Awesome Animals

Japan’s Toyama Bay is home to a beautiful (and delectable) bioluminescent sea creature, the firefly squid. Tiny photophores in their bodies cause them to glow and illuminate the shoreline at night.

Poor Arthur had an injury to his ears, and had to wear one of those stupid plastic cones. Needless to say, he didn’t like it one bit – and even once he admitted his fate, he never quite got the hang of it.

YouTuber wae1218 caught her pug eating a sausage off her table. She reprimands her pet, and the guilty dog slinks away behind the doorway like a pitiful human kid, on two legs and all.

Our search for clean, sustainable and adorable energy is over. We have found our solution. Citizens of the world, follow these simple steps and we’ll be cranking up generators in no time.

This is Cody. He’s cute and all, but we’re convinced that he’s actually a man cursed to become a dog. The stark contrast and duration of his terrifying wail had us crying in glee. And fear.

We’ve already gone for a swim from a dog’s point of view. Here’s a behind the ears look at Los Angeles’ Runyon Canyon, courtesy of corgi Riley. The song is Here’s to Now by Ugly Casanova.

We all know that cats can see way better in the dark than we can. Perhaps that’s why this kitteh prefers to have the lights turned off, despite its human’s best efforts to shine a light on things.

While they have a way to go before Carnegie Hall, we’re still impressed that these two dogs can play the proper notes on their custom doggie piano keyboard. Plus, way more skills than this guy.

Fashion designer Luxirare re-stitched a two piece Adidas jumpsuit and tailored it specifically for her pet Rocky, who might as well be named Run DOG at this point. Bonus points for the matching shoes.

A contestant at the Crufts 2012 dog show seemed to be doing well at the time trial until – well, the video’s title spoils it, but it’s not the act so much as the timing of it that makes this a hoot.

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas’ BeetleCam is a “lion-proof” armored case that can carry any camera. It can be controlled from more than 300ft away and can send back live video.

More proof that dogs in Star Wars costumes can melt hearts. This is Momo the dog dressed as an Ewok. Or is she an Ewok that looks like a dog? Also we want some of whatever it is she’s on.

This is YouTuber TushiRIT’s cat Tifa. And this is YouTuber TushiRIT’s dog Tifa. Sure, cats can fetch and wag their tails as well, but that stupid look is trademark dog. Now for barking lessons.

We are loving this compilation YouTube user faireset2 created, which works to prove the theory that a secret society of ninja cats exist among us, and are obviously hiding in plain sight.

Our call for more Wampug has been answered. Chubbs does his own version of Luke’s battle with the Wampa. But it’s just not the same if we can’t hear Chubbs’ enthusiastic panting.

We’ve seen Big Cat Rescue mess with their residents using laser pointers. This time around they have fun using mirrors. Watch out for the cameraman’s reaction when their lion gets irked.

Japan’s TV shows put the Discovery channel to shame. Here they spot a couple of pets who seem to go into beast mode when they are cuddled or played with. Hopefully it’s just a product of training.

It’s a catchy little tune with a good beat, but what really has us digging Dave Meinert’s music video for Johnny Neon’s Hearts is the fact that it was shot entirely with a GoPro doggie-cam.

Kiko is a sweet dog. She even knows a trick she can do on command. Unfortunately, she must have missed the day in training class where they explained the finer points of rolling over.

SlurpTV’s promo for Barcelona’s Apocalypse Miau parties – “the last fun night in the galaxy” – has an amount of value and hilarity directly proportional to how wasted you are when you watch it.

What happens when you combine dubstep music, a furry cat, a paper mustache and paper eyeglasses? You get sheer genius and a video made for the internet, that’s what. (Thanks everyone!)

Sometimes it’s hard to remember which typeface is which, so the guys over at Sad and Useless have assembled this handy guide to fonts, accompanied by cats. Comic Sans cat is our new best friend.

Researchers near Madagascar have discovered chameleons that measure in at just 29mm long when fully grown. We’re still waiting for microscopic polar bears we can have as pets, though.