YouTube user Albizu Garcia visited a beach in Puerto Rico and found that a hermit crab had discarded a conventional shell for a stylish and functional LEGO brick. This should give him the ability to join with other LEGO crabs to create a larger structure. You can see the video here. Make sure that you don’t step on this crab, which is now a double threat to your feet.
-via Incredible Things
Six freshly baked loaves of Pug lie next to each other, cooling on a blanket. They need just a brief nap before they're ready to play again. As they dream, their little bodies twitch. What do Pugs dream about?
-via Gifsboom
In 2006, Joe and Sher Polvinale turned their home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, into a pet sanctuary. Joe has since passed away, but Sher continues to run House with a Heart Senior Pet Sanctuary, a retirement home for elderly and special needs dogs.
These dogs have a permanent and loving home for the rest of their lives. With the help of volunteers, every one gets individual care and lots of affection. -via Metafilter
Taylor Swift has been the subject of media scrutiny since she became a star, and the paparazzi are always after her to see who she’s wearing and what she’s doing.
Doug the pug deals with similar paparazzi problems because he’s an internet superstar, but he doesn’t care what the TMZ crowd has to say about him because he’s a dog.
So what will all the paparazzi and those fans of fame think when Doug the pug channels Taylor Swift for a powerfully cute photo shoot?
Eh, they'll probably be too busy shooting pictures of Kim K's posterior to take notice, but that just leaves more Doug the pug for us!
See Doug The Pug Channels His Inner Taylor Swift at Mashable
Many bears dream of a day when they’re able to shove a human being inside something roly-poly, like a barrel or a tire, so they can roll that screaming human around the woods and show it off to their ursine friends.
Sadly, most bears will never get to experience the joy of rolling a human, but the bear in this clip is luckier than most, and he’s definitely luckier than the poor person in the cube.
This video was supposedly shot as a promo for the Japanese show Sekai No Hate Made ItteQ!, but beyond its use as a promo video it should also serve as a reminder to humans- don’t believe bears when they tell you there’s candy at the bottom of the cube!
-Via Laughing Squid
Louie and his human spotted a pod of dolphins swimming by their spot on the beach. Naturally, Louie wanted to join them. In fact, he almost swam away and joined their pod!
Silly puppy! You're still a dog and dolphins can't stay your packmates for long.
Any time we drop an ice cube on the floor at my house, we toss it into the cats' water. They seem to like it, but now I want to make them a big ball of ice!
This video is from the blog formerly known as 9 Cats, which is now 10 Cats with the addition of the kitten Osamu. See more of the cats in our previous posts. -via Tastefully Offensive
Jeremy Husted has his house rigged with security cameras. That’s the only way to catch a moment like this. He said he occasionally forgets he has cats. Contains NSFW language.
In the comments at reddit, we get some advice on a device that will train your cats to stay off the kitchen counters. Continue reading if you want to see how well it works, but do not watch if you have liquid in your mouth.
How many Golden Retrievers do you need to enjoy a nice swim? More. This man has 'em. A dozen dogs happily jump in to join their human in Samut Songkhram, Thailand. As natural water dogs, the Goldens take up the task joyfully.
-via Tastefully Offensive
This facial expression and emission of sound from our mouths (and sometimes nasal cavities) we call laughing makes perfect sense to humans, heck it can even be contagious, but laughing is lost on most animals.
Some animals see the baring of teeth as an act of aggression so laughing really gets their goat, but one poor, confused little deer in Nara, Japan sees laughing as a terrifying assault on her senses.
This video proves two things- deer oriented horror movies would star laughing humans as the monsters, and deers prefer dramas to comedies.
-Via Laughing Squid
A toddler visiting the Cincinnati Zoo made a new friend! There are three lion cubs at that zoo. They're named Huruma, Kya, and Willa. One of those cubs likes this little human.
-via Daily Telegraph (warning: auto-sound)
The last kids of the season at Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine are ready for their first outing with their mama. It's time for them to learn the trademark move of adorable baby goats worldwide: being bouncy! And that they do. They're on their way now. Via Laughing Squid
Farmer Bob found an orphaned baby skunk. So he nursed it back to health. For two weeks, the little skunk lived in his pants pocket. They're best friends.
In this video, writer and producer Barbarella Fokos spends time with the little skunk who goes by the name Sweet William.
Rosie is upset that her ball went into the pool. Rosie doesn’t want to swim, and really doesn’t even want to get wet. What will she do? She uses her brain, that’s what! Oh well, maybe it was a lucky move, but she got her ball back in the end! -via Arbroath
