I am very happy this morning about the passage of Obama’s health care legislation last night. However, after waking up to the rancorous discourse on television, radio and all over my Facebook page, I need a palate cleanser.

In case you do too, I present:

This seal who couldn’t stand to be excluded from the penguin photo (via Cute Overload).

A baby bat in honor of my bat-loving child (via ZooBorns).

And this adorable baby tapir who looks like a watermelon (ZooBorns again). So cute.

Inhale. Exhale. Now let’s all try to get along.