animals

Cute Cats Can Jump (Especially When They're Scared)

Matt Cherette · 08/20/10 05:33PM

It's Friday—aka cute cat video time! Here's an adorable collection of kittens chillin' on their owner's area rug. Two of them become startled when the rug moves and subsequently perform the most inadvertently cute acrobatics ever. Watch inside.

Rogue Zebra Infiltrates Kid's Backyard

Matt Cherette · 08/18/10 12:40PM

This video is hilarious. And not because it's of a zebra in some kid's yard, but because of the boy's narration. For example: "There's a zebra in my yard... a real zebra, I'm not even messing with you!" Video inside.

Actual Ligers Exist in Real Life

Whitney Jefferson · 08/17/10 11:45AM

Two baby liger cubs were just recently born in a zoo in Taiwan. While a cross between tigers and lions are cute and would make Napolean Dynamite happy, the unethical nature is cause for concern for wildlife experts everywhere.

Here Is a Video of a Bunch of Cats and Dogs Eating Peanut Butter

Matt Cherette · 08/16/10 02:24PM

This is a video of four cats and two dogs being hand-fed peanut butter by their owner, which proves that—if there's one thing that brings the two species together—it's sweet, sticky food. Also: BAWWWWW SO CUTE! Watch inside.

I Bet You Wish You Were In Here

Jeff Neumann · 08/14/10 12:59PM

[A girl at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois taunts Hudson the polar bear from inside an air-conditioned viewing room during an "excessive heat warning" for the area. At least he has a swimming pool! Image via Getty]

Ambidextrous Street Artist Blows Away Onlookers

Matt Cherette · 08/11/10 07:16PM

What do you get when you take a white board, some markers, and a street artist who can create incredibly detailed and accurate drawings of animals in mere seconds—with both hands? You get this video, and it's awesome.

A Leopard Can't Change His Shot

Max Read · 08/11/10 02:17AM

[This is a snow leopard cub at the Oklahoma City Zoo, investigating the photographer's camera. So cute! But yeah, it would actually eat you, for sure. Pic via AP.]

Even Male Chimps Are No Match for Woman

Angelito Yambao Jr. · 08/10/10 03:43PM

Watch as the two alpha males are pestered into sharing food with the female chimps on The Human Spark. Thus, showing that even in the animal kingdom most men, if threatened or nagged to death, will succumb to female demands.