It’s a mile-high menagerie. Amid an epidemic of pet worship, planes have seen some unlikely animals as service critters, turning the friendly skies into a veritable Noah’s (B)Ark with wings. The im-fur-sonator surge was arguably facilitated by lax laws that allowed anyone to obtain an Emotional Support Animal Certificate, the Guardian reported. During the COVID … Read more
You are now free to roam about the cat-bin. One furry flyer’s premature bid for freedom put a smile on a plane full of Thanksgiving travelers’ faces when it escaped his carrier and started wandering the aisles. Amid the commotion on board, the frisky feline was briskly scooped into the arms of a Southwest Airlines … Read more
Move over, fashion week — the hottest accessory of the season is a blade of grass shoved in your ear. Or, for the truly daring: your butt. Chimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary are going viral — not for escaping or throwing poo, but for their bizarre behavior that’s as puzzling as it is cheeky. … Read more
Monkey see, monkey brew. A boozy monkey proved that we’re possibly more alike than once thought after it downed a beer it had scavenged from the garbage as stunned onlookers looked on. A video of the plastered primate is currently blowing up online. In the clip, filmed in Parana State, Brazil, shows two capuchin monkeys … Read more
He loves cookies beary much. A bear has been spotted going to multiple homes in Los Angeles and swiping packs of a popular brand of cookies. As recently as Friday, May 24, the bear broke into a home in the Monrovia neighborhood and left with just one item: Oreos. Now residents have given him the … Read more
The “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” might not be far off. A chimpanzee at a China zoo proved that we’re indeed quite alike after tossing a lost shoe back to its human owner from the ape’s enclosure, as seen in a bananas video. A guest had dropped the sandal in the primate’s paddock … Read more
Is this the ultimate sex on the beach? Millions of fish called grunions have descended upon California beaches to throw their annual orgy under the full moon. “Looked like some post-apocalyptic marine ‘Mad Max,’” one citizen scientist wrote while describing the carnal congregations, the BBC reported. This eyewitness is one of many volunteer researchers who … Read more
It was like a snapshot of evolution. A cheeky monkey perhaps proved that we’re more closely related than we think after it seemingly took a selfie with two British tourists in Bali, Indonesia. “It definitely was a trip of a lifetime!” Chloe Dennis told Caters News Agency of the primatological photo-op, which occurred while she … Read more
There’s a whole waddle love at the Detroit Zoo. On St. Patrick’s Day, the zoo’s penguins were caught on camera giving gifts to their partners in a sweet romantic gesture. “The penguins were gifted some ‘lucky charms’ to give to their mates during nesting season!” the Detroit Zoo captioned a TikTok on Monday. The Detroit … Read more
Forget Hogwarts — welcome to Dogwarts. Audriana Li, who runs @dobbyisafreedoodle on Instagram and TikTok, says she has taught her 3-year-old dog to respond to “Harry Potter” spells as commands. “I knew long before Dobby came along that I would train my future dog with ‘Harry Potter’ spells instead of regular commands,” she captioned a recent viral clip. … Read more
It was a rat race to nowhere. A New York City rat is being compared to “Sisyphus” after it was spotted making a never-ending climb up a descending escalator. A clip of the rat’s futile-seeming ascent has racked up over 2.2 million views on TikTok in just two days. The clip, uploaded Wednesday ago by … Read more
This cheeky seagull was up to some fowl play. Vlogger and entertainer Lele Pons’ trip to the beach took a randy turn after a lecherous seagull seemingly swooped down and undid her bikini top, as seen in a viral Instagram clip. “The bird is a paid actor,” the 27-year-old Venezuelan-American star quipped in the caption … Read more
Did someone call a mousekeeper? Every night, a mouse emerges inside a man’s shed in Powys, Wales, to — wait for it — tidy the place up, as seen in a bizarre video blowing up online. “It happens every night without fail,” 75-year-old Rodney Holbrook told the Washington Post this week of his fun-sized janitor, … Read more
Like “The Notebook” lovers say, “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.” Our closest living link to the dinosaurs of yore, birds are an enduring source of fear and fascination, myth and mystery. The winged are held aloft by humanity on Jan. 5 when we celebrate National Bird Day. Created by the Avian Welfare Coalition, … Read more
A deer was caught on camera dashing through the front door of a southern California Sam’s Club. It was the culmination of a morning and early afternoon incident on Thursday for officers with the Corona Police Department, who had been on the buck’s tail after receiving several calls about it being a runaway. “The young buck ran … Read more
Cautious seafarers are rocking the boat so orcas won’t. As killer whales continue to target boats off Spain and Portugal, some enterprising sailors have devised an unlikely way to keep Free Willy at bay — by blasting heavy metal music across the water. The unlikely alleged orca deterrent surfaced recently in the Facebook group “Orca … Read more
Free Willy has targeted humans on the high seas yet again. This time, a pod of killer whales nearly lived up to their name after brutally sinking a Polish yacht off the coast of Morocco, according to a Facebook post by the tour company Morskie Mile. The incident occurred on Oct. 31 after a group … Read more
Patrons at a seafood restaurant in Virginia quickly abandoned their fried fish and lobster rolls after a deer came charging through the glass door and ran throughout the restaurant’s dining and kitchen areas. Security camera footage from Awful Arthur’s Seafood in Salem, Virginia captured the shocking moment the wild deer came tumbling into the restaurant, scattering the shattered … Read more
A man filmed taking his pet snake surfing on the Gold Coast of Australia is under investigation by wildlife authorities as concerns emerge for the reptile’s welfare. Surfer Higor Fiuza went viral this week after footage of him and his pet carpet python surfing at Rainbow Bay was shared online. Earlier this week, Fiuza told … Read more
Nothing could be more unsettling than having your food smile back at you. A woman in the Philippines nearly lost her lunch after she bought a fish to eat, only to discover that it had teeth so “humanlike” it looked like it had dentures. “I went to the market, one of the best markets here … Read more