This is a video of two researchers on Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea checking a camera trap and realizing they’ve captured the image of a black-naped pheasant pigeon (locally known as Auwo), a bird unseen by scientists since 1882, and that had never been photographed. Apparently some locals claim
Randimals are 15″ stuffed animals that feature the likenesses of two different animals combined. Available on Amazon (affiliate link), they’re available in a number of combinations, including Hork (horse + shark), Zangaroo (zebra + kangaroo), and B-Rex (bee + t-rex). The combinations are limitless! Just kidding, they only produce the
This is a video of Hank the donkey of Triple Brook Farm in Ball Ground, Georgia greeting caretaker Tabitha with a series of good morning brays to get the day started off right. Now I kind of want a donkey to hit me with a good morning hello to get
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney has found that octopuses will intentionally throw shells and other seafloor debris at one another, with about 66% of the throwing activity performed by females, and often aimed at males who are harassing them. “Piss off times eight, loser!”
Because otters make everything better, this is a video of pet otters Kotaro and Hana (previously seen here experiencing a popcorn maker for the first time) reacting to a soap-bubble gun. They’re uncertain about it at first, but curiosity eventually gets the better of them (thank God they’re not cats)
Note: Check your volume, wind. Also a little appropriate cursing. This is a video of a man filming some pelicans (first trip to the beach, huh?) when a dolphin decides there isn’t enough shit in the water already and races towards him like a shark during a feeding frenzy. That
These are several videos of a sugar glider named Titan Bool leaping from heights to glide and land on his owner’s hand. For those of you unfamiliar, sugar gliders are small gliding marsupials native to Australia, and can glide like flying squirrels (which are rodents and not related, but an
These are a couple videos of trained hawks in flight squeezing between two people standing head-to-head. That’s NUTS with a capital n. Oh wow, and capitals U, T, and S too now that I look back at what I wrote. It’s hard to remember sometimes. My brain isn’t what it