@why-animals-do-the-thing what the heck?

This is priceless. Fur is a great nest-building material. Normally, birds get it from snags on branches or (maybe, I’m not sure) dead animals. I know some people who actually put out a bird-feeder full of hair for the birds after they brush out their dog, specifically so that it can be turned into nesting material.

This is a very brave birb who has learned where it comes from and just decided to go get some from the source, and a dog who is probably too asleep to care.  

aww yissss

I can feel the nostalgia ooze into my bloodstream

Raccoon dogs are also known as tanuki, and they feature very heavily in a lot of Japanese folklore. They also get super fluffy and adorable when their winter coat comes in. 

If you want to see one in real life, only place in the entire United States that houses tanuki is Zoo Atlanta - they’ve got two bonded brothers named Thor and Loki. Tanuki are really uncommon in zoos around the world, although I’m not sure why - IUCN lists them as ‘least concern’ so maybe they’re just so prevalent as to not be thought “worth” exhibiting. They’re super cool little canids, though, so definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area. 

The last one

Also good on these people for taking the aggressively petty route instead of falsely registering their pets as service animals

I love how everyone intentionally interpreted this not as “your dog must be small” but “your dog must be in a bag”