The more we come in contact with animals and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care of the young.
I used to go badger-watching as a boy, and it's brilliant fun - they're incredibly active animals, and the cubs are very funny to watch.
The foolish square calves pretend to be frightened of our train. Bluffers! Haven't they seen it every day since they were born? It's just an excuse to shake the joy out of their heels.
A kitten will run then fall asleep. They're so unpredictable!
I think that my favourite animal is a baby possum, or a joey. The face of a really little joey is so divine - so, so gorgeous.
The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery. Happiness is never better exhibited than by young animals, such as puppies, kittens, lambs, &c., when playing together, like our own children.
The human young must learn to perceive these affordances, in some degree at least, but the young of some animals do not have time to learn the ones that are crucial for survival.
Kittens are so messy and sometimes require several feedings a day.
You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.
So many young pets burn out in Hollywood, it's crazy.
