This is a video created by visual effects artist Wren of Corridor Digital imagining all the world’s estimated 20 quadrillion (20,000,000,000,000,000 or 20,000 trillion) ants in the same place at the same time. All standing flat they would cover approximately 225,000 square kilometers, or the size of Wisconsin. In a

To provide a calm respite from this chaotic world, here’s is a video of a sloth living the dream and lounging in a woven hanging chair at the Chase Wildlife Conservancy (previously: their anteater’s tongue) in Webster, Florida. I needed that. I was pretty anxious before, but now I’m as

Seen here looking more like a cartoon than an actual animal, a northern tamandua (aka lesser anteater) named Otis extends his full tongue after being woken at the Chase Wildlife Conservancy in Florida. Now that’s one hell of a tongue! My girlfriend can touch her nose with her tongue and

Captured by wildlife photographer Mark Smith, this is a video of an osprey exiting the ocean carrying a barracuda and flapping its ways back into the sky, having emerged from the sea victorious. I can’t even imagine how much energy is required to get airborne again after leaving the water

This is a video of cockatoos that have learned to use multiple tools in order to receive rewards, in this case using a sharp stick to poke a hole through a membrane, then a long straw to retrieve cashew nuts. Apparently the ability to use toolsets has only previously been

Captured by drone flier Joshua Turner, this is some first person POV footage of summiting the Matterhorn in the Alps, flying along the Hörnli Ridge (the standard human route up the mountain) all the way to the very top. That’s cool, I guess I can go ahead and cross ‘Summit

This is a video from a 10km (~6.2 mile) toboggan trail in the Swiss Alps. That looks like a good time, complete with some relatively high speed straightaways and hairy turns. For reference, the longest sled ride I’ve ever taken was from the top of the hill at the local

Captured by wildlife photographer Steve Biro, this shot of Bruce the Bald Eagle flying over the water directly at the camera is almost too perfect to believe it’s real. Such symmetry! And they way his wingtips are just brushing the water’s surface…so majestic. I mean except for that derpy look