This is a video of Princess trying hard and believing in herself enough to make a leap of faith from the television mantle to the ceiling fan. What a glorious feeling of accomplishment that must have been. I wish I knew that feeling. All I know is agony and defeat.

This is a video of an equine trio playing a little improvisational jazz on an electronic keyboard. The one in front of the instrument really seems to enjoy playing, while the one behind the keyboard seems more determined to eat one of the black keys. Regardless, this is a concert

This is a video of someone’s cat attempting to make it across increasingly difficult levels of cup and hole obstacles. That cat — it’s nimble. Also, I have to admire how it only exerts enough energy to just barely clear a cup obstacle. Don’t jump any higher than you have

This is a video of two dogs going after the same large stick thrown in a lake and performing an impromptu water ballet as they swim around in circles, each trying to carry it. Dogs, am I right? One of mine peed in my bed two nights ago so I

This is a video captured by TikTok user nahealai of a swan making a water landing, using its feet to run on the water briefly before skiing to a stop. Now I’m not sure how I expected swans to land on water, but I don’t think this was it. *shrug*

Because Mother Nature is even trippier than dropping acid at Cracker Barrel, this is a video detailing the process by which honeypot ants turn some females into repletes — living storage tanks full of nectar for when food is scarce. Nectar can both be added to and fed from the

Because everybody thinks they can sing but this dog actually can, this is a video of TikTok user Cali Gorsuch preparing to sing some karaoke when her dog Leo steals the stage and belts out what can only be described as utterly sublime ear candy. If Leo’s singing were actual

The bald eagle: AMERICA’S BIRD. And to celebrate the avian symbol of freedom, this is a video of some anglers tossing a caught fish in the air, and a bald eagle effortlessly catching it in its talons. Impressive. For reference, I can’t even catch the appetizer shrimp a chef tosses