This is Noam Oxman’s ‘Sympawny no.4 (Chubby Cat)’, a piece of sheet music dedicated to the memory of his pet, Chubby Cat. The symphony, arranged for ten different instruments and in the shape of a sleeping Chubby Cat, is truly is a delight to listen to. In Noam’s own words:
Presumably made to help aid in my decision of choosing a new battle mount, this is a visualization created by Global Data comparing the sizes of various animals both extant and extinct. I gathered a lot of useful information watching it, and not just that I’ve been spelling polar bear
This is a video of a little cuttlefish in the waters off the coast of Kota Ambon, Indonesia doing its best to match its own color and pattern to the surrounding scenery for MAXIMUM CAMOUFLAGE. Man, these little aliens are totally nuts. Do you think they came to earth in
Because if everything is bigger in Texas, then Australia is Texas working out in prison on butt-smuggled steroids, dead set on revenge as soon as it can break out (possibly Kool-Aid Man style), this is a video of a massive 6 pound toad that was found by park rangers in
Because raccoons are nature’s ninjas, these are several videos from wildlife rehabilitator Angie Renée of a bunch of raccoons playing on, and trying to climb up, a playground slide. That looks like a good time, and I’m going to pretend I’m not upset that I wasn’t invited to this trash
This is a video from Insider (previously) of marine biologist and shark scientist Amani Webber-Schultz rating ten different shark attacks (and shark scenes in general) from movies and TV shows based on their realism, dropping tons of shark knowledge in the water along the way like chum. Contestants include Jaws,
These are two videos of precious lil iridescent bobtail squids burying themselves in the sand. The diminutive (~3″ max) squids don’t even look real, they look like animals from a Pixar movie. But they allegedly are real, although with all this AI running amok, you have to wonder. I’m skeptical
This is a video of Maru (hands/paws down one of my favorite internet cats) and sisters Hana and Miri exploring a giant mirrored kaleidoscope, multiplying themselves like bunnies in the process. So many Marus! I didn’t think I’d ever be able to get enough of that pouty face, and I