adorable animals This tiny bush baby is absolutely enthralled by a locust! Jennifer Sandlin

viral videos "Can I pet dat dawg?" Little girl's viral bear encounter turned into musical hit Mark Frauenfelder

robots Why swim with a real dolphin when you can swim with a robot instead? Thom Dunn

crocodiles Man fights off a charging crocodile with a frying pan Mark Frauenfelder

animal encounters Watch: Man records bear following him in a forest before using pepper spray Mark Frauenfelder

australia Wombats love squishmallows, too Jennifer Sandlin

music Musician charms an okapi by playing Radiohead's "Creep" Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Trash panda or tiny genius? This raccoon's knot-tying skills are unbelievable Popkin

Delightful Creatures Emily the elephant plays drums Jennifer Sandlin

Elephants greet each other by "saying hello" and gesturing David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures This video of cats escaping crabs, snapping turtles, and snakes reveals their lightning reaction time Mark Frauenfelder

bigfoot Man seeks police authorization to shoot Bigfoot David Pescovitz

bear Big bear frolicking on busy ski run freaks out snowboarders and skiers (video) David Pescovitz

werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin

social media Australian women slapped with heavy fines after risky dingo encounters for social media selfies Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids A paranoid prince, proof of UFOs, and a panicked Trump in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro

movies EO, Jerry Skolimowski's new film, is about much more than a wandering donkey Elías Villoro

documentaries "The Starry Night Toad," a new documentary by First Nations Frontline Elías Villoro

animals Are Pablo Escobar's horny cocaine hippos legally people? Thom Dunn