A housecat named Scooter plays in a pile of fall leaves near a home

A housecat named Scooter plays in a pile of fall leaves near a home

A cat eyes a squirrel as it makes its way along a fence in Ormond Beach, Fla.

A cat eyes a squirrel as it makes its way along a fence in Ormond Beach, Fla.

Cat in my lap

Cat in my lap by DeadMan

Milo Yawn

Milo Yawn Photograph: Skinny Piggy/Flick    

A monkey adopts a kitten in the forests of Bali

A young long tailed macaque monkey has been spotted nuzzling and grooming a ginger kitten and making sure no harm came to it at the Monkey Forest Park, in the Ubud region of Bali, Indonesia.

Abyssinian cat Kiki and giant schnauzer Tami investigate each other

Abyssinian cat Kiki and giant schnauzer Tami investigate each other at a pet show at the Leipzig fairground, Germany

Wizard, the cat who came dressed as the popular American doll Raggedy Ann

Wizard, the cat  who came dressed as the popular American doll Raggedy Ann             

Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage

Pets doing Yoga

Miles does the Dhyana

Randy does the Vyaghrasana

Candy also does the Virasana

Prince does the Adho Mukha Vrkhasana

Liza does the Virasana

Photograph: Dan Borris/Barcroft USA guardian.co.uk

Catherine , the Cat in 'Cats and Dogs'

The film's character Catherine , the Cat in 'Cats and Dogs'

A cat nurses a squirrel

A cat  nurses a squirrel 

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Ireland's Ben Reid jumps as he cycles during the men's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill competition at Mount Ste-Anne in Beaupre, July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger

Smoke rise from a forest fire as trees continue to burn near Propriano, on the French island of Corsica July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet

Singer Gloria Estefan performs during her "90 Miles" tour in Las Palmas on the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Team Saxo Bank rider Andy Schleck of Luxembourg (L) and Astana rider and leader's yellow jersey Alberto Contador of Spain arrive on the finish line after the 20th stage of the 96th Tour de France cycling race between Montelimar and Mont Ventoux, July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

A make-up artist works on a man's face, turning him into a a scary character for the watching crowd, while attending the 40th annual Comic Con conference in San Diego, California July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Mike Blake

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy corners during the British Motorcycling Grand Prix qualifying session at the Donington Park circuit, central England July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Darren Staples

Medical staff lift Ferrari Formula One car driver Felipe Massa of Brazil into an ambulance after he crashed during the qualification session for the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit near Budapest July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/ Stringer

Two cats pose during a two-day international cat exhibition in Prague July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/David W Cerny

A Voodoo believer attends a mass ceremony during the Plain Du Nord Festival July 24, 2009.

REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz

Women show their hands decorated with henna paste during the 'Teej' festival in the northern Indian city of Amritsar July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Munish Sharma

Romania swimmer Ionela Cozma prepares to attend a training session at the World Championships in Rome July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Race leader Christian Maurer of Switzerland flies through the Matterhorn turnpoint on day 7 of the Red Bull X-Alps adventure race from Salzburg to Monaco, in Zermatt, Switzerland July 25, 2009. REUTERS

Supporters of Honduras ousted president Manuel Zelaya rest near a barricade after being blocked from proceeding to the border with Nicaragua at a checkpoint in Ojo de Agua, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa July 25, 2009.

REUTERS/Tomas Bravo