kitty with perfect tiger colors will be rich beyond imagination.

(Mr. LT wishes to add an "awww" about this, plus a "Baroo?" about yesterday's scuba cat and shopping penguin.) (Not that he put it like that, of course)

lurkertype
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM

Sweet little wild baby...

bats
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:04 PM

I think there should be a rule for resting your cute chin on objects to hold your head up.

soolka
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:07 PM

LOOOVVVE it! Big cats are my fave....love 'em!

Violet's mama
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:08 PM

yeller tabby kitteh + steroids = bebeh tigger

(another one for jaypo's "Nanimath" series; see the rest at: http://jaypo.vox.com/library/post/nanimath.html )

mariser
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:08 PM

oooohmygod.
my favorite part is his little grunts in the very beginning, as if he is saying, "i do NOT approve. oh, nevermind. now i'm just tired."

chelsea
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:12 PM

I think any baby animal trying not to fall asleep is automatically cute too. Remember sleepy puppy?

Must...stay...awake...for...snorgling!

Laura
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:22 PM

My cat was a little alarmed when he saw this. I don't think he's grasp the "thing don't come out of the computer" concept.

Nic
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:25 PM

I have actually petted a baby tiger. They're not soft, more wiry. But WHO CARES? They're *cute*.

And I'm in agreement that you have a greater sense of the fleetingness of cute with a tiger.

Suda Nim
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:26 PM

da paws! da paws! and then the ker-plunking head. too tired from being so chucking cute.

hronnsa
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:34 PM

I just love how he falls asleep mid head lollage.

vigilant20
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:35 PM

SQUEE~!!!!

Trying not giggle here at work... I got a submission!! :-)

*dances*

And yes, baby kitties of all sizes are teh major cute.

Jen S.
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:36 PM

my epitome of cutenesss is seeing an apex predator, be it a tiger, lion, bear, wolf... all infantile and baby-baby and unable to kill so much as a flea... THAT"S cuteness! the fact that this lil' cub will one day weigh around 600 pounds and eat 25 pounds of raw turkey a day seems sooo far off... so fer now, let's enjoy this little tiger's moment...

ringtailroxy
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:40 PM

AwwwwMyGaaaaaawd!!!

That's unbearable. So unbearable, i had to watch three times.

If you go to Zoos.org, you can see that that baby is an endangered Sumatran tiger so is being "hand raising due to poor maternal care" ...bad mommy!

Although, i would say the mom wasn't doing her job too if it meant i got to hand raise a baby tiger!!!!!! (not really)( really)

DunForGood
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:40 PM

Tigger found his pooh.

COmpletely and totally overloaded. Big cat babes get me every time.

jenn
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:46 PM

tiny tiger pup yawn! shut the eff up!

deedee
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:47 PM

to DunForGood--

it isnt the moms fault. they arent made to be in zoos, so they stress out and dont care for their babies. shes not bad, she just isnt made to be in a zoo.

random girl
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:51 PM

Okay, seriously, I had to check. How come "if you're sleepy, you're cute" isn't a rule??!! There have been numerous posts with itty bitty sleepies...What's a cutie got to do to get a new rule??

kma in ky
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:54 PM

plus, there's the blinkily nodding off! this one wows the cute-o-meter, for sure!!

acm
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 12:57 PM

Sweepy widde tigew!!!!!!!!

Lizzy
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:00 PM

I love their big noses. WOoeet!!

blueberries4me
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:02 PM

I read someplace that tigers don't justh ave stripey fur...their skin is stripey too! I wonder if that's true...

I've gotten the chance to touch baby tigers too, adn they are kind of wiry feeling, but that doesn't matter. They're so darn cute that I'd cuddle them even if they felt like sandpaper!

GreenEyedHawk
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:08 PM

GreenEyedHawk -- house cats' skin seems to match their fur patterns, in my limited experience, so could be tiger skin does, too. Cool, isn't it?

