Men slicing blubber off a large, dead whale. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1912

Japanese embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota was in the process of making custom sized clothes for her smaller-framed son when he made a small request: could some of the shirts have cats on them? Kubota explains her son was somewhat obsessed with cats and had collected a small library of adorable images found around the web.

A large brawl breaks out as people leave the track after Sydney Racing at Rosehill Gardens on December 07, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Surrender by Jenkin Van Zyl, a surreal installation at Fact Liverpool on November 16, 2023 featuring film and sculptural works inside a large inflatable silver rat. (Photo by James Glossop/The Times)

Water vapour cascades down the Gold Buddha Mountain after a rainfall, drawing large crowds of visitors, on May 13, 2024 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Qu Mingbin/VCG via Getty Images)

Tourists watch roaring torrent carrying a large amount of yellow sediment at the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River on August 15, 2024 in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Kite enthusiasts fly large kites as part of Manu Aute Kite Day during the Matariki Kite Festival at Bastion Point on July 2, 2011 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)