A partnership between Anchorage Solid Waste Services and the Alaska Zoo, this is a video of a group of Kodiak bears testing the bear-resistance of a new trash can. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the cans stand little chance against the massive 700+ pound bears. These aren’t those bears in the commercials that

This is a video of an allegedly wild raccoon playing jazz on a Pet Piano, a $200 smart pet feeder *spit takes cat kibble* that rewards pets for playing and can be auto-tuned so each key press plays a melody, or performs any song you want. In this case, the

Cats: they’re born rulers. And what better way to demonstrate their sovereignty than forcing their owner to build them forts? This is a video of Chris Burton of Half-Asleep Chris (I’m 95% Asleep Jack) building ten different forts for his cats Ralph and Bella using (in order): cardboard shipping tubes,

This is a video of a robotic spy squirrel built by John Downer Productions (previously: some of their other spy animals) capturing the behavior of real squirrels as they attempt to steal each other’s nuts. Did you know that every autumn the average squirrel hides 10,000 nuts, and has such

This is a video from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, which studies wolf behavior in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, of a rock that was intentionally sprayed with skunk essence (eau de La Pew) in order to get passing wolves to stop in front of the trail cam. It works

This is a video of tuxedo cat Gus catching a ride on his caretaker grannysday’s walker as she takes it for a spin around the room. Apparently Gus insists on a ride whenever she uses the walker, which should come to no surprise to anybody who’s ever had a cat

Because humanity is, by nature, complete garbage, the flightless dodo bird has the distinction of being the first known species to be completely extinguishing by human activity (hunting, habitat destruction, introduction of predators). The species was discovered and extinct in less than 80 years. Go us! In this clip from

These are a couple videos of the insanely detailed luxury condo and food market that Chinese engineer Xing Zhilei built for the family pets. The condo includes luxury accommodations for their dog and cats, as well as rooms for their hamster and jumping spider. That’s wild, and certainly one dog