Tiny Birds That Look Like Flying Cotton Balls Live On Japanese Island

In the world of cute things, tiny is king. Smol is best. And to those of you rolling your eyes at that, "smol" isn't just a juvenile misspelling of a perfectly good word. Yes, tininess is a very important element of being truly smol, but there is also an emotional element.

While most long-tailed tits have brown or gray "eyebrows" and more brown in their feathers, the ones in Hokkaido have pure white faces. This makes them look like flying cotton balls, with black tails and wings. They're distinct enough to have earned their own name: the shima-enaga bird. It literally translates to "long-tailed island" bird, which is pretty much accurate.