A hiker in Washington's Olympic National Park was gored to death by a mountain goat while picnicking on Saturday. The goat was notoriously aggressive, and park rangers had been "hazing" the animal for years by shooting it with bean bags.

[Is this sea lion—at Kamogawa Sea World in Japan—smiling? It looks kind of mad, actually. Did you do something bad? Pic via AP.]

This video is like 'Christian the Lion' if Christian had Alzheimer's. Watch as the loving beast performs a high-jump to reach his "grandchild."

Watch this brazen cameraman who gets within reach of two wolves on the hunt for food in, you guessed it, a parking lot. Seems the malnourished scamps got a hold of something tasty, but don't appreciate being taped. Video inside.

Here's something you don't see... ever. A Russian cop, busy patrolling a highway, pulls over a car because of a broken headlight. Soon thereafter, though, the cop jumps inside the car to avoid a giant pack of wolves. Video inside.

[Salvatore Curleone and Eurocastle Peanutter wear humiliating costumes during a preview of this weekend's "Meet the Breeds" animal showcase in New York. Image via AP]

Are you thinking of climbing the fence and entering the tiger enclosure? Don't. A zoo gardener at a park in Shezhen, China was mauled to death by five tigers after, yes, climbing the fence and entering the tiger enclosure.

Live from this random guy's house, it's Man vs. Dog! Watch as owner and pet go head-to-head in a multi-round food eating competition—including spaghetti and meatballs, roast beef, carrots, and more—and find out who comes out on top.

You would think playing with a skunk would have smelly consequences, but the risks are apparently worth it. Here, a baby skunk plays around in his caretaker's lap. Keep an eye out for an adorable (literal) foot-in-mouth moment at 00:50.

Here's a guy who knows how to cater to a crowd, as these turkeys hang on his every word. Watch as the gang gobbles in unison - and with passion - in support of their valiant leader! Video inside.

In this video, an incredibly cute dog (or Ewok?) gives himself a stomach rub by pulling his wee body across a carpet, his hind paws flailing behind him. Guaranteed to be the cutest thing you'll see all day.

That's what you get for imposing land sanctions on the working class, Viscount Kittyfeathers. Watch the video after the jump.

[Habagat and Bagwis hold baskets to collect alms for their owner in Manila, Philippines today. Who knew that dogs looked so cool in sunglasses? Image via AP]

The Madrid Zoo unveiled a pair of one-month-old panda twins today. They're of unknown gender (apparently it takes awhile to figure that out) and are the first panda twins created by artificial insemination ever to be born outside of Asia.

In your Thursday edition of, "Today, I learned..." we have this: did you know that cows apparently really enjoy music, and—more specifically—the sound of an accordion? Well, if this video is any proof, they do. They really do.

Feral hogs in Texas are screwed. The heavily armed state within a state has declared October "Hog Out Month," and is encouraging people to kill the beasts for destroying farmland, as well as "yards, public parks and golf courses."

Charlie, a South African chimpanzee famous for smoking cigarettes while being an ape, has died at age 52, having lived ten years longer than the average chimp despite his tobacco habit. That doesn't mean smoking is good for you, however.

[Daseep, a female tiger born on September 10, has her personal space invaded by photographers at a zoo in Frankfurt, Germany. Also: aww. Image via AP]

When a video clip of a girl drowning puppies appeared online, 4chan went to work and identified the perpetrator, a girl in Bosnia. The police there tracked her down. And now: she's reportedly getting off without being charged.

If you need a reminder that wild animals are, in fact, wild, here it is. Watch as a pride of lions at Ukraine's L'viv Circus attack their helpless trainer—who survived, thankfully—during a recent routine gone awfully, horribly awry.