Tiny Rescue Kittens Take An Aquarium Field Trip — And It Looks Like A Pixar Movie

By Jaz Joyner
Kitten looks inside of an aquarium where a clownfish swims. ABC News/X
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When not sleeping up to 20 hours a day, kittens can be some pretty sweet explorers. It makes sense: cats learn about the world through little adventures — just like these adorable kittens doing things for the first time. One viral X video making waves introduced a whole new type of feline adventure when some tiny rescue kittens went on a field trip to — wait for it — an aquarium! Here's a new take on "cat fish" that looks like it could be in a Pixar movie.

The ABC News video showed the kittens from Minnesota Twin Cities-based cat rescue, Bitty Kitty Brigade, going on a field trip to SEA LIFE at the Mall of America, and it's literally the cutest thing. The kittens explored the 300-foot-long underwater tunnel aquarium, gazing amazedly at the stingray, sharks, seahorses, and other marine life around them.

When not exploring, some kittens opted to do what kittens do best — nap! "There's always that one kid who took the field trip all the way to the aquarium just to not give a hoot," joked one viewer on the X post. This is the Bitty Kitty Brigade's sixth annual trip to the aquarium, but it's not the only fun cat-related outing in which they purr-take. The foster-based rescue for neonatal kittens (0-5 weeks old) also holds monthly "kitten and flow" yoga classes for flexible feline fans.

How do kitten rescues and shelters work?

Two kittens with sad eyes in a cage. Gumpanat/Getty Images

What a cat-tastic quest for those little kitties! Their adventure is even more heartwarming when you know the state of stray kitten care. Best Friends Animal Society reports that nearly half of all cat shelter deaths are of kittens younger than six weeks old. That's exactly why places like the Bitty Kitty Brigade are so important. But how exactly do kitten rescues and shelters work?

Bitty Kitty Brigade notes on its website that it's a foster-based program, and there's a very good reason for that. Kittens face a higher risk for disease in shelters because their immune systems aren't fully developed. So, many shelters rely on foster homes to care for newborn kittens until they are safely adoptable, especially during kitten season. What and when is kitten season, you ask? Well, it's typically that time of the year when the most kittens are born, generally between late spring and summer, and when cat shelters may be the most overwhelmed.

Stray kitten fostering is a great way to help pet shelters without adopting. Once kittens are at least eight weeks old, they are usually ready for adoption. Shelters continue to face capacity struggles and can always benefit from new cat parents offering temporary — or forever — homes. If you're on the fence about adopting, here are 17 gloriously fluffy kitties for your scrolling pleasure that may change your mind.

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