This baybee is tooooooocute... I love the way the baby tigger has his own Pooh Bear. And his little head goes slidey slide slide down the bear and onto the blankie...zzzzzzz

useta hada kitteh
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:17 PM

AAAAH!!!

Meg, I have to agree: iddle things trying to resist the sandman need a category... the repeated head-nod should long have been acknowledged as classic cuteness.

Best. Video. EVAH!!1!!6346!

Ben
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:18 PM

Yay Woodland Park Zoo! I shall go and squeal (quietly) this weekend. PAW!

snusnu
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:19 PM

Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh
Wemoweh, wemoweh,
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh.
In the vid-age, the peaceful vid-age,
The tiger sleeps tonight.

pyrit
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:25 PM

OMG!!! Itty bitty tigah meows! And then Pooh bear snuggles! I think my heart just asploded!

ysabet
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:25 PM

Yes, tis true, tigers do have stripes on their skin, not just their fur. And, domesticated cats are most like tigers in terms of comparing them to the "big cats."

That said, after watching this video...

poit

T'anks Meg!

kittyluv
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:26 PM

Dang that's cute! For more amazing air-kneading action, check out the... brace yourselves... possibly EVEN CUTER video of the same tiger kitten being bottle fed and sprawling around: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBJ-CJPnRQ

Careful. Lotsa tiger squawks and yawning. You'll probably asplode.

Daniel
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:31 PM

I would propose a third rule, even. Slowly falling asleep (head bobbing around or starting awake a few times) is definitely cute!

Biodoc
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:31 PM

Huge AAAHHHH factor here, plus growly squeaks, air biscuits, and finally a baby ti-ti-tiger falling asleep with a huge smile on his tiny tiger face. Really OTT. This will hold me for awhile, b/c I have to keep replaying it.

Jessarakitty
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:33 PM

OMG tiger cub!!1!
That should be illegal!
I can't stop watching it!
When he tries to bite the stuffed animal, but he can't because he falls asleep! AAHHHHHHHH!!!!
It's too cute!

writergrrl
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:34 PM

I'm with the new-rule folks. Sleepy is cute - and I think we should specifically include the state of melty-ness as one of the defining factors:

1) Melty-ness - or lumpiness, as defined by Stephanie S. -
"the state of any animal that is in such a state of sleepy, that its body conforms to the shape of whatever is supporting it."

Here, we see it especially with the little tiger's face/mouf when he's sliding down the pooh - he's kind of...melty.

diana
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:38 PM

I was on a landscaping tour of an animal park (before public hours) and a trainer brought out a tiger cub on a leash for socialization (she said). Personally, I think it was to watch a bunch of stuffy academics go "Squee!"

martha in mobile
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:39 PM

oh, and maybe these, too:

2) a struggle NOT to fall asleep is extra cute

3) giving up something you're engaged in to suddenly to fall asleep is extra cute - as chelsea said:

"my favorite part is his little grunts in the very beginning, as if he is saying, "i do NOT approve. oh, nevermind. now i'm just tired."

diana
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:39 PM

Aww... stripey Tigger baby loves his Pooh Bear.

J. Bo
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:50 PM

i'm dying i'm dying!!! i cant breathe!!! help!!!!!!!!!!! cute overload!!!!!!!!! aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

sm
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 01:54 PM

OMG...bebeh tigger is TEH CUTE!!

I want one!

Nicolletta
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:05 PM

This is another first for me- That was so cute that I was almost in tears. The only thing that has ever before been so cute that I was near tears was the movie "Dear Frankie", but this totally did it for me just now. *takes up a box o' tissues and flees*

Aoide
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:09 PM

Oooooohhhhh. AWWWWW!!!!
With a Pooh Bear?!?!?!?!

*explody*

JH
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:10 PM

They are great cuddlers:)

Fable
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:14 PM

*delurks*

Um, everyone who hasn't should watch the video linked in Daniel's post. Warning - it will keeeeeel you, so get your affairs in order first.

