Simon Tofield and cat expert Nicky Trevorrow explore the question of why cats select such odd places to sleep. Their choices make perfect sense if you think like a cat. Come to think of it, I wouldn’t mind sleeping in a nice pile of clean laundry myself, if there were enough of it and I didn’t have to confront folding all that laundry myself.

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Simon tells us about his four cats’ favorite sleeping places. I have one that sleeps in the open compost pile, which is usually covered in grass clippings. Compost produces heat, so that makes sense. I have another who hides behind a clump of houseplants on the deck, because she likes to pretend she’s in the jungle, or at least, that’s the way it looks to me. This video ends with the Simon's Cat cartoon Cat Nap. -via Tastefully Offensive

If you're on the internet, chances are you see cat pictures every day. If you're one of the people who shares pictures of cats every day, you might want to find your way to CatConLA on June 25 and 26.

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This glorious celebration of all things cat features such major feline stars as Lil' Bub, Nala Cat and Pudge, as well as human-turned-cat star Julie Newmar, who played Cat Woman in the old Batman TV series. There will also be cat makeovers, manicures, a feline-inspired fashion show and a room escape game played from the point of view of a cat in a cardboard box. There's even a cat film festival in the evenings. And if you have space in your home for a new kitty friend, there will also be an adoption center on site.

If you can't make it, don't feel too bad because I'll be covering the event, taking lots of pictures to share with all of you Neatorama readers when I get back.

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People are horrified when they discover someone has been using their computer without their permission, so they install security software that takes a picture when an incorrect password has been entered too many times.

They expect to see some random sneak or sneaky relative caught trying to use the comp without permission, but Imgur user pigeonkitty received this shocking picture via text alert instead:

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Hacker cat has been caught in the act, and now pigeonkitty knows who used her credit card to order ten kilos of catnip and that cat-sized nuclear submarine...

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Prom is considered a right of passage for many human teenagers, but what about our obedience school students? Don't they deserve a night of fun frolicing in formal wear?

The Washington Washington Humane Society-Washington Area Rescue League thought so, which is why they've arranged a yearly Bark Ball for furry, formal-dressed youngsters. The black tie event celebrated its 29th year this Sunday at The Washington Hilton.

As is typical with these events, the female's stunning dresses and accessories really stole the show, but in this case, the apparel of the humans was largely overlooked in favor of the fashionable pups -except in rare cases where the human managed to wear a dress that matched their date.

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Most kids like to visit the zoo so they can see all the animals they've learned about in school in the flesh, and those zoo animals don't know why tasty little morsels keep staring at them through the glass.

Sometimes the critters get curious and come in for a closer look, but when the curious critter in question is a massive lion at a Japanese zoo the curiosity looks an awful lot like stalking prey.

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The kid's parents should show him this video when he's older so he can see how close he came to being a lion's lunch.

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A dog has fallen into a huge concrete drainage canal somewhere in Kazakhstan. There’s water rushing by, so he can’t just walk upstream or down. The sides are steep and there’s nothing to hang on to.

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But a group of young guys put their heads -and their hands- together to save the pup. Way to go! -via Atlas Obscura

Kids who don't have pets of their own must find creative ways to get some pet love, even if it involves some light breaking and entering.

Surveillance camera footage shot by homeowner Hollie Mallet caught a young man named Josh in the act of stealing hugs from Hollie's well trained black Lab Dutchess, which totally stole her heart.

Hollie asked her neighbors if they knew who the little boy was, and Josh's mom Ginger came forward to confess it was her son who had been stealing hugs from Dutchess.

Now Josh and Dutchess are free to hang out whenever they'd like, and Josh no longer has to go into ninja mode when he feels like hangin' with his favorite furry neighbor.

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I'm sure some people would think this Donald Trump cat scratcher is a great way to connect your feline to the man destined to "make America great again," while others think it's a great way to teach their cat to attack the greatest threat to America since George Wallace. Either way, it's pretty cool that you can now indoctrinate your kitty in such a clever way -though personally I'd never let this thing through my front door. 

This silly scratcher is one of 15 cool cat scratching toys featured on PetsLady, which also features the fun kitty turn table previously featured on Neatorama.

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Cat owners who let their furry family members go outside know cats like to roam about and survey their section of the kingdom, patrolling the area so their humans aren't suddenly invaded by an army of mice.

But the distance they travel remains a bit of a mystery, since we usually can't see every bit of where our cats go while they're outside.

People have tried attaching cameras to their collars to see where they go, but this doesn't give us a very good idea of the total distance traveled.

So Australia's Central Tablelands Local Land Service came up with the brilliant idea to log how far a cat actually travels using a GPS tracker, so cat owners can see how much their cat actually gets around.

Cats are considered an invasive species in Australia, and yet owners claim their cats always stay close to home, so the Land Service hopes these GPS maps will open their eyes to just how much their cats get around.

See more from GPS Trackers That Show Cats' Activity During The Night here

The German supermarket chain Netto Marken-Discount gives us an ad in which cats go grocery shopping. They’ve managed to stick as many internet cat memes as humanly possible into one minute.

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The ad doesn’t give us any particular reason to shop at this particular store, no comparisons with other stores, no sale prices, but by golly, you’ll remember the ad. -via Uproxx

Oh look, a nice sandy beach. What a perfect place to take a nice relaxing walk. Wait, what's happening. Oh God. It's a swarm of previously unseen rocks with mouths.

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Seriously, clams coming up to feed look pretty horrifying, but hey, at least they're delicious. Mmmmm... I think I'm going to get a big pan of clams and some wine now.

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Not all dogs dream of working in law enforcement, but those who do often catch their criminally unambitious brethren completely by surprise, which is why dealers use drug mules instead of drug dogs.

Drug dogs are those good dogs who use their super keen smellers to sniff out crime, and as this comic from Deathbulge shows they can smell a sack of sticky icky a mile away...even if it's keistered.

Thanks to the editing skills of YouTube member Insane Cherry, we are treated to a version of “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes sung by dogs, chickens, goats, foxes, and other animals. I dare you to get through the entire video without giggling.  

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I can’t help but feel sorry for the guy who gets sneezed on by a goat -over and over and over. -via Tastefully Offensive

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We’re all familiar with the problem of a young kitten climbing a tree and not knowing how to get down. In this case, rescue was a lot easier because the kitten climbed up in a sunflower plant! It was awfully high from the kitten’s perspective, but an easy problem for his human to solve. Probably the simplest cat rescue we've ever posted. -via Atlas Obscura 

Bretagne, pronounced Brittany, was one of the search and rescue dogs charged with looking for survivors at Ground Zero fifteen years ago. She and her handler, Denise Corliss, responded to the call from their home in Texas, where they both had just completed training. We reported on Bretagne's return trip to New York City last year. Warning: you may need a hankie for this video.

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At age 16, the golden retriever was suffering the effects of old age, and was taken to the vet one last time on Monday. She got a hero’s salute from the Cy-Fair Fire Department and emergency responders when she walked into the Fairfield Animal Hospital in Harris County, Texas. They were also there when her body was carried out, draped in an American flag. Bretagne was the last of the 9/11 search and rescue dogs. She would have turned 17 in August. -via reddit