Three Tibetan fox cubs were captured on camera frolicking near their den when their mother was away hunting for food in northwest China's Qinghai Province.

Video footage shows two siblings chasing and playing with each other, and another cub lay down on the grass, sunbathing and grooming itself.

The fox is under second-class state protection in China. Their big, square faces and indifferent facial expressions have made them stars on the Internet.

(Cover image via CFP)