Awesome Animals

We’ve confirmed by now that domestic cats are irresistibly drawn to the light from a laser pointer. Big Cat Rescue did an informal experiment to see if this compulsion runs in the family.

The biscuit-balancing dog is back with another calm and patient performance. He’s in a more relaxed state right now, but the trick is much more difficult and much more tempting to ruin.

And we thought Maru only liked boxes. Apparently we were wrong. In fact, the world’s most popular cat doesn’t seems to love paper bags just as much – and the more humiliating the situation, the better.

YouTube user MScharosch demonstrates that with nowhere to hop to and nowhere to hide, you might just have to take a leap of faith to keep from croaking. Or in this case, to keep on croaking.

Our dogs would sooner take a finger off than let you put a pile of treats on their noses. Not so for this guy, who has the patience (and balance) of a saint. You dropped a few there at the end, dude.

Maybe the whole Pied Piper story had a bit of truth to it, as is evidenced by the crowd of bovines who gather round for a Dixieland jazz performance by The New Hot 5. Next time, start marching.

Jac Zagoory’s pewter desk accessories help you live out those cubicle fantasies where your staple remover is some sort of dangerous animal with big pointy teeth. It’s the only thing we use ours for.

This adorable print is an homage to Strelka (“Little Arrow”), one of the animals sent into space by the Russians in 1960. Strelka and her partner Belka were the first ones to survive orbital flight.

A group of surfers were lounging at the famous surfing spot in California when dolphins popped up out of nowhere and jumped through the waves. Must have been magical for those who were there.

We thought that cats and exercise equipment were mortal enemies. Who knew that some felines actually like a jog on the treadmill? Neither cat bothered picking up the dumbbells though.

Is it on? Dude, is the camera on? Are you recording? Make sure you get it this time okay? You want to learn how to pull off a tic tac right? Don’t zoom in so much! Okay step back, here I go.

We’re assuming that this cat is so sick and tired of being mauled by this puppy that he’s just given up on life. Or maybe he secretly enjoys it and just doesn’t want us to know.

This is Chuckles the red fox, a resident at the wild animal sanctuary TreeHouse Wildlife Center. He can barely contain his glee whenever he gets a visit. Watch and learn how he got his name.

Miku the cat and his owner don’t need a useless machine to pass the time. All they need is a lid and their paw/finger. Their duel takes an ironic twist  when Miku decides to troll his owner.

The owners of Bert, this 21 pound orange tabby astutely point out the reason why they’re best off not getting a second cat. Or at least not an inflatable one made from Mylar.

Two warriors cross paths. Both sense the other’s skill in combat; both refuse to back down. To give way would be dishonorable. Also dishonorable: running away and squealing like a baby.

Depending on how you look at the world, this is either the greatest thing ever on the Internet (in the last hour), or the end of civilization as we know it. We wish there was a Darth Maul kitten though.

Jerry Lewis may not be hosting this year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon, but that doesn’t mean we’re not thinking about him. This goat seems to hold him in high regard too. Wha-aaat? Wla-aaaat!?

From The Mountain – the same company that gave us the legendary Three Moon Wolf t-shirt – comes the next powerful animal-themed wear: Big Face Animals. Has big faces of animals.

Cats have a tendency to land on their feet no matter how high the jump, but a lift made especially for Mr. Whiskers is a more graceful way for kitty to get downstairs. Cheap version here.

If you thought this cat was just being weird, well, this makes two of them. We need a vet to pop in and drop some knowledge here, because surely there must be some explanation for this. Gif here.

A bunch of penguins pop by for a visit, when they hear it’s feeding time and head for the pond. At least most of them do. Somebody, take that little dude under their wing and show him the ropes.

A short animated film by Ting Tey puts wild animals on a single narrow bridge, with no way to cross. As it progresses, it teaches a little tale about stubbornness, pride and (eventually) compromise.