Animals are Magical

[Eva2]

Birds faking it for food:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cc7Le3zKBqQ

[mountain_jim]

(sorry for the duplication - each X post in thread is a reply to previous one and I ran out of time to try and format better)

https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933066782538875084

Here's the REASONS why moms are the best: Moms in the wild

A Thread 🧵

1. Mommy lion dribbles her tiny cub like a soccer ball 🤭

— Crazy Moments (@Crazymoments01) June 12, 2025


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933067392684380237

2. Cute. Riding on the back of the mother's template protects 🥰 those three.

3. Now you know about parenting...

https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933068246111998177

4. I was not expecting to see a baby elephant get clocked today 😭


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933068900377174293

5. Just like humans...

Mom jumps in as soon as the cubs and Dad aren't playing nicely.


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933069388153757936

6. Encounter with wild Mama Bear with her cup (📸Sharon Vanadia)

https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933069631205347608

7. "Look Mom, I'm scaring them!"


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933071027057086941

8. Baby lion showing off his mighty roar

https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933071616646283552

9. Poor little monkey, his mom protects him.


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933072455809314956

10. There is nothing like a mother's love! She was not giving up on saving her cub!


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933073321559507371

11. A Puma cub looks at her mother with admiration.


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933074548049474014

12. Being a mother of two Babies is hard for anyone anywhere anytime.🐆🐆🐆


https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933075256681357453

13. Brave mom, she didn't move because she is a Mother.

https://x.com/Crazymoments01/status/1933075404526330030

14. Mother hare trying to protect her babies from a hawk

[rgray222]

The Harpy Eagle

[RunningDeer]

This Pitbull Wasn’t Loved Because of Her Scary Look
Until People Saw Her True Face (3 min)

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

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/1935319395741421982

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/ClownWorld_/status/1935573775879414250

What smart little guy


https://x.com/ClownWorld_/status/1935556491786039422

Bro thinks he’s an owl

[RunningDeer]

Crying Baby Fisher

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ybb-OugbTPM

Seagull Seals the Dog’s Ball

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wVcJb55Fb1A

Rescue Kangaroo Kicks Punching Bag

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=s0n0b9axZBI

A Curious Octopus

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=anZ1571bLc0

New Friends

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7JOc6tJ6IuU

[Rawhide68]

CAT SPEAKING

Originaly posted 12 years ago on Youtube and still going with 19mn views.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkwiQmGWK4c

I posted it on Avalon 2019 Thread :Cat speaking
Then I thought it said After listening to it over and over
"hiss, Oh hell I dont,old long Johnson's here"

Now 2025 when I RE-listen to it years later very carefully over and over I get:
"hiss, Oh Lord Jones, oh Lord John, Oh Lord Johnson, Loord Johnseeen oh (gnarl) oooyoooeyooysen, oyoyoysen, oyoysen (fading out).

Now "thanks" to Youtube auto translate (assuming it's english)
What the cat really says is:
"no no no no no; no Where am I going. Then where's from"

What words do you hear the cat speak?
I'm curious to know!



Check this out AFTER you listened to the cat yourself!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4efpoO5PWps

Thanks

[mountain_jim]

We have a long-haired tuxedo cat like that one, but he has always had limited vocal range and abilities due to unknown issues before he showed up at our house as a kitten. Very empathic communicator in other ways though, and loves long walks like a dog and is an excellent tree-climber, knowing all his escape routes for coyotes or bears.

(We have several fruit and nut trees greatly damaged by climbing black bears, but they can only get so high before the branches collapse under their weight)

[rgray222]

The Pallas's cat, also known as the manul, is a small wild cat with long and dense light grey fur, and rounded ears set low on the sides of the head. The Pallas's cat was first described in 1776 by Peter Simon Pallas, who observed it in the vicinity of Lake Baikal. Since then, it has been recorded across a large Central Asian region, albeit in widely spaced sites from the Caucasus, Iranian Plateau, Hindu Kush, parts of the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau to the Altai-Sayan region and South Siberian Mountains. It inhabits rocky montane grasslands and shrublands, where the snow cover is below 15–20 cm (6–8 in). It looks like the angriest housecat you’ve ever seen, but it’s the Pallas’s cat: a small wildcat known for its thick fur and unusual face. Also called the manul, these elusive felines are well-adapted to life among the cold, rugged hills of Central Asia.

