Stellaaaa!: Morning Zoo November 3 2011

Sarah D. Bunting

A cool video shows the difference between how cats drink and how dogs drink. (Discovery News)

Get to know Brigitte, the French bulldog who plays Stella on Modern Family. (People Pets)

Lola the parrot and her new paramour, the halved watermelon. (Cute Overload)

Buy a MyOwnPet Balloon today and you won't just get a floaty friend; you'll see $5 donated to the Canines for Disabled Kids program. The T-Rex balloon is super-cute and looks just like Rex from Toy Story. (MyOwnPet Balloons)

Your adoptable pets du jour hail from Norwalk, CT: Kid Rock and Emma, a pair of bunnies, each rescued from a different situation but now an inseparable pair. Sweet! (Petfinder)

Dr. Patty Khuly on the search for a non-surgical method of spaying/neutering pets. (VetStreet)

Tony La Russa just led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series victory -- and then retired. Will that mean he devotes more time to Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) (...hee!)? Check out this profile of La Russa and his work with rescue animals. (The Bark)

Don't like the patterns on offer in the doggie-outerwear section of your local pet shop? Try sewing one for Fifi yourself. (HGTV)