Animals are Magical

Who knew there was a Comedy Wildlife Awards competition, hosted by Nikon?

(My favorite is the very last one :ROFL:)

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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uqoSJLtX8S8

Ahhh . . . . .

In the event you get caught out on the subtropical savanna of Southern Africa in your shorts with a hat, just consider this a training video.

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In the event you get caught out on the subtropical savanna of Southern Africa in your shorts with a hat, just consider this a training video.

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Ha. (In the event you get caught out on the subtropical savanna of Southern Africa — whatever you have with you! — you need to understand quickly that an elephant waving its ears like that is VERY VERY angry. :))

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This made me laugh because it reminds me of my dog Lily, she is 15 lbs, and she consistently takes on the two Great Pyrenees that live close by. Fortunately, they just ignore her as if she were invisible.

This animal truly is magical-looking, like something from a fairytale. Have you ever seen the like?

Video of ghostly Iberian lynx goes viral as internet calls it a sign from Mother Nature

A Spanish photographer’s latest find is going viral after he came upon an extremely rare white Iberian Lynx in the wild, believed to be the first-ever sighting of the creature.

Ángel Hidalgo is an amateur nature photographer, but it seems Mother Nature was intent on putting him in the spotlight after he captured footage of an extremely rare wild cat.

Hidalgo was snapping photos in the Jaén mountain ranges of southern Spain when he came upon the creature: an Iberian Lynx with leucism, a genetic condition that results in partial pigment loss in the hair, skin, and feathers.

It differs from albinism in that it isn’t a total loss of pigment throughout the body. In this case, the lynx Ángel discovered doesn’t have red eyes — instead, it has snow-white fur and piercing yellow eyes, which seem to see through the camera lens right into viewers’ souls.

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more: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...ature-3277500/

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/1983933325279416587

When dogs first meet new born babies :heart:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=w9njcn26bN8

Copy Cats
When a Cat Imitates You, Life’s Never Boring 🐾
Laughing Paws
1.79K subscribers
Oct 31, 2025

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6KCp_vv-YS8

A lobsterman's friend

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hkuHlemT01s

I have another little personal anecdote ...

I go out to the back of the house to have a cigarette a few times a day - great view of the lake, very relaxing. I went out about a month ago and I heard a goose honking - not abnormal - tons of Canadian geese here, but this time the honking was coming from the top of the neighbours tree - it's about 70ft tall. I'm thinking, "There's no way there's a goose in that tree ...".

I keep hearing it, very perplexed, and I reposition myself so I could get a better look at the tree to see what the heck is going on ... I don't see anything, but I hear a goose honking - and it's coming from near the top of three. "Honk! honk! honk!". As I keep scanning the tree, the sound begins to slowly change ... "Honk! honk! Cronk! cronk! (turning more sharp and raspy) Cronk! Craw! Craw! Caw! Caw!!" ... then I see it ... it's a Raven! He looks at me then flies off. Ok then ...

Just the other day I see what I assume is the same Raven fly into the top of the tree on the same perch. So I start making clacking noises with my mouth to get his attention ... he sees me then clacks back at me the exact same way. So I decide to change it up a bit with a combo of "clacks" and "clocks" ... it immediately responds by echoing my exact sounds. I add some tonal changes and switch up the order of clack and clocks - he mimics my sounds exactly. We do this for a little bit then I gesture for him to come over and he flies down and swoops over my head then flies off.

I know Ravens are pretty much as good as parrots when it comes to mimicry, a behaviour observed with Ravens kept in captivity that will learn to speak human words, but I've never really seen this behaviour in the wild to such an extent ... especially the goose sounds - that was hilarious.

I kinda want to offer him some food and see if I can befriend him, but I am leery of that ... my sister started feeding a crow peanuts and he would come to the back of her house almost everyday and she would give him a few peanuts. A month later the crow started bring all her babies by to get peanuts too ... she reluctantly would feed them wondering where this was going to lead. A week later, my sister came home from errands and her house was full of crows, just making themselves at home - she had left the back deck door open. She had a heck of a time chasing them out, then decided that would be the end of the peanuts!

I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
Mattias Krantz
1.63M subscribers
Nov 5, 2025

(The comments for this video are entertaining too, such as:
"@Booze_Rooster
I like when he gets frustrated and flails a few arms at you. For a dude without fingers, you can almost see him flipping you the bird." :lol: )

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PcWnQ7fYzwI

For those like me who loved the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons as a kid

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Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 Finalists.
stormcabbirds
7.09K subscribers
11/25

"Hilarious wildlife photography and videography finalists for the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards are showcased. The video highlights a selection of the nearly 10,000 entries from 108 countries. Prepare for a laugh-out-loud collection of incredible animal antics!"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=HOWvQj7Q-J0

Returning as a cow in Switzerland might be a bit noisy but fun


Dog Walks

language warning :)

https://x.com/catturd2/status/1987924491813744688?s=20

As a Capricorn, I supposedly share some qualities or behavioural traits with the goat.

I guess that’s OK, I can see some strong similarities. I never really looked at goats, except the mountain ones running up and down huge steep rock.

Here I learn that they were the first domesticated livestock, ~10k years ago. Not sure how that makes me feel.

L = 18:17

Goats: A History

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

1.6M subscribers

Oct 10, 2025

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There is a surprising, and little known, history connecting goats and the US Navy. But, then again, goats themselves have a surprising history.

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hopefully not edited or AI...

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I hate to see the little guys "scared to death" but at the same time it is funny.
No possums were hurt in the making of this video.

^ yes - that's where the saying 'playing possum' comes from :)


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That is crazy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

(later: tried redoing this from source - still not displaying the video)

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A seal, fleeing for its life, magically leapt on board a boat to escape a pod of orcas:

(This is Part 1 of the video. Could someone very kindly post Part 2?) see the next post for more parts to this great escape video:flower:

Seal Fleeing Orcas Takes Refuge on Passing Boat

https://www.instagram.com/charvetd_p...el/DQpznrEks-v