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After a slight delay, winter has finally struck. Well, that all depends on where you live in the U.S. Here in Southern California, winter never really strikes. But if you live in Fargo, you've likely been doing some shoveling lately. We know it's a bummer to have that obnoxious chore added to your morning commute, but not everyone hates snow so much. These zoo penguins look forward to it all year, for example. You can tell they're excited because of how chatty they are about it. So the next time you skid off the road and barely miss thwacking into a telephone pole, remember that someone out there is loving this marshmallow world. ...

Half the point of all of these holidays being celebrated in winter is that we need excuses to celebrate at this time of year more than any other. Particularly if you live in a snowy climate, winter is dreary at best. Besides the lack of daylight for months on end, there's lots of inconvenient and sometimes dangerous weather to look forward to. But now the holiday season is wrapping up, and winter is just getting started. It might seem like there's nothing to celebrate. But take a tip from this adorable panda. Don't think of your holidays as a reason to avoid thinking about winter; use them as a reason to celebrate winter itself. He wants you to see that snow is a gift. Sure, he doesn't have ...

Winter! Everyone loves to play in the snow, right? Snow is fluffy, it's flaky, and it's fun. Even a curious cat can dig a few inches of snow on the ground. That is, until they notice that the fluffy white stuff makes their fur all wet, and it dawns on their little cat brains that snow is just water in disguise! Ugh! ...

Remember those ads for Coca Cola with the computer-animated polar bears wearing scarves and going sledding? Yeah, that was weird, but so, so cute. Good news is, we've got our paws on a video featuring a baby polar bear living it up in the fluffy white stuff, and we're not talking about his precious coat! So forget about those soda bears and get rid of those winter blues by watching this little guy get all roly poly! Now if there were only a way to get him into our backyard... More Polar Bears ...

Best way to avoid the never-ending wintertime blues? Sledding. What's more fun than (safely) speeding down a snowy hill at warp speed -- or, at least, really fast? Nothing, we promise. Especially if the day ends with a mug of hot cocoa. The dogs in these videos could not be fed cocoa, but if dogs could safely drink hot chocolate (they can't, warn animal health officials), we'd give these cheeky canines a gallon of sweetness for the sledding they do without using sleds! Kisses? Let's hope they'll settle for kisses. More Funny Dog Videos ...

Thinking of breaking out the old sled this season? With the weather we've been having across the country, kids and grown-ups alike have been hopping on a sled for a guaranteed good time -- the steeper the slope, the better, of course. But we shouldn't discount dogs! Watch as this little rascal sneaks in just in time to have the sled all to himself. How rude! (And adorable!) ...