I especially enjoyed the zebra chomp.

*relurks*

Lucizoe
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:26 PM

Pooh and Tigger!!

I felt sorry for the little babe at the beginning, kneading the air; he wants his mommy.

Celia
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:31 PM

Awwww..... :)

http://www.FunnyAnimalVideos.com

Rachel
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:33 PM

I followed that link. Oh. My. God.

Chomping on his zebra. Do tigers eat zebras? Can't start too young, I guess.

Celia
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:34 PM

EEEEK! Oh, the cuteness! I can't stand it!!

claudia
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 02:41 PM

Another Proposed Cuteness Rule: If you look like you should roar, and you mew like a tiny kitten instead, its tewtally QTE!

kelly
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:00 PM

If you're a tiger who can't stay awake and is smaller than a Pooh bear doll, IT'S CUTE! :D

Tracy B.
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:00 PM

Rule #31 Your head is too big and heavy to hold up when you are sleepy..

OMG!!!!!!! CUTEST thing EVER!!!

Mina
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:03 PM

OMG. A "vicious" tiger cuddling with a Pooh bear.

And those little squeaky meows.

Robyn
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:06 PM

Tyger tyger burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
could frame thy fearful...
um, flufferful...
um, snorgleful...
oh, never mind!

toborzgrrl
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:07 PM

Oh mai gawd! So cute! The little paw kneeding made me cry tears of cuteness. Kitten, you are the king.

Kit
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:09 PM

ZOMG. Little slepping tiger.

And what's with that adorable vulturous crow/meow?

Redzilla
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:22 PM

i think there might be some misunderstanding of who the real tigger is here...

Fable
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:25 PM

"Warning - it will keeeeeel you, so get your affairs in order first." - haha, Lucizoe

I loved the zebra munching, too. Sooo many stripes.

deskprimate
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:32 PM

I love tigers.
They are just bigger cats.
really cute

Flavia
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:40 PM

Can we have a rule about muttering under your wee beh-beh breath? What did you say sleepeh tiger?

PuppyMomma
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:42 PM

I CANNOT believe that falling asleep in front of your eyes is NOT a rule of cuteness. That's just WRONG.

Adorable ^3. As a tiger, I approve. :D

LT

logic.tigris
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

My cat almost jumped a foot out of my lap at the teeny tiger squawks! Then she got all big-eyed and was looking around like "Where is it? What's making that bizarre noise!?!?"

Aside from that, this is TOO DAMN CUTE. Brought tears to my eyes too.

Brak_Silverbone
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM

I think a new rule of cuteness should be the slow, unintentional slump into sleep that the kittehs do.

Jami
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:48 PM

I watched the first vid.. I watched the video with the bebeh tigger and the zebra.. I am DONE. It was just too cute to put into words. Just so anerable I wanted to go hug somebody.

Golden
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:53 PM

ok. Actual tears of joy here. Including sobbing/hyperventilating breathing because I couldn't take it.

girlnextdoortn
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 03:58 PM

eeeeesh!!!! oh, i LURVE the sleepy head-slidey can't hold it up anymore thing! so cute.

anne
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 04:00 PM

That zeh-bra is DOOMED. Only in Kenya.

Suda Nim
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 04:04 PM

OZOMG the little sleppyhead...[thud]

jaypo
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 04:16 PM

Possibly the cutest video evar!

Eastie
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 04:19 PM

I would just like to point out that in my household the act of kneading is called "making biscuits." Therefore, that tiger cub is making very light and airy biscuits.

Katie
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 04:48 PM

zomg I want it. SO CUTE!

In case it hasn't been posted yet, this video (of the same little guy) is also really really really really adorable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBJ-CJPnRQ

Lola
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 05:10 PM

One of my kitties does the kneading-the-air thing too. It's adorable.

Brie
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 05:27 PM

I was wondering when this was going to get around to being posted here. I volunteer at the Woodland Park Zoo, so I knew about her birth quite soon after it happened. (No, I don't work with her, unfortunately. I work with the farm animals.)

