Oh my god! The Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn has two baby baboons, and they are so cute. They also don't have names, and the zoo is holding a contest to name them. Do you want to watch them play?

[A bird flies past a cloud of smoke coming from a fire at a paint factory in Jandira, Brazil. No one was hurt, except for my soul, which shed a single tear at this image. Pic via AP.]

Over in Ireland, a dog and a dolphin play together as if they were siblings. Why? As it turns out, the dolphin is grieving because its mate passed away and became friends with the dog because it was lonely. Aww!

The headline here pretty much says it all. You've been warned. You're about to watch a video of an epic—in both the coolest and scariest sense of the word—owl set to some epic music. Epic? Epic. Video inside.

Hey, America: Time to get excited! Why? Because a year and a half from now you could be eating the very first genetically-modified animal approved for public consumption: The AquAdvantage® salmon! Assuming it passes the approval process, which began Wednesday.

A recent New Jersey horse race included competitors named Lady Mutada, Little Miss Macho, My Wife Knows Everything, and My Wife Doesn't Know. With that in mind, it's obvious that the announcer's commentary made for hilariously inadvertent comedy. Video inside.

It's time for another video of the Internet's (or Gawker.TV's, at least) favorite cat, Winston Bananas (pet to fourfour's Rich Juzwiak). In this installment, Winston is displeased to find the lid of a sugar pot on his head. Drama!

This is something you don't see every day. Or ever, really. A rat, named Tinkerbell, shampooing herself in her owner's sink and—someway, somehow—actually looking cute while doing so. Rats being cute? Buh? The surprisingly adorable video is inside.

On last night's Late Show, Drew Barrymore was busy telling David Letterman about her perfect pooches when, suddenly, he started to roll up his sleeve, revealing several scars/bite marks that he says came from Sully, his "Satan" dog. Video inside.

Another day, another "good" oil spill story. Once again, scientists say bacteria is eating oil, and the giant underwater plume is basically harmless (again!). This one should hold up until someone discovers glow-in-the dark sea turtles next week. [NPR]

Here's a video of a cat—a seemingly very, very angry cat—being completely unamused by the adorable, "Happy Birthday!" song that his owners (or owners' kids?) are singing to him. That said, since when do cats have birthday parties?

We've seen dogs screaming "Batman!" while barking and we've seen them spinning records, but here's something we haven't yet witnessed: a pooch, just sitting and chillin' on the couch, watching TV—sitting like a human, that is. Video inside.

At least 130 different species of birds "are known to engage in homosexual behavior." Scientists now think this may be because "homosexual behavior" is evolutionarily beneficial. Not to mention totally hot.

[Biologists rescued this baby pink dolphin—one of many trapped by low water levels thanks to a drought—from the Pailas river in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Pic via AP.]

Thought you were safe in the big city? Think again: Not only was an alligator found under a Datsun in New York, another one (pictured) is living in the Chicago river. Your so-called "modern art" museums won't save you now!

This is truly sick: here's surveillance footage from outside of a school in Coventry, England that shows a woman walk up to a cat, pet it for a few seconds, and then pick it up/throw it into a garbage bin.

Bears are cute! Well, people in bear costumes, at least—especially when they walk around with big smiles/hug people. But did you ever think about who's under the costume? Using that concept, here's the most effective HIV-awareness ad ever.

You know that urban legend about alligators living in New York City sewers? Well: A baby alligator crawled out of a storm drain and took refuge under a Datsun in Queens on Sunday. So, now all urban legends are true.

The bear that attacked and killed its caretaker on Thursday in Ohio has been killed.

This turtle has fallen on his back and he can't get up! Luckily, his turtle friend will not rest until he is back on his feet.