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Dog Concerto in A♭Minor

Dog Concerto in A♭Minor

Recently, a dog named Walter had a brush with viral fame due to his charming operatic howl. Now, some wiseacre named lyoug decided to add a little musical composition to accompany Walter’s beautiful voice, further enhancing his performance.

Dog vs Drone

Dog vs Drone

Brighten your day with this super-short clip of a determined dog’s attempt to grab hold of a DJI Mavic Air quadcopter just as it attempts to lift off. Fortunately, he didn’t get caught up in the blades, or that could have been a far less happy outcome.

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Festo BionicFinWave Robot

Festo BionicFinWave Robot

Festo is showing off another one of their amazing bio-inspired creatures. The BionicFinWave takes cues from cuttlefish which use undulating fins to propel themselves through the water. The robot uses soft silicone fins moved by servo motors and lever arms.

True Facts: Pangolins Posse

True Facts: Pangolins Posse

“Kiss a pangolin French style, and it can tell you what you ate yesterday.” Totally amateur naturalist Zefrank1 schools us on more of natures stranger creations – Myrmecophagidae and various other critters who enjoy a delicious dinner of ants and termites.

The Deep Sea Meta

The Deep Sea Meta

Because not much is known about the map or its inhabitants, TierZoo found it impossible to come up with a ranking of deep sea creatures. They did, however, identify two traits that are of utmost importance to surviving this weird and unforgiving environment.

Weaponized Cat Action Figures

Weaponized Cat Action Figures
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Bandai’s Neko Busou are domestic cat figures with mounted weapons. Bandai originally whipped them up as April Fools’ jokes, but now they’re giving cat lovers what they want. There are four simple blind-boxed figures and one cat that comes with all of the accessories.

Dog Gets a Ball Pit

Dog Gets a Ball Pit

(PG-13: Language) You might recognize Charlie White’s voice as that of snarky game reviewer Cr1TiKaL. In this clip, Charlie shares one of the benefits of Toys ‘R’ Us going out of business – the 5,400 or so bargain-priced plastic balls he was able to give his dog as a gift.

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The Bear Tier List

The Bear Tier List

TierZoo takes on a question from one of Jim Halpert’s many jokes on Dwight Schrute: Which bear is best? Most bears are at once cute and deadly, but it seems Dwight Jim was right. Only one bear is suited for today’s rapidly changing meta.

The Dog Tier List

The Dog Tier List

(Gore) Nope, not the good boys. TierZoo’s latest look at the players of the game we call life looks not at domestic dogs, but the world’s wild canines. Cover your best bud’s eyes and learn more about five of the best hunters – and a gatherer – in the meta.

True Facts About the Frog Fish

True Facts About the Frog Fish

“They are short, stocky, and scaleless, and often look like little pieces of garbage.” We haven’t heard from ZeFrank in eons, so we were thrilled to see he dropped a new nature video for us to enjoy. Here, he introduces us to some weird looking, camouflaging ambush predators.

PyroPet Candles

PyroPet Candles
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PyroPet offers a waxy menagerie of beautifully crafted animal candles with a hidden surprise inside. Each low-poly candle has a burn time of approximately 20 hours, and is made of paraffin wax, cotton wick and aluminium. Great for creepy gifting (or keeping for yourself).

Donut Squirrel

Donut Squirrel

Eleanor Sizemore was minding her own business when she came across this plump and fluffy squirrel in a tree, and he was seriously going to town on a glazed donut. We like to think of this short video clip as the companion piece to Pizza Rat.

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Earth’s Worst Balance Patch

Earth’s Worst Balance Patch

(Gore) Life-as-e-sports specialist TierZoo explains how mammals and dinosaurs came to be. In the wake of a near-server shutdown known as the Great Dying, two groups of land animals dominated. But one of them eventually came up with a great idea: standing up.

Gâteau Gato

Gâteau Gato

Artist and pastry chef Alexandre Dubosc’s delicious looking cake doubles as a zoetrope, so as it spins, it reveals animated scenes of various feline friends, including Felix the Cat, Maneki-neko, and Catbus. (Thanks Rachel!)

How Do Birds Learn to Sing?

How Do Birds Learn to Sing?

Birds can make some crazy noises, from mimicking sounds of their environment to singing repetitive patterns unique to their species. TED-Ed looks at the ways in which our fine feathered friends pick up their songs, and carry them on generation after generation.

3D Illusion Animal Lamps

3D Illusion Animal Lamps
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Artist Cyril Bagnost presents a cool take on 3D acrylic illusion lamps, with whimsical low-poly designs cut precisely to the outline of the animal. The bulldog and panther are pretty sweet, but we also dig his Jeff Koons-inspired balloon dog. Lamps are powered via USB.

The Raptor Tier List

The Raptor Tier List

TierZoo kicks off its multi-part bird ranking with raptors, or birds of prey. Like many other predators, raptors rely on speed, power, or a combination of both. But the ones who made it on this list also have rare or unique abilities. Such as arson.

Kookaburra Supervillain

Kookaburra Supervillain

The laughing kookaburra bird lives up to its name with one of the most charming calls around. But Connor Margetts figured out that if he slows down the sound of his bird, Dacelo, that lighthearted call takes on a decidedly more evil tone.

The Crystal Fox Puppet

The Crystal Fox Puppet

Whether or not you loved The Last Jedi, you’ve got to hand it to the effects departments for their work on the film. While we assumed the Vulptex (aka “crystal foxes”) were CGI, it turns out they built an amazing animatronic puppet for close-ups, then scanned it for digital use.

Arf.mp4

Arf.mp4

You. Your computer screen. Your headphones. This dog. That’s all you need today to bring a big grin to your face, and know that everything’s going to be alright. This is so going to be our “new message” sound now.

The Primate Tier List

The Primate Tier List

TierZoo finally gets around to the kings of the current meta. Primates prove that to reign supreme, you shouldn’t max one skill. Instead, you should have lots of great skills and traits. You know who’s at the top of the game. At least until the next expansion.

Beaglesaurus Rex

Beaglesaurus Rex

YouTuber foggymyst envisions what dinosaurs might have sounded like by slowing down and lowering the vocalizations of his beagle dog by a few octaves. The pup just needs this costume to complete the effect.

Facts About Koalas

Facts About Koalas

Did you know that koalas have been around 100 times longer than humans? Mental Floss fills our brains with trivia about those adorable eucalyptus-loving marsupials. They may not be as pleasant to hang out with as you might think, but we want a giant koala anyhow.

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