Anyway, onto the gushing: This little girl is sooooo cute! Anerable, simply anerable! I want to cuddle her and soft-kronsche those ears. And the mea-aghles at the beginning! *dies*

Too bad her mother, JoJo, couldn't take care of her. She's had two litters before, twins each time. Maybe it is because she was so little? Or had no siblings? I dunno. Go here for all the info: http://www.zoo.org/spotlight/ss.htm

Anywho, I can't wait until she's ready for her public debut! I'm definitely gonna be there. Yay for the Sumatran tiger! We will save them yet! (I <3 tigers, can you tell? ^_~)

P.S. Awesome video of her at three weeks, Daniel. I also love the zebra kronsche. ^_^

Heather
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 05:33 PM

Or maybe it was because the cubs and the mom where parked in an unnatural environment...hence...stress on the mother...hence difficulty taking care of the children;)who knows!but anyway...it looks perfectly fine to me. You think they will bring it back to the wild forest of Bengali one day or keep it has an attraction...

Fable
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 05:38 PM

I am just saying...it will need a tiget friend at some point...and a hut to put other cubs...and friends...and food....i mean it takes place....

Fable
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 05:43 PM

OMG. A tiger kitten with a stuffed Winnie the Pooh? Too. Damn. Cute. :-)

Miranda
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 06:15 PM

Have to say it again, this is soooooooo cute.

Vickie C
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 06:23 PM

My kitty is sleeping under my desk & was very alarmed at the meow-squeak!

But awww it's SOO CUTE look at those big pawpads.

Kendally
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 06:36 PM

Really, honestly. This is one of the most profoundly cute things I've ever seen on this site. And that is saying quite a bit!! The vid Lola posted is heartbreakingly adorable too.

Alexis
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 06:39 PM

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Sweet wittle baby so tye-tye.

I wanna eat 'im!

Wendy
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 06:49 PM

I propose a new Law of Cuteness: "Slowly nodding off while trying to stay awake is TEH CUTEST THING EVAR."

Alycia Shedd
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 07:16 PM

This is like film of my biggest dream evar coming true. (dies of joy)

thepetmuseum
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 07:16 PM

Teri, I think you mean the "Awesome Pawsome" show that was on Animal Planet a few years ago. I saw it and loved it. Especially the birthday cake celebration where the big pushy one snagged his little sister's cake.

Tigers are my favorite animal ever, and this one is just too adorable for her own good.

AuntieMame
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 08:18 PM

It's in Seattle? We could have a cuteologist meeting and do some analyses!

Another Angela
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 08:33 PM

I don't care if he's going to grow up to eat me. I could go happy. COME HERE FOR A SNORGLE!!!

lotte
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 08:40 PM

It... it's got a Pooh Bear!! And... it... it snuggles with the Pooh Bear!!!!

I think Rule of Cuteness #31 should be... If you fall asleep slowly but surely... it's cute!! ;) Haha

Sari
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:15 PM

this same cub is in another video :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw0yKaBq2t4

Lauren
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:17 PM

dang it! that was the wrong link :( apologies! this one is correct. I promise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBJ-CJPnRQ

Lauren
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:19 PM

It is interesting that the tiger cub is not much different in its actions that a domestic kitten. It is very cute and loveable. I wonder how domesticated a tiger can become through constant love and being fed regularly. Obviously it would be risky to attempt, but it has been done by some with large land areas. I would prefer tigers (lions etc) be left in the wild and it is a shame when they are hunted.

thekingpin68
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:20 PM

and once the tiger is asleep, the following poem is appropriate:

Tranquil Tiger
This tiger is sprawled
So still and so flat
A question arises
When glancing thereat-
Is he asleep?
To be perfectly frank
He looks more as if
He was creamed by a tank!

i hope at least a couple of you know where that's from.
the pics today are great and today is my birfday!

colurker
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:25 PM

The perfect sleepy-time meditation type content. Something so zen about this *yawn* *falling into adorable dreams of cuddly zzz's* G'night folks.

