This is a video of CNN reporter Joe Johns trying to shoo away a raccoon just moments before going live in front of the White House, roaring and throwing a crate in its direction. Haha, raccoons — they’re just like children, they want to be part of the show. And,

This is a video of a red-and-green macaw (aka green-winged macaw) making short work of a geometric shape puzzle and proving, at least in my mind, that this bird is definitely smarter than my nephew, who would have undoubtedly been trying to eat those pieces. Now watch — five…four…three…two…*sees sister