Awesome Animals

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.

Deconstructed doggo. The Dissected K9 figure stands 7″ tall and is 11.5″ long. Half of its body is transparent, and it comes with 29 realistic and detachable internal parts, including a skull, intestine and leg muscles.

An adorable little black and white tuxedo cat checks out an electric back massager and is completely hypnotized by its pulsating, lighted massage points. This is what the internet was made for, folks.

TierZoo flings its two cents in the never ending debate between dog owners and cat lovers. So which is the best support class? The answer is… not for hypochondriacs. Seriously though, the fear parasite thing isn’t a stone cold fact.

Brett Morgen’s critically-acclaimed documentary about chimpanzee expert Dame Jane Goodall. JANE is based on over 100 hours of footage shot by Goodall’s ex-husband Hugo van Lawick, and is narrated by the scientist herself. Premieres 10/20/17.

“There are generally no shark builds that can justify bottom tier.” TierZoo applies his eSports analysis on sharks, which have a couple of the most infamous builds in the real life meta. They’re proof that Blizzard is part of nature – they both take way too long to nerf OP stuff.

If you currently have or have ever had a cat, you’ll be able to relate to Gus Johnson’s video, in which he demonstrates one of the many ways in which our furry friends can be a-holes. He missed the part where kitty sits on your head and starts making biscuits on your eyelids.

(Gore) “Very few cheetahs can reach the late game, where they can use their high mobility stat.” TierZoo uses video game terminology and esports analysis to rank some of the most well-known cat species. Yes, cheetahs are garbage tier.

Maru the cat continues to demonstrate his lifelong love for confined places, and successfully manages to cram himself into yet another too-small container. If you think that was impressive, watch this.

A yellow-billed stork was enjoying a calm and peaceful day dipping its beak into the water in South Africa’s Kruger National Park when a vicious croc came out of nowhere and tried to attack. Fortunately, the bird kept its wits, and all is right with the world.

A photo of a smirking cat sitting next to a stack of pancakes (aka “blin” in Russia) has been making the rounds for a while now, and YouTuber Dexturt couldn’t resist digging deeper into the cat’s state of mind with this amusing and heartfelt analysis.

For most of us, it’s rare to see even a single hummingbird. But check out this fun footage of a whole mess of the speedy little birds splashing about in a fountain. The sound of these little guys buzzing about never gets old.

It’s been a while since we posted a cat video here on The Awesomer, so this 10-minute supercut should more than make up for their absence, as we meet dozens of kitties to see what they’re up to after a dip into the old wacky weed. Most of them are just naturally high.

After searching for almost three years, Hans Nilsson managed to capture video of an incredibly rare and awesome sight – an eight-year old moose that is pure white from his head to his toes, including his fuzzy antlers. If you ever visit Eda, Sweden, you might see him too.

Kurzgesagt kicks off a multi-part lesson that explains how an organism’s size drastically affects its evolution. For instance, droplets of water could be lethal to insects. So some of them evolved to repel even tiny particles of water.

During an outdoor concert being put on by the Vienna Chamber Festival in Izmir, Turkey, a stray dog decided to wander onto the stage and apparently liked what he heard. The pup settled right in as both a member of the audience and the orchestra. Who’s a good boy?

It’s Okay to Be Smart describes how prairie dogs as well as certain species of termites and ants build burrows and colonies with natural cooling and air circulation systems. They are all like tiny Willis Carriers.

The animators from Rollin’ Wild envision what the world would be like if all animals were round and puffy, as if they were balloon floats in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. While they’re definitely silly looking, we’re glad there’s such a thing as natural selection.

Brave Wilderness host and pain junkie Coyote Peterson sat down with Hot Ones to talk about his nickname, wearing a bee beard, fan requests, and more while experiencing new kinds of discomfort. Is no one going to talk about how he said “Reese’s Pieces”?

Ever wonder how these awesome animals went from wild wolves to docile house pets? The Atlantic looks at a fascinating recent theory that dogs were domesticated not once, but twice, in different parts of the globe, then came together as their masters migrated across the globe.

YouTuber Insane Cherry turns his insane animal sequencing skills to Haddaway’s 1993 dance hit What Is Love, with cats on bass and drums, dogs on synth, a bird on cymbals, and rooster and seal sealing the deal on vocals. We can’t stop bobbing our heads now.

It’s been a while since we posted a cat video around here, but we had to take a moment out of our busy day to celebrate an auspicious occasion – the 10th birthday of one of the Internet’s favorite cats – the curious, adorable, rotund, and box-loving Scottish Fold Maru.

They may look all cute and cuddly, but get on the wrong side of these stuffed animals, and they’ll bear their teeth, ready to attack their victim. We’re thinking you shouldn’t get them wet or feed them after midnight, just in case.