Awesome Animals

This bird my be small, but he has an iron will (and claws of steel), hanging on to this moving windshield wiper like a champ. He may not look like he is, but perhaps he’s related to this guy.

Send Amanda Wolfe a picture of your pet and she’ll make a charming and funny mugshot, using gouache – an opaque watercolor – on cardstock. Available in different sizes – 3×3, 5×5 and 9×9.

Jasper the dog doesn’t live in a mansion, but his suave transition from fully awake to sleep mode more than makes up for his modest abode. Watch Jasper swagger to sleep on YouTube.

Apparently fanny packs are for real men. Not only is this guy crazy enough to go into a tiny pit full of the most pissed off cobras we’ve ever seen. He does it in flip-flops with his pants rolled up!

An unstoppable object meets an irresistibly cute force. We’re not sure what this dog is doing – standing guard, watching or just chilling. Whatever it is, it’s not gonna let some door get in its way.

The primates from Rise of the Planet of the Apes have a score to settle, and from the looks of this footage released for Comic-Con this week, they’re not going down without a major fight.

What’s not to like about corgis? Here, Penny, the stubby-legged welsh corgi tries out for the doggie rodeo with a tiny rider strapped to her back. Hang on for a wild ride on a tiny buckin’ bronco.

Based on his ability to perform household chores, we already knew that Jesse the dog was talented, but all work and no play makes Jesse a dull boy. Bet you never saw a dog run backwards before.

Artist Laura Bifano creates these surreal portraits using blocky pixels (or technically, voxels) to represent Mother Nature’s creatures in their natural habitats. Bambi – you’re looking a little blocky.

Murdock the dog fetches YouTuber th7985 a cold can of Bud from the fridge. He really is a man’s best friend. This is why we prefer dogs over cats. Felines are too smart(ass) to be taught to care.

Ya Kwanza – one of the gorillas at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust – fools around with a camera. Turns out the big guy is just as vain as us. Or not. He’s also polite, relatively speaking.

Shark Week’s coming up fast, but don’t believe all the media hype. As Christina Zenato here shows us, sharks aren’t really the ruthless killing machines Hollywood wants you to believe.

Where it’s at, they’ve got two turntables and a microphone – and three orange tabby kittens who apparently have latent dj talent. We’re canine lovers but let’s face it – dogs couldn’t do this.

Boston terrier Mackie likes being tickled. At least we think he does, because from the way he laughs we can’t decide if he’s being tickled or electrocuted. And doesn’t he look like this famous dog owner?

A look at the defining moment in Mr. Meowmers’ all too short life. He was a hell of a shot, loved his fellow soldiers dearly and was unfazed – one might even say bored – in the face of danger.

Despite their rep of being (angry?) predatory birds, these orphaned Screech Owls don’t seem that way. They’re being cared for by humans until they’re old enough to be released back into the wild.