Pallas’s cats have the densest fur of any cat in the world. Their gray winter coats help them stay insulated when temperatures in the mountains drop below -58 degrees Fahrenheit (-50 degrees Celsius). In the summer, when temperatures soar over 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius), they shed most of their fluff to stay cool.

[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/catturd2/status/1936133429747171699

[Johnnycomelately]

Bear-cam is up and streaming at Brooks Falls AK. No bears now in pre-dawn, check in daylight hours.

Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska 2025 powered by EXPLORE.org

Explore Live Nature Cams

447K subscribers

Livestream started June 18, 2025


“ **Chat rolls are on 7am - 5 pm PT from Monday through Sunday.

Brooks Falls is on solar power and will be live whenever we have enough sun.

Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park is the best place in the world to watch brown bears feasting on salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. Find out the best time to watch live and learn more about Katmai and its brown bears on Explore.org @ https://goo.gl/fhMmQy.

EXPLORE is the largest live nature cam network on the planet. We bring nature to you, raw, unscripted, and unedited. Enjoy the natural world as it unfolds in real time in front of our cameras. EXPLORE.org takes you from Kenya, Africa to the riverbanks of Katmai, Alaska and everywhere in between.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=73-EekdVVU8

[Johnnycomelately]

Another bear-cam, 100 yards downstream from the previous one. This one is matronized for cubs’ sake, and favoured by younger loners.

Riffles - Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by EXPLORE.org

Explore Bears & Bison

“The "riffles" area of Brooks River in Alaska's Katmai National Park is just 100 yards downstream from Brooks Falls--and it's a favorite spot of mama bears, their cubs, and young sub-adult bears. Watch live and learn more about Katmai's brown bears on Explore.org @ https://goo.gl/5XcsHu.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LM1YPBWn5jQ

[Johnnycomelately]

This one’s for the bugs, flying bugs. Ingenious-bodied little critters, fleeting across yet another live bear-cam stream. I can hear them, even feel them sucking my blood. This is a woo-cam.

River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by EXPLORE.org

Explore Bears & Bison


“This is a river you want to watch--every summer, brown bears descend on a one-mile stretch of this river in Katmai National Park to fish for salmon. Find out the best time to watch and learn more on Explore.org @ https://goo.gl/Avoyyv.
The audio on the lower river cameras is a pre-recorded loop. Live audio has been disabled for privacy reasons.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-W_CTboaB4A

[RunningDeer]

Fledge Alert! Red-tailed Hawk Chick Makes First Flight on Solstice! (1:55 min)

June 20, 2025

Cornell Red-tailed Hawk nestling "01" made its first flight from the nest, looking powerful and purposeful while flying across Tower Avenue and landing on the side of Bradfield Hall. After clinging to the wall for a short while, O1 made its way down to the ground beneath the oaks & was spotted by birders in the area.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CDT8QWvN4ww

Red-tailed Hawk Chick O1 Explores The Farther Reaches Above The Nest

June 20, 2025

Watch O1 push boundaries during a daring exploration above the Cornell Hawks nest on June 20! We've already seen a few high-wire stunts from the chicks as they approach fledging. This time the elder chick climbed from the railing to the area above the nest, affectionately called the “penthouse” by longtime cam followers. It’s O1’s boldest move yet, and it surely won't be long until this antsy nestling is ready to explore the rest of its territory.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2UhqSUunJ80

Second Red-tailed Hawk Nestling Fledges 11 Minutes After First! (1:10)

June 20, 2025

We were lucky enough to catch a glimpse on cam 2 of "O2", the second Red-tailed Hawk nestling in the #CornellHawks nest, taking its first flight while the PTZ cam was searching for its recently fledged sibling. Watch the railing in the upper right/center to see the lower part of the hawk perched and moving a bit, then taking off and landing on the next light tower. The two young hawks fledged only about 11 minutes apart!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uorWoQ6qItk

[RunningDeer]

Live Birds - Cornell Lab FeederWatch

• Cornell Lab Bird Cams

This FeederWatch cam is located in the Treman Bird Feeding Garden at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York. Perched on the edge of both Sapsucker Woods and its 10-acre pond, these feeders attract both forest species like chickadees and woodpeckers as well as some species that prefer open environments near water like Red-winged Blackbirds.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x10vL6_47Dw

