Wild Animals.
We'll warn you that the beginning of this video is upsetting to watch, because it shows a cat crying out in distress as a boa constrictor coils around its body, trying to kill it. Luckily, a hero comes by to save the cat from a terrible fate, lifting the snake and fighting to unclamp its jaws from the cat's leg, and its tightly coiled body from the rest of the cat. We won't keep you in suspense: He succeeds. (Come on. We wouldn't show you a video of a cat being killed.) But watch the video anyway to appreciate the heroism of a man who, as far as we're concerned, has justified his existence with this single act. ...
On a dirt road in Russia, a tiny fox desperately seeking to remove the jar stuck on its head approaches two men for help. Fortunately for the fox, the kind-hearted men were able to free the fox from the jar successfully, allowing the fox to run free. We're sure good karma is well on its way. We hope you enjoy the short but sweet footage below. PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES ENCHANTING IMAGES OF RARE AND ELUSIVE SILVER FOX IN THE WILD: ...
Gee Atherton is one of the fastest downhill bike racers in the world, but can he outpace the fastest bird in the world? As a stunt for a Red Bull commercial, Atherton attempted to outrun a peregrine falcon down a mountain. To capture the race between man and bird, filmmakers used 10 cameras, one of which was attached to the falcon itself, as the raptor pursued Atherton to snatch bait from off the cyclist's back. Watch the commercial to see the contest for yourself. ...
Animals With Hard-to-Spell Names
Think you know every critter in the animal kingdom? Think again. The 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee is this week, and the pronouncers aren't going to lob softies like "cat" and "dog" at the contest's elite spellers. We've got some suggestions for truly challenging animal names that even we have…
Honey badgers are definitely the most fearless creatures in the animal kingdom. We've all heard the rumors, but this video justifies the fact that honey badgers have no fear. They're so confident that they have no issue punking out a pair of zebras. The zebras are more than 10 times their size, yet the badgers just don't care. Props to these honey badgers for being adorable yet fearless. ...