Kimberly
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:29 PM

I love both the massivity and passivity of those paws.

Aubrey
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:34 PM

Oh, its all about sleepy squirming. I think that should be a rule: Sleepy + Squirming = So Cute its Painful To Others.

I want to take you and hold you with your head tucked under my chin and we will have a nice stripey nap.

Jill
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 09:56 PM

Baby *anythings* are cute - I'll bet even baby armadillos make people go "awwww...". Big-cat babies (lions, tigers, pumas, ocelots, etc.) are just big ole kittens, and kittens are practically the definition of cute. (And that little squawky meow just slays me!)

acelightning
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 10:18 PM

Shanchan... I'll call the zoo on Friday and see if they're able to be viewed, if the mama is there, how many in the litter, etc. I didn't see anything on the Woodland Park Zoo website, so... I shall update as soon as I know anything. *I'm comin' little Tigger!*

musicchick2
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:16 PM

UPDATE: Here's the story of the baby tiger and more video clips http://www.zoo.org/spotlight/ss.htm

musicchick2
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:31 PM

Aww.... he won't be able to 'have visitors' until he's 3 or 4 mos. old. But the zoo will be updating the site with videos and news of his development. Guess I'm not gonna go see 'im this weekend after all. *kicks a rock*

musicchick2
 |  Jan 18, 2007 at 11:35 PM

Could there be a new category called something like "Must...not...sleep...zzzzzz". There'd be loads of vids in that one!

Antonia
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

I really think that babies falling asleep while being filmed should be yet another rule of cuteness. It's simply precious!

Ewa
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:24 AM

Cats do that pushing thing with their paws because they are so comfortable they are reminded of when they were at their mother's teat. They do that to help the milk come out.

I think knowing this makes it even more cute, so I thought I'd share it!

julia
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

AIEEEEEEEE!!! I wanna cuddle it!

[disapproval]
Geoffrey and Pyscho's kitties are getting more and more ill-behaved by the day. Geoffrey nearly chewed my shoes to shreds today in college. Bad kitties.
[/disapproval]

Subhangi
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:17 AM

OH BLESS!! What an adorable leetle bebeh!! I want one! With a Pooh-Bear!

Rachel
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:21 AM

I do believe that rule #29 can also be referred to as "air muffins". tooo cute!

josie
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:40 AM

AAAAAAHHHH!!! Its so *CUTE*!!! I didn't know tiger cubs meowed ^_^

Oh and 'The first person who figures out how to make a domestic kitty with perfect tiger colors will be rich beyond imagination.'...I've seen one thats pretty close sat on the wall by my house. It was grey and orange rather than black and orange and looked like a tiny little tigger ^_^

Kat
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:15 AM

More sad than cute, where's its mommy? It looks so lonely.

Jory
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:24 AM

The grumbly snurffle noise! *gasp* Eeeeeee!

Nikki
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:33 AM

Award-winning! I think baby was trying to nurse on that stuffed zebra ear! Adorable mews -- I wondered how our cats would react to that! hee-hee! Both of my girls had stuffed tigers in their cribs. I call the "making muffins" move "pitty-pat paws" or "kneading". God, I think I just started LACTATING from the sheer cuteness of that cub!!!!! Must change shirt ....

Maria
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 05:19 AM

oh my god, soo cute, I want one!

Robertosucco
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 06:25 AM

I've been compelled to watch this video three times already. I'm working at home today, so Goddess knows how many times it will get a workout.

I can't believe the adorable face markings. The squawk, the paws.

I also wonder, though, where this baby's mommy is.

Cathryn Bauer
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:08 AM

I think there are definitely some sleepy eyes there too. Rule of cuteness!

