MetaFilter posts tagged with Animals and youtube

I'm sleepy...

Korou — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:47:02 -0800

Flying Fish

rageagainsttherobots — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:50:44 -0800

The longer the fish can stay out of the water the less likely a predator will catch it. Flying fish are showing up all over the world.

Snoring animals

ObscureReferenceMan — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:01:34 -0800

Snoring duck, snoring dog, snoring pig, snoring cat, snoring parrot. That is all.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

ignignokt — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:46:59 -0800

They Think They're People Filter: Animal Combat Friday! Bruce Lee once said:

"Unless there is a being with more than two arms and two legs, that there is only one style of fighting, the human style."

When not biting, animals fight in an uncannily human style, too. For example, recognizable human techniques and tactics in the bear fight: 0:21: The clinch, followed by grip fighting for superior position. 0:41: A throw resembling tai otoshi. The big bear then circles around to get around the smaller bear's guard. 1:20: Smaller bear reasserts his guard to maintain control over the big bear. 1:36: They stand up and clinch again, trying to get some leverage. 1:47: Everyone gasses out. Huffing and puffing, they give up and make friends. The cat-ferret fight isn't as technically exemplary, but it is awesome. It starts with a lot of circling, and it looks like nothing's going to happen, but then blaow! Around the 2:00 mark, the ferret gets the takedown but is rolled down onto his back, cat punches fly, and it's on! Watch for the awesome kick exchange at 7:55. Also, I think there's a rear naked choke somewhere in there. (OK, not really.)

Wildlife rehabilitation videos

Upton O'Good — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:11:02 -0800

Wildlife rehabilitators take care of wounded or orphaned animals, nursing them back to health and preparing them for a life back in the wild. This leads to a lot of cute baby animal videos. (Roll over for descriptions.) On a more serious note, if you find an injured or orphaned animal, here are a collection of tips to follow; you can find a wildlife rehabilitator near you by searching here.

This here giraffe

fiercecupcake — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:21:08 -0800

I love giraffes. Sure, some people think they're evil (previously on MeFi), but did you know that they have black tongues? Or that their scientific name hints that early viewers thought they resembled a camel/leopard mashup? That their closest living relative is the okapi? Did you know that they come with a special structure to prevent too much blood flow to the brain while drinking, and built-in pressure hose to protect the capillaries in their legs from their massive height and resulting blood pressure? This here giraffe is an amazing critter.