Hello In Elephant is a really wonderful project by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust that seeks to connect humans with elephants by way of an online tool that translates simple human speech into a language that elephants will understand. Once a message is recorded, a video with an elephant communicating the translation appears and can…
A Musical Cockatiel Whistles a Beautiful Tune Alongside His Piano-Playing Human
Poko, a beautiful cockatiel with a very good ear, skillfully whistled a beautiful tune alongside the graceful accompaniment of his piano playing human. via reddit
A Truly Impressive Handmade Rube Goldberg Machine That Utilizes Both Sides of a Whiteboard
Using a ping pong paddle and ball, a dedicated Japanese team set in motion a truly impressive Rube Goldberg machine that demonstrated very clever engineering for approximately four minutes. One of the remarkable features of this machine is that it used a single side of a whiteboard before employing the gaining momentum of the marbles…
Amazing Footage of Thirty Hummingbirds Partaking In a Peaceful Bathing Ritual Together
Photographer wildwingsla captured absolutely amazing footage showing a charm of thirty hummingbirds partaking in their daily ablutions together in a bubbling bird bath. The photographer made particular note of the peaceful co-existence of the bathing birds, particularly since they are known to be a bit territorial. A record 30 hummingbirds bathe together at one time…
More Covers, A Short Film That Animates the Geometric Cover Art of Vintage Books
In 2015, we wrote about the short film “Covers” by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer who animated the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book covers. Two years later, Lederer has followed up with “More Covers“, which presents 36 additional covers from vintage psychiatry books that were animated so that they would move in a…
Hungry Dog Stares Longingly at His Yogurt-Eating Human But Quickly Looks Away When Caught
An adorably hungry dog who was watching his human enjoy a cup of yogurt, stared longingly at the sweet dairy treat as it went from spoon to mouth, never looking away, that is until his human tried to return the gaze. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
Blue Song by Mint Royale, A 2003 Edgar Wright Music Video That Inspired the Film ‘Baby Driver’
In 2003, filmmaker Edgar Wright directed a very clever music video for the Mint Royale song entitled “Blue Song“. In the video, a car pulls up, three men exit to go rob a bank while the driver (Noel Fielding) was left behind to keep watch. In order to keep himself entertained, the driver put on…
A Hilarious Compilation of How Different Cats React Under the Enticing Influence of Catnip
America’s Funniest Home Videos has compiled some really funny clips of different kitties who were slightly impaired by the effects of catnip. Each cat reacted a bit differently than the others, but a great deal of them were just happy to lay back and enjoy the high. Catnip! Cats roll in it, rub their faces…
