International headlines

by C. Fernsebner, concerning the matter of Kittens, Pandas, Puppies, Technological Advances

National Geographic: Hippo-tortoise friendship to be tested by introduction of female hippo
NYNewsday.com: Man adopts 90-year-old lobster (via Gothamist)
CNN: Strong-arm panda diplomacy (via Pandafix)
Futurefarmers: Machines powered by phototropism (pictured above; via we make money not art)
AP: Cat dials 911, saves owner's life
Reuters: Alarming rates of obesity in British cats (via Petistic)

The New York Times has run at least two stories in the past week ("The Cute Factor", "DNA Offers New Insight Concerning Cat Evolution") featuring photographs that we've run on Adorablog. Coincidence? We think so. They've also got pictures of pugs in sweaters which we have, remarkably, not posted.