This is a short Instagram video of a recently hatched Peruvian dragon mantis swaying on a person’s thumb. When full grown, a female dragon mantis can reach lengths up to 5-inches, and males up to 3-inches. Some dragons! It’s hard to believe these things are real, isn’t it? Mother Nature

In fun problems to have news, this is a video of pet duck Chip preventing her owner Casey from tying her shoes. So is this an argument for or against wearing Velcro shoes instead? Because I would argue against. It could be that Chip either thought the black laces were

This is a video of Jake The Nomad’s husky mutt Neptune hanging out by the river and barking then perking up at the echo of his own bark. Who was that?! Somebody is across the river! It sounded like me, but I’m right here! I’m not sure any of my

This is a video of Steve the otter slipping under a fake rock and taking it for a trip in the water until he gets stuck under a tree branch and has to abandon his mobile hiding spot. So I guess Steve was a rock for Halloween this year. That’s

Note: Volume on or you are MISSING OUT. In problems I wish I had, this is a video of a pet otter stealing its owner’s breakfast. In this case, some sort of cheesy omelet. I like how vocal the otter is about its thievery. It’s all, “I’M GOING TO STEAL

This is a video of a herd of baby Nigerian Dwarf goats at Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine wearing sunflower rompers and romping around a barn. This is just what I needed to get my week started. Granted it will probably all be downhill from here, and by the

This is in image of a leaf sea slug (Costasiella kuroshimae) captured by underwater photographer Alex Mustard, revealing its uncanny resemblance to Shaun The Sheep. I mean minus the peacock feathers. Honestly, I think it’s just the face. Some more info from Alex, including the animals deceptively diminutive size: My

This is a video of a tenrec at the Cincinnati Zoo taking a dust bath in a tiny bathtub. How precious! And it’s so deliberate and thorough with it’s cleaning too! If I were even half as thorough maybe my pits wouldn’t smell like chili cheese dogs with extra onions.