Videos of animals doing cute and crazy things

Thundershirts are supposed to calm animals ... or at least dogs. It may have too much of a calming effect on this cat. (YouTube - lifebegood21)

This little goat can't get enough of his friend. (YouTube - rovirosar)

This is a cat, who apparently enjoys this vacuum. (YouTube - corkyobra)

Humans aren't the only ones who waste time with technology.

These seals just can't get a grip.

Tackling the stairs for the first time can be a challenge. But Daisy the puppy gets a life lesson from Simon the dog on this essential skill.

A fat cat swimming with a life jacket on sounds pretty funny. It's even funnier when a news anchor can't control her laughter while reporting on it.

Roanoke, Va.'s WDBJ7 ran a report on Holly, the obese kitty who's shedding pounds in an unconventional way - by swimming.

But anchor Susan Bahorich is having a difficult time getting through her report, breaking out in laughter as she tells the fat cat's tale.

This feline is certainly no scaredy-cat. Watch it deliver a smackdown to a crocodile.

A cautious penguin was caught on camera trying to negotiate a daunting jump off a zoo diving board. He takes a few minutes before the decision is made for him. (Courtesy YouTube user anvegard)

Norman the dog can ride a tricycle, a skateboard and a scooter. This renaissance dog does it all. (Source: Associated Press)

This is just unfortunate, from one perspective. (Source: WXMI - Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Nothing will stop these Scottie dogs from getting their milk -- except maybe getting dizzy. (YouTube - bggann)

The owner of this spirited parrot says this was the first attempt at taping the bird singing the Redskins fight song. He says his goal is to get the whole song up before the Super Bowl. (YouTube - boozewoozy)

This little guy's name is Tebow, and he's very cute learning how to walk. (YouTube - suburbanbullies)

Sometimes, you just need a friend who's patient with you. (YouTube - Julian Burrett)

This puppy is a big fan of the news media. (YouTube - Local12News)

Shoppers at an Ikea store in Toronto weren't monkeying around when they reported a primate on the loose.
Customers spotted a monkey - clad in a pint- sized shearling coat - wandering around the store's parking lot by itself Sunday afternoon. Police say Ikea staff lured the primate into a corner before calling the cops, who contacted the city's Animal Services department.
Police Staff Sgt. Ed Dzingala says the monkey never made it inside the store and says its owner later contacted police and was reunited with the pet.
Dzingala says the monkey escaped its crate in a parked car and explored its surroundings before being picked up.
The incident inspired at least two parody Twitter accounts which took on the persona of the wandering monkey.
(h/t WUSA, Daily Mail)

Can dogs be taught to drive cars? Maybe...with a little help.

Husky sings with baby
Some people like videos with dogs. Some people like videos with babies. Who doesn't like videos of dogs and babies?

Smarter than your average bear

Animals seem to be getting smarter, and the mother of this baby bear is no exception. The cub found itself trapped in a Lake Tahoe, Calif., garage, but luckily its cries for help were heard, and it was all caught on video. Some commenters were skeptical as to whether the adult bear really opened the garage door. But don't worry, the baby bear has its own trick up its sleeve.

Video captures 2 black bears wrestling on Fla. lawn

LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) - A video shows two black bears wrestling on the front lawn of a Florida home - but residents say they don't want the animals forced to live somewhere else.

In the video, the bears appear to be play- fighting on the ground and later while standing up. The fight spills over into nearby bushes and ends about two minutes later with both bears leaving in separate directions. The bears were on Tammy Snell's lawn. The Longwood resident says bears are part of the scenery for the area. She told the Orlando Sentinel (http://sunsent.nl/Nz2kbA) that residents don't want to relocate the bears. As she put it: "We moved into their area. It's really like living in a zoo."

(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Duckling won't be ditched, plays follow-the- leader

WASHINGTON - It's a scene that could've come straight out of the classic children's book "Are You My Mother?" In a video clip aptly titled "Duck Run" and uploaded to YouTube by user matizhan, Charley the duck appears to have quite the attraction to a person with a camera focused on capturing the duck's antics. What could be the world's cutest game of follow-the-leader ensues. Particularly watch as Charley takes a couple of sprints toward the end to catch up with his friend, with wings flapping furiously.

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