As we all know, cats and dogs are sworn enemies. But some of them like to buck this trend and become best friends.
That appears to be the case with the cat and dog stars of a viral post in Reddit's r/aww forum.
Posted by u/vladgrinch with the title "Cat using the dog's ear as a blanket," the nine-second clip shows a snoozing dog, along with another furry friend hiding under one of the dog's ears.
The person behind the camera then gently lifts the dog's ear to reveal a sleeping kitten, which stretches out and carries on napping.
The adorable video has attracted more than 80,000 upvotes and almost 300 comments, most of which were adulatory in nature, or contain very kind jokes.
U/almostgod_zilla commented, "That ear needs a do not disturb sign," while u/ripyourlungsdave added, "If I was small enough to use a beagles ear as a blanket, I would be so happy."
Meanwhile, u/joremero posed the question: "Could we, hypothetically, breed super-large beagles? E.g. king-sized-ear beagles?"
In a reference to the classic cartoon (in which the pets behave more predictably), u/tricksovertreats wrote, "It could have been so different for Tom and Jerry."
It's actually no surprise that both the cat and the dog in the video are napping, given just how much sleep these two animals tend to get.
According to research published in 2020 in the journal Veterinary Sciences, cats typically sleep between 12-18 hours a day. Likewise, research published in 2020 in the journal Animals shows that dogs tend to get about 10-12 hours of sleep a day.
Regardless, fellow Redditors couldn't get enough of the video and many expressed their delight in the comment section. U/grsims20 wrote, "When you're staying over at your friend's house and he goes to bed without giving you any blankets."
Among the more high-brow comments was u/curiousjack6's, which read: "What's the cat's name? Marc Antony? Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears - Marc Antony (from Julius Caesar, Shakespeare)."
Some related to the cat, including u/MrTickleMePink, who wrote, "There is no greater sensory joy than the feel of a dogs ear, I think it might be the reason they became our natural best friend." Similarly, u/dusters added, "Well a beagle's ear is the softest material on the planet so that makes sense."
U/Nice_Shelter8479 simply commented, "Adorable," while u/bier4brkfst summed it up with their comment: "This might be the definition of 'awww'."
Newsweek reached u/vladgrinch.
