cute funny kittens

When I got up this morning, there was a strange, rather dirty, stuffed toy in the kitchen. It was smooth nylon rather than fuzzy and about 15 cm long—a toy whale. I had never seen it before. I picked it up. It was dirty enough to be part of the jetsam in the nearest parking lot and weighted only a few ounces.

Hypothesis: one of our two youngest cats brought it in from outside. Reasoning: they carry toy balls around the house. Sometimes I find toy balls out in the yard. The young cats bring in earthworms, mice, rats, and birds. Someone has brought in strips of stretchy window caulking, as well. Until the young cats learned to use the cat door, nobody brought in earthworms or caulking or any other inanimate objects.