This is a video from the David Attenborough narrated Planet Earth II, highlighting the sword-billed hummingbird, a hummer that’s evolved a beak longer than its entire body to access nectar no other bird can. Now that is an impressive beak! Semi-related: did you know that in all the animal kingdom,

While investigating the waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, the ROV Little Hercules spotted a rarely seen dumbo octopus just floating in the current. Apparently the marine biologists watching the feed were particularly happy to see this dumbo octopus, because the last one they spotted was in

This is a video of a skunk performing an undeniably impressive defensive handstand right in front of a trailcam. Presumably because it considered that trailcam a threat and wanted to look as much like a voodoo doll as possible. Mission accomplished! You know, I’ve made voodoo dolls before. Did I

Because wasps are the absolute worst, this is a video of one playing ding dong ditch with a video doorbell, ringing the bell then immediately flying away. What a jerk! Knowing wasps, it probably toilet papered their house that very same night. Still, of all the things in the world

Note: Volume on or you are MISSING OUT. In problems I wish I had, this is a video of a pet otter stealing its owner’s breakfast. In this case, some sort of cheesy omelet. I like how vocal the otter is about its thievery. It’s all, “I’M GOING TO STEAL

Note: the website is a little wonky right now while it’s getting fixed, feel free to smack it with a hammer for me. This is a clip from BBC Earth narrated by the one and only David Attenborough highlighting bears furiously rubbing and grinding against trees to help shed their

In what is hands-down the most British things I’ve seen in a while, this is a 1974 clip from BBC Nationwide of Michael Barrat interviewing snail aficionado Christopher Hudson and his beer-loving giant African snail, Boozy. Honestly, I thought it was a Monty Python skit at first, and I’m still

This is a video of artist Bobby Duke carving a pencil into a snake wrapped around its graphite center, slithering towards a mouse atop the eraser. The result is pretty impressive. Not to brag or anything, but I’ve done a little bit of pencil carving myself. Unfortunately, by the time