Amy
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:16 AM

IWANNABABYTIGGAH!! I got to see the "new" babies at the Seattle Zoo a couple of years ago - not fair that the Seattleites get all the skwee :(
Is anyone else thinking what I'm thinking? ROADTRIP!!! :)

Tony James
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:21 AM

Just watched the youtube video. Now I have to go take a low dose of aspirin to prevent that upcoming heart attack.

JH
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:21 AM

OMG! TIGERZ!!1!

Daisycat
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:26 AM

Wowee zappo! I MUST SNORGLE IT! So tie-tie, and the little kitteh grunts just MAKE it for me! Both videos made me chuckle out loud and induced an instantaneous desire to snorgle his little belly while his paws "make biscuits" in my hair - GAWD!!

(And the poetic quote above about tanks HAD to come from the Immortal Bill Watterson and Calvin & Hobbes...?)

Alicorn
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:27 AM

Long time lurker, first time poster. OH MY dOG. This is the cutest thing ever. I love all things tiger, leopard, lion...you know the BEEEEG cats. This baby tiger is how do you say it? ANERABLE.

Kris
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:39 AM

Hey! colurker! Happy birfday from yesterday! Hope you had lotsa cake and snorgles and stuff!

useta hada kitteh
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:01 AM

"Baby animal falling asleep" should be another Rule of Cuteness.

Jody
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:16 AM

Has this vid been posted?Scottish Fold Kitten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmsV9R8FsDA

ElisaTorchbearer
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:19 AM

i think i just died and went to cute heaven. O. M. G.

lilcrow
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:21 AM

"Teri, I think you mean the "Awesome Pawsome" show that was on Animal Planet a few years ago. I saw it and loved it. Especially the birthday cake celebration where the big pushy one snagged his little sister's cake."

That might well be the show I was thinking of AuntieMarmie! My hubby and I came across it while channelsurfing (he had the remote) and if there's one thing the pair of us cannot resist, it's babeh tiggers!

I wish Animal Planet would air it again. :( I want to go to that place for certs, apparently they walk the tiggers.

Teri
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:48 AM

It's all about that snarfully snorty annoyed sound.

Kris, in New England
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:53 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9NfeIzC7F8

oy. the 'tock action. too much :)

CG
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 08:58 AM

Leetle widdew teeger squeaks...brief flash of zerbert-worthy pink teeger belleh...perfect oversize jellybean toe-padsies...oh my...the room is spinning...everything...going...black...

--TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:06 AM

Those are some PAWS. They are very cute but could do some major damage. I looked at my leather sofa while watching this and was happy my clawed kitty was well behaved.

NA
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:09 AM

yes alicorn! that was definitely a calvin and hobbes poem!

colurker
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:10 AM

Never mind the falling asleep; surely there's a guarantee of cuteness when any animal is at the stage of development where 50% of it is feet, and the other 50% is still trying to work out what to do with the feet.

SlowLoris
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:21 AM

Oh yes - what I meant to say: check these out!

http://www.toygerbreed.com/

And sorry for double post!

SlowLoris
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:22 AM

I swear I can see how much the cub has grown in the last 24 hours...

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 09:37 AM

i want to take him home and snuggle with him!!!!

carmen
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 10:01 AM

Oh, the sweet adorable baby! I feel the same way this morning *claws at the air in a 'world-go-away-now-I-need-sleepies' motion*

Mary Sue
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 10:49 AM

SlowLoris -- fixed it.

Theo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 10:51 AM

Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga ga

I can't talk adult talk now

Ga ga ga ga goo goo gooooo

AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaagggg!!!

Help??? lol

Noel
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 10:56 AM

So adorable. I think I just died.

Sarah
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 11:09 AM

Oooh, the little baby tie tie is soooo...tie tie!

KMW
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 11:30 AM

It made my dog bark.

BB/VA
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 11:36 AM

Loose translation of kneading paw motion:

must maul, must maul, must... something...so soft... zzzz

sue
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 11:56 AM

Oh my goodness, did I kill Meg with teh cute???

Jen S.
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:36 PM

Jen S. me thinks you may have.

