Because best friends come in all shapes and species, this is a video of Chuwi El Galan the sloth and best pal Seven the beagle hanging out and living the dream at Venezuela’s Fundacion Chuwie Centro de Rescate y Rehabilitacion de Perezas (Chuwie Foundation: Sloth rescue and Rehabilitation Center). The
This is a video of nature lover and photographer Mark Bowler getting up close and personal with a snake-mimic caterpillar (Hemeroplanes triptolemus), which has evolved an ass that looks like the head of a venomous pit viper in order to avoid predation. I’d say that works. I’m not even interested
This is a video captured by Twitter user jamie amalea pappas of two turtles playing in a pond, with one slapping the other’s face while swimming backwards, taunting it. We all have that friend. Or, should I say, we all had that friend before we finally read a self help
This is a video captured by an unmanned rover operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) featuring a previously unseen species of crown (Atolla) jellyfish. Crown jellyfish my ass — somebody call Samus! This particular metroid lives at depths between 3,323 to 10,463 feet (or about 2 to
Because sea lions are the jokers of the ocean, this is a video of a pinniped exiting the ocean and climbing the stairs to a resort pool, where it takes a dip before chasing a man out of his lounge chair. THAT’S MY CHAIR, TOURIST! It then proceeds to rub
This is a video of South African wildlife photographer and conservationist Nick Kleer blending in with his surroundings so well while taking photos that a mob of meerkats use him as a jungle gym and lookout. As far as problems go, this is one I only wish I had. Instead
This is a video of a peacock catching a ride on a bicycle, briefly making the rider appear to have a beautiful, flowing tail. You know, sometimes I wish I had a tail. AND COULD BREATHE FIRE. “You wish you were a dragon.” Every time it’s 11:11 or I blow
Because Mother Nature never ceases to shock and awe move and inspire, this is a video of a visitor at Zuroloma Birding in Pichincha, Ecuador handfeeding several birds, including a masked flowerpiercer (the blue bird with red eyes), and a sword-billed hummingbird. Look at the beak on that thing! You