In a modified version of the Stanford marshmallow experiment (in which children were told they would receive a second marshmallow if they could avoid eating a first for a certain period of time), researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory at the University of Chicago have determined that cuttlefish can pass

This is a video (complete with dramatic text overlay) of a tortoise that gets knocked on its back by another tortoise (presumably after casually mentioning his girlfriend has a nice shell), and left to flail there until a tortoise pal comes along to right him. It takes some doing, but

In precious moments news, this is a video of the world’s tallest dog — Reginald, a 3’3″ (to the top of the shoulder blades) great dane that no kitchen countertop is safe from, meeting the world’s shortest dog, Pearl, a 3.59″ chihuahua that every kitchen countertop (and pretty much anything

This is a video of ‘Caress’ by artistic duo Pfeifer & Kreutzer, a piece of kinetic art featuring two windshield wipers repeatedly brushing a piece of faux fur. Is it relaxing to watch? Yes. But would I want it in my house? Absolutely, except with the fur replaced with moss

This is a video of a man attempting a speedrun past his cat Gulliver in the hallway, which requires a boss battle in order to proceed. Things get pretty hairy for a couple of the splits, but he manages to set a new world record thanks to great times in

These are a couple of the cat/small dog beds made by Andrew Parsons of Nostalgic Nooks using vintage CRT television consoles. Those look nice. Besides, it’s not like there’s ever anything better than your pet sleeping to to watch on TV anyways. “Says the guy who watches 12 hours of

This is a video highlighting the work of conservationist Shawn Miller’s ‘Make The Switch 4 Nature‘ program, which aids in providing hermit crabs living in plastic waste shells with real shells. It also encourages humans to leave potential hermit crabs shells on the beach instead of taking them home to

This is a video from the Brookfield Zoo Chicago of Adelaide, a 56-year old Tasmanian short-beaked echidna (aka spiny anteater) celebrating her birthday with a special cake made out of ground mealworms and chicken puree. Yum! I wonder if visitors got a slice, I’ll never say no to cake.