Awesome Animals

We’ve featured fascinating animals before. Unfortunately, Jimmy Nail’s not one of them. He can’t sing or act. Jimmy’s just a plain ol’ pigeon. A plain ol’ pigeon with a nail embedded in his head.

From the looks of this baseball-playing primate from Japan, we’re pretty sure we know where the Cubs, Astros and Pirates have been filling their rosters from lately. Ouch. The truth hurts.

A loopy, bizzare and trippy video of cows dancing, jumping, stretching, multiplying, turning to spiders… This is one of those videos that’s a lot more fun to watch when you’re wasted.

Native to the southern half of Africa, the Southern White-faced Owl can change its appearance to ward off enemies – it can either puff itself up, or shift into a wicked-eyed shriveled form.

Looking for a new way to humiliate your dog, while at the same time making yourself the center of attention? Help your pup live out their cosplay fantasies with these Leia, Vader and Yoda outfits.

If you think kittens, puppies and pandas reign supreme in the videos-of-cute-animals business, think again. Lucy Cooke shot this now famous clip of baby sloths at the world’s only sloth orphanage.

The little bag of drool is being taught the adult art of the high-five. Unfortunately he seems to have devoted all of his attention to trying to eat his hand, so his friend shows him how it’s done.

NSFW: Proof positive that the UK gets all the funny shows before we remake and ruin them, BBC 3’s Mongrels features potty-mouthed animal puppets in adult situations. (Ok, we had TV Funhouse first).

Stubbs is a good boy. He knows all sorts of commands, like “sit”, “fetch”, “smell other dog’s butts”, or “be uncooperative”. We’re wondering how he was trained, and who trained him.

Take a good look at this ninja kitty, because you’ll barely catch a glimpse of it in the video; it’s probably faster than Bruce Lee. We dare you to try and capture it in a screengrab – it’s wasn’t easy.

What happens when you strap a waterproof digital camcorder to the back of a turtle? 2 minutes, 4 seconds of pure awesome, that’s what. And we thought turtles lived slow, boring lives.

Don’t watch this if you’re easily freaked out. A pair of Dogfish squirm about despite being skinned and gutted. A YouTube commenter explains how it happened. And no, it’s not the T-virus.

Ever wonder if the smart and intrepid Lassie would rescue Timmy from a perilous position if she were a cat instead of a dog? And isn’t it about time you found out? Find out in this 30 second clip.

Patrick Boivin wanted a real dog and an AT-AT walker as a child, and in order to fulfill his dream, he went and created the ultimate – an AT-AT puppy. We always thought Jabba looked like poop.

We think the whole Vuvuzela meme has officially outstayed its welcome, but we thought we’d send it off with this clip, in which this dog tells us exactly what it thinks of the annoying noise makers.

…especially if your mother is a huge bear. We’re not sure if the cub was stuck, or if it just refused to climb down. But since it ran like hell afterward, we’re assuming it’s the latter.

OMGWTFBBQ? We don’t know what got into this cat, but it needs an exorcism, and fast. We’re waiting for its head to spin around and for split pea soup to come spewing forth from its eyeballs.

Following in the footsteps of other retro franchises being remade with an edge, those cute and cuddly 1980s bears are back, and this time, they mean business. Do not mess with The Care Bears.

YouTube contributor andrewid1976 claims he was flying his R/C airplane when it was followed, attacked, and ultimately downed by it’s natural nemesis, the hooded crow.

A short train ride north from Amsterdam will bring you quickly to the Oostvaardersplassen, one of Europe’s most important nature preserves, filled with abundant grazing herds (and no predators).

If you thought the original Kung-Fu bear had serious martial arts skills, take a second out of your busy day to watch Cloud the bear get ready to take on some Sith Lords and stormtroopers.

Who knew that dogs not only knew how to use an iPad, but like air hockey too? This video proves it’s true. Strangest thing is a search on YouTube for “dog air hockey” turns up more than one result.

Created by Leo Burnett and musician Ben Lee for the World Wildlife Fund, this brilliant short film is the perfect antidote to Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes. Go behind the scenes here.