Dré
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:46 PM

My heart just cried (and so did my face, but over Algebra). I think he wants his Mommy! Here's a hug to you you wittle kitty witty! *baby voice*

Audrey
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Well, nuffin much is happening, so... I thought this was cute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxhOGyrCtI

Karen in Toronto
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 12:50 PM

LATEST UPDATE FROM SEATTLE: The little tiger is a "she" and they're going to try to reunite her with her mother, and then, if all goes well, THEN she'll be able to be viewed by the public. So for all those Seattle-ites like me (and those crying ROAD TRIP!)who wanted to race over there this weekend, the news frpm the zoos is that she's still being kept out of sight for the time being. :-(

musicchick2
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:03 PM

(On phone to Emergency Services)
"Peeps are losing their powairs of zair speech, nay fainting, nay dyingk, all around!"

"Hold the phone." (interrupted by Karen in Toronto)

OK, Apparently, Karen in Toronto says, "nuffin is happening..."

"Nevermind." (hanging up phone call to Emergency Services)

(Walking through C Of Peeps)
Karen in Toronto! May I call you KiT? (not waiting for answer) Ah! Loved the kitty vid. LOVED it. (kicking away Peep grabbing at pant leg) SOOOO, the tail action on that kitty. Fabulous. The tail. Marvelous. Let's go find Meg!

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:12 PM

Awww, how about the way his ear gets smooshed down at the end because he's too tired to keep his head up? Adorable!!!

gravyboat
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:15 PM

[snicker]
That cat was NEVER going to attack. Ears forward, question-mark tail, watching for the next pawstep as much as the camera... good soundtrack & payoff, though.

Theo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:27 PM

ROFLM squee off!
Great kitvid Karen in T!

Lauri
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:29 PM

Had I been the videographer of deah KiT's linkatage I dare say I could not have held still the camera for fits of apoplexia. Surely, there was a sure and steady, nay, steely hand at the lens. Lucky for us.

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:40 PM

No New Qte?

Luckily, this one will do to tide us over.

Wuvs the paddy-paws and the overwhelming seepy-ness.

lurkertype
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:48 PM

Stheriously sinuous tail. The Iams web site pointed out a few cat body language tips, but that tail: positively eleGAWNT!

If that kitteh had a dark grey chin and a half-pink nosicle, he'd look very much like Fiasco T. Peabrain (has The Appointment at the Vet in two weeks -- for de-bobbling, you know).

Karen in Toronto
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:56 PM

Mr. C.O. Vocab. Ro.bot.o. (meeep) takingk. "will do". out-of-lurkertype's-vocab. This. wont. hurt. a. bit. (meeep).

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:56 PM

KiT, that was fabooo!! Snarky title, sharky music, then tiny "meeeeeeiuuuuuu."

jaypo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:57 PM

aaand....super tailio action!

jaypo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 01:58 PM

MEG!!!!! Where are you? I need my dose of cute today...it's a Friday from H-E-double toothpicks!!!

Deb
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:31 PM

Tabbeh-Traveller!! :)
http://video.ap.org/v/en-ap/fv/fv.htm?g=FC93A577-9D82-4C11-AF23-81616B2794A4&t=s60&p=ENAPus_ENAPus&&f=CODEN

Tony James
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:39 PM

***********************
***********************
WHERE'S THE NEW CUTE!!!
I'M GOIN' NUTS HERE!!!!
I NEED MY DOSE!!!!!!!!!
***********************
***********************

SweetPea
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:41 PM

(Gingerly sidestepping, fang-faced, from SweetPea)
"Grim times. Welp,..." (drumming fingers) . . .

"Let's get this party started!
Get this party starteh-hed!"

Quick! What's the plural of platypus!

Wait!

I know a game. Let's ask rhetorical questions and answer them with rhetorical questions!

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 02:55 PM

Pyrit... platipi? platipeese? platiparty?

