Awesome Animals

Yet another video that makes our dogs look like uncouth mutts, this woman shows off how she’s trained each of her shelties and collies to wait patiently for their name to be called before they get their meal.

This commercial goes hard for the feels twice in one go. First when it reminds us how mean we can be to other people for the shallowest of reasons, and second when it reminds us of a special kind of love.

The famous raptor scene in Jurassic Park had us wetting our pants when we were kids. Thankfully, the guys at We Are Camera Studio have made the sequence a little less frightening for today’s generation. Or not.

With the help of a flying drone, Dave Anderson of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari captured this incredible footage of thousands of common dolphins stampeding off of Dana Point, California. He also snooped on some humpback whales.

At first, we didn’t know what Silver the husky dog thought the alien-looking wire scalp massager was going to do to her, but as soon as she realizes what’s going on, she gives in to the irresistible bliss. AHHHHH DATS DA SPOT.

The staff at Tanzania’s Greystoke Mahale safari camp found an orphaned pelican who never learned how to fly. We’re not sure if humans running and flapping their arms helped or if instincts just kicked in, but hey, beak-cam!

We’re not sure what this dog is trying to convey – to us it’s just a bunch of nonsense. Then again, he is Swedish, so he could be telling us something very important about Timmy being stuck in a well. Anyone speak Swedish around here?

A demonstration of a simple radio-controlled airplane is interrupted by the appearance of an unwanted pilot. Clearly, it’s all kinds of fakery, but it’s still amusing. Maybe he was just trying to find his way to Bullwinkle.

We’re reasonably certain the teeth-chattering pooch in this clip isn’t actually making chainsaw sounds, but the spot-on audio editing by Talking Animals sure makes it seem plausible. The least he could do is gnaw through a twig, right?

(Gross) It’s exactly what it says on the tin. YouTuber ASIV synchronized videos of cats that are about to barf to electronic dance music. Sadly he included the part where the cats actually barf.

There’s been a lot of talk about the shoddy workmanship of the Olympic facilities at Sochi, and this video sums it up. The acoustic tile ceiling of the Adler speed skating Arena was felled by a single feline back in October.

What is it with octopi and their interest in cameras? While filming off the coast of Carmel, California, divers David Malvestuto and Warren Murray encountered one cephalopod who really wanted a camera, and didn’t want to let go.

In this segment from BBC Two’s Inside the Animal Mind, a crow is presented an eight part puzzle. The bird has solved each part before, but this time it has to tackle them in a specific order for it to get the food prize. Gotta eat before you play.

Hey. Hey, come on. Don’t be like that. Baby look at me. Look at me. Look, I’ve been trying my best to change, you know that, but I’m the son of Hobbes. It’s in my bloo – eurgh. Babe… I can feel it… coming… help meeee

A father and son found three young deer stranded out on the icy surface of Minnesota’s Albert Lea Lake, and used their ice fishing hovercrafts to drag them to shore so they could return to the forest.

In yet another amusing doggie POV video, Munchito696 clamped his GoPro Hero 3 to the end of his dog Lola’s rawhide treat, as she marched around with it proudly hanging from her mouth, capturing a motion selfie the whole way.

Shannon Apple’s pet squirrel Wally wants to save a nut for a rainy day, so he tries to bury it in a safe place. In his mind, that would be inside Shannon’s dog Jax. Judging from Jax’s face this isn’t the first time this has happened.

As a thank you to Facebook followers who helped him win a contest, Kier Moffat did his best to replicate the behaviors of 52 different animals – both real and imaginary – using everyday household objects and a complete lack of shame.

At least that’s what the people who posted this talking video seem to think this cat is saying. It’s also possible that he’s just had too much to drink – he seems to be slurring his words.

If there’s one thing we know about dogs, it’s that they like tennis balls. In fact, George here tennis so much that he wants the players on the TV to serve the ball to him. We’re just happy George knows enough not to knock the TV over.

By placing a GoPro Hero 3 Black camera beneath a transparent drinking bowl, we get a unique and slobbery perspective on Munchito696’s german shorthaired pointer Lola, as she gulps down some water. (Thanks Eric!)

The consistently funny Pleated Jeans has compiled a hilarious gallery of 21 images of dogs captured just as they begin to achoo. We’ve picked a few of our faves, but head to their site to check out the rest. Also: cats mid-sneeze.

Bob and Irene McKeown were approached by a brown bear cub as they stepped out of a house in California. The thing is, the cub was right there when they went out. Thankfully Bob only suffered a scratch while Irene was safe in their car.