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Now that's what you call animal magnetism.

While filming a scene on the N.Y.C. set of Mania Days Tuesday, Katie Holmes came face-to-face with a squirrel – and that's when things went nuts.

Testing her quick reflexes, the actress seemingly tried to pet her new furry friend at one point. (As a New Yorker, we'd think she would know better than to try and touch a rodent!)

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Who knew sleeping all day was so exhausting?

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Amanda Seyfried's Dog Lands a Movie Role | Amanda Seyfried

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Amanda Seyfried has never been shy about her love of Australian shepherd Finn – just check out her Twitter! – and it seems people are noticing.

"Let's talk about your dog. Now I love animals, everyone knows that I love animals. Your relationship with your dog is borderline," Ellen DeGeneres tells the Epic actress during a Thursday appearance on her talk show.

"Oh yeah, I know," responds Seyfried, 27. "He's with me right now. He's actually backstage. I really can't go many places without him."

Permalink | Filed Under: Stars and Pets, Dogs, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Amanda Seyfried, Ellen DeGeneres

The Daily Treat: Baby Lynx Challenges You to a Dance-Off

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Dancing with the Stars may have just wrapped its 16th season, but the competition is just getting started: Are you ready for Dancing with the Lynx?

Our fantasy ballroom series would actually just feature this lynx showing off her Jagger-worthy moves to the tune of our enamored squees. (Can you hear us awww-ing from here?)

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The Daily Treat: Nothing You Do or Say Will Cheer Up Grumpy Cow

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We thought we had seen it all when it comes to displeased, unsatisfied and generally non-smiley animals after we came face to face with Grumpy Cat.

But then we saw this cow.

We don't know why this Highland cow calf, Snowy (who we will affectionately call Grumpy Cow), is so angry. Born to two brown Highland cattle, Snowy's rare coat of fluffy white fur is something to smile about in itself. Perhaps the grass tasted a little bitter this particular day, or maybe Snowy's just a little bit upset about the demise of Robsten. (True love exists, we promise!)

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The 5 Best Animal Rescue Photos from Oklahoma

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Amid the death and destruction facing families left displaced by the tornado that struck several suburbs of Oklahoma on Monday, a handful of residents have been fortunate to return to the sites of their homes and come face-to-face with their furry friends.

Earlier in the week, Barbara Garcia was reunited with her missing dog during an on-camera interview, in which a member of the CBS News crew spotted her pup struggling to escape the debris.

Garcia's story is just one of many touching reunions, such as that of June Simson (above). Upon returning to the remains of her home, she discovered her cat, Sammi, covered in dirt but alive, standing atop the rubble.

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Go home, puppy, you're drunk.

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How the Cannes Film Festival Is Going to the Cats

Hollywood's finest and most familiar faces – from Jessica Chastain to Jessica Biel – have flocked to the South of France for the Cannes Film Festival. (Did we mention Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emma Watson, too?)

But the true stars of the festival have yet to show up.

Meet the ginger-colored cats who steal scenes from Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake in the Coen brothers' latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis. (Fun fact: It took six felines to fill the role of the cat who follows Isaac around 1961 New York in the film.)

Permalink | Filed Under: Animals & Pets, Cats, Stars and Pets, Cannes International Film Festival, Carey Mulligan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac

Jenna Morasca: My Next Boyfriend Needs to Be a Dog Lover

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At 32, newly single reality star Jenna Morasca knows what she wants in a future mate. Following her breakup from fellow Survivor winner Ethan Zohn after 10 years of dating, Morasca has decided that she wants to find a guy who'll love her and her dog Bobbi – unconditionally. In her third blog for People.com, she discusses how she came to that realization.

I am a single parent – a newly single parent, that is. Loving and parenting a dog as a single parent can create all sorts of new and unusual problems, but also new sources of joy. When I adopted 5-year-old Bobbi, I was in a relationship, and we mutually agreed it was time to expand the family – well, it was more like I wore him down, convincing him it was time to adopt a dog.

Permalink | Filed Under: Stars and Pets, Dogs, Ethan Zohn, Jenna Morasca

The Daily Treat: What Would You Call Mariah Carey's Puppies?

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Mariah Carey's family has once again expanded – and she wants your help.

Nope, not a babysitter: Now raising three puppies – in addition to 2-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan – the American Idol judge, 43, is asking her fans to suggest names for the new additions.

"Help name dem puppies!!" she Tweeted of the two males and one female dog, the offspring of her pooch Squeak E. Beans. (She also has four other Jack Russell terriers: Cha Cha, Jackie Lambchops, Jill E. Beans and JJ.)