Awesome Animals

Peter Chinn combined three-dimensional ultrasound scans, computer graphics and footage from tiny cameras to come up with these eerie yet beautiful pictures of animals in the womb.

(NSFW) This rare avian species is being over-hunted to near extinction, primarily due to some of annoying traits, including its offensive “f*ck you” call and disgusting mating rituals.

Some might say that Tret, the all-muscle star here, is just an out of control canine, but those with a discerning eye know he’s in training for the pet parkour olympics. Low quality vid; sweet moves.

Here at The Awesomer, it’s clear we are fans of the cats. And cats are funny, especially when they’re feeling undignified; today, please enjoy Linus in his costume and the insult added to injury at the end.

We’re not really sure if these cats are playing patty-cake, high-fiving each other, or think they’re looking in the mirror. The video says “Wing Chun Sticky Hands,” but we don’t know what that is.

If you’ve seen the ad, you’ve probably seen how it was made. If you haven’t, go and watch the latter, then watch Barry Pilling’s hilarious dub of the making of the IKEA cat herding commercial.

…thanks to the awful costumes their owners make them wear. We’re only disappointed that the book went to press after Halloween Cat’s recent humiliation. Based on the equally funny website.

This music video from Holy F*ck has everything you want in a video – psychedelic animation, motorcycle crashes, and cats and dogs driving cars. It’s like Chemical Brothers meets Toonces.

Just moments after this traffic cop pulls over a driver in Russia, he’s forced to take cover in his subject’s car thanks to a marauding pack of wolves. Sounds best Benny Hillified.

A touching commercial made by DDB New Zealand and The Sweetshop for NZ Lotteries. We had to remind ourselves that it was just an ad, and the dog didn’t actually go through all that hardship.

Despite the fact that Maru the cat is a bit on the chunky side, he’s not going to let that stand in the way of fitting his fat cat ass in whatever cardboard box you put in front of him.

These women are appealing to the audience to adopt a couple of dogs from SPCA’s kennels when the two canines decide to promote themselves, showing that they’re well-behaved and loving.

Its Friday, so why are we being so serious? How about something a little lighter, like this video of a kitten riding on the back of a turtle, set to the tune of “Baby Elephant Walk.” Awww. (Thanks, Kevin!)

It’s time to step aside Keyboard Cat and Turntable Dog. DJ Kitty is here, clawing and scratching his way through some hot tracks on his platter. Yeah, we know that’s a DJ Hero controller.

While it’s not quite as poetic as the octopus who stole a video camera, this manta ray nabbed cameraman Travis Matteson’s Canon 5D Mark II. Luckily, the ray dropped the $5k+ camera rig.

We’ve all heard of Keyboard Cat, but never seen a real Cat Keyboard. Played at an eco-festival for the Prince of Wales, at least the guy didn’t squeeze real cats in a crowd full of environmentalists.

Despite the fact that Patrick Walsh and Paul Damgaard were inside of a “protective” shark cage, the 2-ton, 15 foot-long Great White headed their way isn’t going to let that get in his way.

Raphael Biagini caught this 30lb. orange koi carp after ten minutes of reeling in a lake in France. Biagini put the fish back in the water after a quick photo-op. We wonder if it could get any bigger.

This amazing avian is the Michael Winslow of the forest. The Lyrebird copies the songs of at least 20 other species of birds, as well as the sounds of mechanical objects operated by nearby humans.

What could be on the other side of the window? Is it a tasty treat? A terrifying threat? A treacherous trap? Whatever it is, this fella is playing it safe. Want more drama? Watch this version instead.

But for the fact that those are real bamboo sticks being eaten, we’d swear this video is just a bunch of guys in panda suits. Love the dude on the left consuming mass quantities laying on his back.

This merengue-dancing dog has better moves than its partner. We think they need to cancel Dancing With The Stars and replace it with three hours a week of this instead.

Chihuahuas playing pool. What’s the world coming to? While Amadeus doesn’t quite understand the whole stripes vs. solids thing, he does manage to clear the entire table quicker than you can.