Awesome Animals

The city of Barcelona hired these pros to catch the flocks of pigeons that were pooping all over their beautiful city. So how does one catch birds en masse? With a lot of bait and a net launcher.

We’ve owned our fair share of cats, but this is the first time we’ve seen one meditate, and in such a risky location at that. We’re going to name this neck-breaking pose the “Snail Snooze.”

Don’t worry folks, there’s nothing horrific going on here, just a good dog and a curious baby, who despite being toothless still tried his best to have a bite of his meaty companion.

This video is a worthy challenger to the Double Rainbow. A couple of guys find themselves among rioting Asian Carp; the one shooting the video almost died from the shock of too much awesome.

Not to be outdone by the so cute you’ll want to puke sneezing panda, this little dude from Sichuan, China has his own moves. He’s either got a really itchy back, or some awesome dance moves.

At first we thought this might be animal cruelty, but Sara the dog clearly enjoys it when her master gives her a push on the swing set. Speak, Sara, Speak! Higher! Higher! Good dog.

Mark Svoboda shot this hypnotizing time lapse video of a cob of corn being ravaged by squirrels. Or it could be just one squirrel – look at that fat furry bastard. It’s all him ain’t it?

How could you possibly improve upon such a classic scene from a classic movie? Replace half of the actors with cats. On second thought, maybe it’s not an improvement, but it’s definitely weird.

(NSFW: Language) Steve Cash has mastered the art of cat dubbing. Watch as he breaks out the news about their new puppy to his cat. But to be fair to the cat, he didn’t have to wake her up did he?

There’s nothing particularly nasty or funny about a couple of tortoises mating, but we believe that in this case, the male tortoise is having an unbelievably great time. Or is he faking it?

We’re frequently amused by the strange goings on of felines, now let’s watch in slow motion. Filmed using a Casio High Speed EX-FC100 camera, here’s how Maru the cat gets in and out of a box.

Lacking self-awareness, this little kitty passes by a mirror and is taken aback by its reflection. It goes into attack mode, and amazingly enough, gets owned by its doppelganger.

We guess reindeer didn’t get the memo about not coveting thy neighbor’s wife. As soon as the man on the left turns his back, the animal makes his move and takes off with the woman in tow.

A mischievous pet owner comes up with the feline equivalent of bumping into a glass door. Before you call PETA, know that no animals were harmed in this video. Just a baffled and humiliated cat.

Kevin Richardson is “a self-taught animal behaviorist”, who studies and mingles with all kinds of wild animals. Watch the video to find out why he’s also known as “The Lion Whisperer”.

Next time you find yourself face-to-face with a tiger, lion, leopard or jaguar, don’t run. Just drop a big bag of catnip at their feet, and watch ’em get just as stoned as your house cat does.

Watch what happens when a couple of our feline anipals try and figure out what the heck is going on with a treadmill. Take that, you damned never-ending loop of curiosity!

Doing what all chameleons do, constantly changing its color to match its surroundings. But we’re not really sure if what we’re seeing is an impressive chameleon or impressive special effects.

In Britain, dog owners can take their pets to certain parks, where the K99 ice cream truck gives treats in exchange for a $1.50 donation. The specially made ice cream even comes in two flavors.

Pardon the picture, but if we showed you a frontal shot of the cat it would spoil the awesomeness of this video. It’s Dramatic Cat turned Horror Cat, thanks to the music from Inception.

What happens when you take a bunch of noisy animals found on YouTube and smash ’em all into one big auto-tuned clip? We’re surprised the beatboxing dog didn’t make an appearance.

Keyboard Cat and Beatbox Dog, your 15 minutes of meme are long over. It’s time to pass the baton as the leading musical animal on YouTube to Mama, the DJ French bulldog. Rip it up, Mama!

A couple was sailing off the coast of South Africa when a 30ft, 40-ton Southern Right whale jumped out of the water and slammed into the side of their yacht. Incredibly, no one was hurt in the incident.