(May 22, 2025 clip)

Hairy Woodpeckers, Cardinals, & Mourning Doves Have Lunch (1:50 min)

A busy morning at the Cornell Lab FeederWatch Cam brings in male and female Hairy Woodpeckers, a female Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, European Starlings, Blue Jays, and a few of Mourning Doves.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=oESKNCq69Bw&list=PLXJZ8Lf9KIx68eUfw0HslypAFTMCi1F2R&index=13

[RunningDeer]

Two days before the Red-tailed Hawks fledge and within 11 minutes of each other. (post here)

Close-up Cuddle-view of Nestling Red-tailed Hawks

• June 18, 2025

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fDQX6f6fcRQ

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The feverish bout of flapping help train the flight muscles that O1 will be using during its maiden voyage.

Preps For Fledge Watch With Flapping At The Cornell Hawks Nest

June 17, 2025

A Red-tailed Hawk pair has been nesting above Cornell University’s athletic fields since 2012. They make use of two different light towers for their nest sites. In 2012, 2015, and 2018–2023 they used a tower near Fernow Hall, and in 2013, 2014, and 2016, they used the tower nearest Weill Hall.

We installed cameras at both of these sites to get a better look at the intimate behavior of these well-known birds as they raise their young amid the bustle of a busy campus.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WHudw0qQkjs

[RunningDeer]

The American Kestrel Cam saw all five of its female fledglings take flight between June 13 and 15—and we’ve compiled their first flights into one amazing supercut!

Fledgling - Watch All Five American Kestrel Chicks Take Flight (1:24 min)

June 13-15, 2025

With the nest box behind them, the fledglings will still depend on their parents for food as they practice flying and learn how to hunt. For now, these siblings will stick close to one another, and they may gradually form small groups with other juveniles as they grow stronger and more independent. Soon, they’ll set off to claim their own territories!

Here’s wishing the best for this year’s kestrel fledglings as they navigate their next steps. Huge thanks to the Raptor Resource Project and our dedicated viewers for making this story possible. We can’t wait to see you again in 2025!

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

Female Kestrel Drops In For An Early Morning Feeding With Chicks (4:50 min)

June 6, 2025

Watch the female American Kestrel drop in for a feeding with her chicks on the morning of June 6. With the eldest chicks now 23 days old, only about a week remains until the chicks should start fledging from their nest box!

Watch the cams live at allaboutbirds.org/kestrels

The American Kestrel cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab or Ornithology and the Raptor Resource Project.

This American Kestrel pair is nesting in a gravel-bottomed nest on private property near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. The nest box is located on the side of a traditional limestone-footed barn, overlooking a rolling grassland that slopes away into folded hills and forests. Our partners at the Raptor Resource Project have watched kestrels breed at this site for over 25 years, and the wonderful combination of grassland, forest, and water that surrounds the property is an excellent example of the habitat that kestrels need to survive and thrive. Watch cam.

The young birds begin to hatch out of their eggs after about a month of incubation. Over the following 3-4 weeks, the nestlings will transform from downy bobbleheads to sleek, dull versions of their parents on a diverse diet of invertebrates, small mammals, and birds (watch this highlight of the female feeding the young). After fledging, the young will continue to be cared for by their parents, remaining near the nest as they learn to hunt and master flight.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yRrQGcxn29U

[RatRodRob...RRR]

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

This Pitbull Wasn’t Loved Because of Her Scary Look
Until People Saw Her True Face (3 min)

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

What a wonderful neighborhood and beautiful dog

RRR

[RatRodRob...RRR]

I love the Top End of Australia, its wild.
The crap part is that you Cannot expect any lake, dam, river or oceans or even large tracts of land in the Top End due to predators such as Salt water crocodiles, Lots of deadly Snakes, Big Sharks, Box Jellyfish, Cassowary, Spiders, and some species of plant in the Rain Forrest's can leave you in agony from simply brushing against it.

This vid is good and shows you why you NEVER stand near the edges of any body of water, its quite funny but these two blokes used to it.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RyxmQPmt6Aw

Bugga, just watch it on YT................................RRR
RRR

I dont think the vid worked so ill try again


note: looks like Storyful Viral videos won't let you embed their videos unless you pay them first. But the link under the video works fine