This is a video of cockatoos that have learned to use multiple tools in order to receive rewards, in this case using a sharp stick to poke a hole through a membrane, then a long straw to retrieve cashew nuts. Apparently the ability to use toolsets has only previously been
These are several shots and a video of the removal of 700 pounds of acorns that a pair of acorn woodpecker stashed in the wall of a Santa Rosa, California home. Nick Castro of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control was actually inspecting for mealworms when he discovered the nut hoard, and
Captured by wildlife photographer Steve Biro, this shot of Bruce the Bald Eagle flying over the water directly at the camera is almost too perfect to believe it’s real. Such symmetry! And they way his wingtips are just brushing the water’s surface…so majestic. I mean except for that derpy look
Covered in actual poop from digging their nests in the meter-thick layer of bird crap on the cliffs of Peru (a result of the massive number of birds fishing offshore there), this is a video of a group of Humboldt penguins running across the backs of hundreds of sea lions
This is some doorbell cam footage of a bird coming to the door, pecking around for a bit, then ringing the bell and flying off once it sounds. Then the owner comes out looking all confused because there isn’t anobody, or any packages, there. Without the doorbell cam footage to
This is a video of a precious lil penguin joining an arctic expedition, presumably to ensure the humans don’t stumble across the frozen Lost City Of Atlantis and reveal its secrets. Of course in reality (my least favorite place), it’s just using the path trampled by the humans to make
Nature: it’s all around us. And that’s a good thing, unless you live in Australia where nature is hellbent on killing you. This is a video of building maintenance man on the roof the building he maintains investigating a great horned owl that’s been spotted on the premises. He gets
This is a video of Jabber, a beautiful human-imprinted European starling mimicking its owner, and throwing in a surprisingly accurate R2-D2 impression just to keep things spicy. And you know how I feel about spicy! Actually you might not, but I love it. I even did that Paqui One Chip