The Water Bowl: Why You're Obsessed with Cute Animals

01/06/2012 at 12:30 PM EST

Why You're Obsessed with Cute Animals
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There's a reason "Surprise Kitty" has been watched 58 million times: Our brains are hard-wired to respond to babies. Whether animal, human, or inanimate, things that have "cute" proportions make us feel immediate pleasure. –TODAY

Who is the giant panda, really? The real panda, as it lives in the wild, is still a mystery to scientists, but it is certainly different from the adorable, cuddly creature we like to imagine. –NPR

Two kittens are believed to have set a house in England on fire. Investigators believe the cats walked across a touch-sensitive device in the kitchen. No one else was home at the time of the blaze. –Telegraph



Matt Lauer has just closed on a 47.5-acre property near his home in the Hamptons. Lauer, an equestrian, plans to create a "horse haven" there. –NYPOST.com

Behind the scenes on the Game of Thrones set lies a playground for cats. There are about five in all, including a ginger tom named Spartacus. –HBO.com

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