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Nah, nah, nah! You can't touch this!

No, really —you probably don't want to touch this. He may be adorable, but this baby Sumatran tiger, who weighs just 8 lbs. and could pass for a house cat at this size, won't be so small for much longer!

The newest resident at Australia's Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve will soon be a ferocious (and much larger) beast, ready to pounce on anybody lower down on the food chain.

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Chickens — they're not just for laying eggs anymore. While the practice of keeping poultry as pets has grown in popularity over the past few years, their often inappropriate bathroom etiquette remains an issue. When you have fowl inside the house, what do you do about their foul ... poop?

For some pet bird owners — including actor Ewan McGregor — it's all about the diaper.

Yes, putting undergarments on a chicken is acceptable practice for those who keep the animals as household pets, and for Linda Celez, the diapers aren't just a matter of good hygiene, they're an expression of creativity and personality.

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This kitten is so fluffy, she doesn't need a cushion when she sleeps.

Chillie, who once used to be this teeny, loved to sleep inside of owner Katie Barnwell's 4-cup measuring cup.

"I don't know how this started," Barnwell tells PEOPLEPets.com. "I would just find her there, and she would be out. Not under the chair or anywhere else, but in a measuring cup."

The kitten, who used to be the size of Barnwell's palm, would curl up in the bottom of the cup, which Barnwell would leave by the patio door for Chillie's convenience. She continued to sleep in the measuring cup for months, because she stayed small for "a long time," Barnwell says.

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This fluffy fellow must be enjoying some sweet ice dreams.

When weather forecasters use "scorching" to describe the summer heat, there's nothing like chilling out with a long nap. And when you're as huge and hirsute as Charly, a 14-year-old, 1,150-lb. male polar bear at SeaWorld San Diego, you need to freeze your assets once in a while.

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Do his eyes light up at the sight of the tarmac? Do his ears perk up at the sound of the chopper blades spinning? Bo Obama may be young, but this well-traveled and well-heeled pooch sure knows his way around the country's air stations!

On Sunday, the First Dog was escorted onto Air Force One in Massachusetts, where he and his family had just wrapped up a 10-day vacation at Martha's Vineyard. They then headed to New Orleans, where President Obama and the First Lady helped mark the five years of recovery since Hurricane Katrina. (Alas, no shrimp po'boys for Bo!)

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Who wants to go to the grocery store? Jasmine is ready to do some shopping! This poodle has her tail wagging, her pink polo shirt on and is ready to push her doggie-sized shopping cart through the produce section. What they probably don't have at the store is a hilarious caption to go with this awesome photo from Jasmine Johns (Jazmataz). Share your best one-liners with us and we'll post our favorite by Friday.

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Who's a five-star cutie? It's Chester, and he's got a top spot on Daily Squee!

PEOPLEPets.com and Daily Squee have come together to launch the pacesetter of all photo contests, a weekly chance for you to show us your Pocket-Sized, Itty-Bitty Champs, one of whom will end up on the pages of Daily Squee every Friday.

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