Eliot Glazer

At the Berlin Zoo, Kathi the hippo gave birth to a bouncing baby calf. We don't want to call her overprotective, per se, but Kathi literally pushes away her other kids, according to the zoologist.

Actually, yes, we will call her overprotective. She won't even let the baby's pop look at him. Although heaven knows he'll be paying for therapy bills for years to come.

So there's a lot of stuff going on around this capybara. We spot roosters, rabbits, and is that a peacock struttin' his stuff inside this gated area?

Passersby don't seem to notice (as they aren't at ground level, like we are, with the camera) that this capybara could seemingly care less. Bring on the noise, bring on the distractions, bring on whatever you want, but this guy's just gonna keep on chewing.

Is that gum in his mouth? Because, man oh man, it's got to be pretty dried out by now!

We all knew this would happen. Eventually, Maru the box cat would tire of trying to squeeze into those tiny spaces because, seriously, how many times can you do that?

Well, good news. Maru has discovered paper, and it's opened up for him (and us) an entirely new world in which the Internet's most curious cat is all like, "What is the deal with this stuff?"

Here's hoping Maru recycles.

Guinea pigs are fickle creatures. Owners know that they are smarter than they may look. They may act one way (for example, like a guinea pig), but some of them are secret geniuses that have mastered the art of the great escape.

If you thought your little guy wasn't able to snap open his cage and run around the premises like a jailbird on the lam, think again. Just because his brains are tiny doesn't mean he's not a prodigy.

Uh oh. Someone made a mess. Who could it be, hmm? The culprit must around here somewhere, having knocked over plants and gotten dirt all over the place. That's just terrible! Who would do such a thing? Certainly not this guy.

Nope, there are no dogs around these parts. But there are two cats, and one of them is in deep trouble. Will his face give it away? (Yes.)