MamaDawn
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:02 PM

MamaDawn - Bbbrrreeppp. Try again. Or you can buy a hint.

MamaDawn wants to buy a hint!

Rhymes with Star Wars wise character who talks in reverse. "Jedi, you are?" for example. Real ear-y Dude.

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:12 PM

...Rhoda??

Theo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:20 PM

Theo wins a trip to Minneapolis.

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:26 PM

Oh woo HOO.
[looks out window]
...close enough

Theo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:37 PM

wait WAIT wait Pyrit waitjussasec... "Rhoda" is the plural of "platypus"?!
(SOMEbody just may be weirder even than me)

Theo
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:39 PM

Aww, sure, (makes game-show-host-quotes)
*Minneapolis*!
MamaDawn wins a trip to Tigerrific Seee-yattle!
She got extra points for
"Platiparty."

Stay tuned for the next round of Wheel of Platypus.
Er, Platypoda.

pyrit
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:52 PM

OMGSOCUTE!

You know, I think that sleeping with a stuffed animal when you are, in fact, an animal, should be a rule of cuteness as well.

But that's just my humble opeenion.

Sneezy
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:54 PM

Oh yeah, Rhoda is TOTALLY the plural of platypus. I'll buy that.

Also, has anyone heard that the Monterey Bay Aquarium has two baby otters?

R. Moore
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 03:58 PM

Without trying to fling around the honourable ROC quals., I agree that surely, at the very least, 'Trying not to fall asleep' should be a Rule. (May I suggest 'Must. Stay. Awake.' as a title.) Which I think covers
- falling asleep mid- action,
- nodding off,
- head lolling, and
- blinky-nodding off.
Though I think a ROC for sleeping with stuffed animals may not narrow the field much.

Alison
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:02 PM

People!

I just found out that yesterday (when this was posted) was WINNIE THE POOH DAY!

Who knew?

lurkertype
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:20 PM

That noise that the baby tiger makes...is that tiger-language for "MEER!!"?

GreenEyedHawk
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:39 PM

When I played that one, my bestest dog ever woofed at the puter.

Susan
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 04:52 PM

I would suggest an additional Rule of Cuteness: if you're so tired that you're struggling to keep your head up (and, preferably, falling onto the pillow in slow motion) then you're cute!

Lesley
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 06:52 PM

MORE VIDEO CLIPS AND PRESS RELEASES ON THIS TIGER CUB on my blog at http://musicchick2.vox.com

Scroll down a little bit for all the tiger links. Thanks!

musicchick2
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 06:52 PM

"I am a huge fan of the gravitational sleepyhead plop."

Ditto!

Thees ees SO a Tigger (look, it cuddled up to Pooh!).

Major cute-osity. Snorglicious.

Zhandarq
 |  Jan 19, 2007 at 07:36 PM

Because of this ideo, I had the most amazing dream last night, that my mat managed to breed little babies tiger cubs.......that had mniture angel wings! Little white fluffy wings! They were too little to fly yet though ^_^

darkshines
 |  Jan 20, 2007 at 12:13 AM

I liked this but it made me feel ssaaaaaaaaaad! Cats do that kneading when they stimulate their mother's milk gland. That little tiger hasn't got a Mummy!
*SOBS*
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM!!!!!!

Aimee
 |  Jan 20, 2007 at 03:05 AM

Aimee - check out the press releases and video clips on my blog at http://musicchick2.vox.com/library/post/breaking-news-from-seattle-zoos.html
I live in Seattle, where the baby tiger lives, and I've been in touch with the people at the zoo and am trying to keep my blog updated with any new news.

musicchick2
 |  Jan 20, 2007 at 12:04 PM

Another rule.. if your eyes close before your head hits the pillow, its gotta be cute.

jbrisson
 |  Apr 22, 2007 at 01:28 PM

Rule of Cuteness #31

If you will one day be a very big thing, but are currently a very small thing, you are a cute thing.

paralogik
 |  May 13, 2007 at 06:21 AM

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