This is a clip from a recent Wizard Of Paws episode featuring a literal lame duck named Waddles trying out his new 3D printed prosthetic leg for the first time (and walking like a pirate), with his owner as well as Bionic Pets founder Derrick Campana getting emotional in the

This is a mind-blowing video of a kestrel hovering while surveying the ground for prey, keeping its head perfectly motionless while the rest of the body makes the necessary adjustments to keep it stationary in the wind. Insane, right? Per one Youtube commenter: “It’s like a gyroscope with feathers.” Or

This is some footage from a tourist visiting Antarctica (I guess all vacations to the Caribbean were booked already) when a “lonely” chinstrap penguin hops aboard the inflatable craft to say hi and pose for photos. Some details from the cold while I reconfirm that sitting in a inflatable boat

This is a shot captured by southeast Michigan wildlife photographer Jocelyn Anderson (links to her website with prints available) of a red-winged blackbird catching a ride on a branch being carried by a much larger osprey. Obviously, Scooter from Borderlands is into this. Some more info: “Red-winged blackbirds are fiercely

This is a video of a seagull entering, stealing a sandwich from, then exiting a Co-Op Food grocery store in Aberdeen, Scotland, scaring away one customer and out-maneuvering a would-be crime-stopper with a red umbrella in the process. Per the person filming while I try to train a pigeon to

In other home infestation news, this is a clip from Inside Edition about a home in Torrance, California that was invaded by some 1,500 birds that came flying right down through the chimney looking for a place to roost away from predators. Santa birds! You should have closed the chimney

This is a video of Nuggets the myna bird (I believe she’s a common myna, but don’t tell her that) running through her human speech repertoire, saying things like, “Hi, hi!”, “Whatta ya doing? Whatta ya doing?,” and, my personal favorite, “My name Is Nuuuuugets and I’m a big fat

Because YOLO, this is a video of a pigeon casually strutting through some wet concrete and leaving its footprints. I suppose it was either this or carve its name, and it couldn’t find a good stick, or doesn’t know its name. I think we can all learn a lot from