Animals

Animals Riding Animals is a Tumblr blog that claims to be the “most comprehensive collection of animals riding other animals on the whole wide internet.” The blog features an adorable collection of photos and even animated GIFs of animals riding on top of other animals.

French graphic designer and illustrator Yo Az has created “Electro Animals,” a collection of colorful animal illustrations made of geometric, electric circuit-like designs. Very original, worth checking out.

This is just too cute to pass up. You've been warned!

Pygmy Marmosets weigh about 3.5 ounces and average 5 inches in height. Given their diminutive stature, it only follows that we would want to see one consuming a bit of pasta…

Many people have weird rat phobias, or think that rats are dirty, aggressive or useless. Well drop all of your preconceptions, because rats are truly amazing little animals that make awesome pets. And here are all, hard to argue with, reasons!

San Francisco-based science illustrator Jenny Parks has creatively illustrated an adorable clowder of cats as comic book superheroes, villains and the zombie hunting badass Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead. Check out these hilarious illustrations. 

Pallas's cat, also called the manul, is a small wild cat having a broad but patchy distribution in the grasslands and montane steppe of Central Asia. The species is negatively affected by habitat degradation, prey base decline, and hunting, and has therefore been classified as Near Threatened by IUCN since 2002.

A Red Tibetan Mastiff puppy has become the world's most expensive dog after being sold for almost $1.6 million. Tibetan Mastiffs thought to be one of the world's oldest breeds, and legend has it that both Genghis Khan and Lord Buddha kept them. More recently, however, they have become highly-prized status symbols for China's new rich. The dogs are thought to be a pure "Chinese" breed and they are rarely found outside Tibet, giving them an exclusivity that other breeds cannot match.

The creepy horse mask has been an internet sensation for a while now, it's used in various funny scenarios, especially famous for the Harlem Shake video. Some people took it to the next level of fame by transforming their pets into ponies. Lets see these not so lucky, but cute and funny horse masked animals.

Goats are now pretty famous for yelling like people, in these hilarious  videos they prove that their talent doesn't just stop there, they can become chickens for a little while as well.

In his “Petheadz” series, Toronto photographer Zachary Rose uses a DSLR camera’s display to combine a photo of a pet with a photo of its owner in one hilarious portrait. 

Some people do not understand, how loyal their dogs can be. Here are some true stories about dogs saving lives of their owners or at least trying to rescue them. These creatures are just amazing.

Many pooches experience what is called "separation anxiety" when left alone at home. Unfortunately your house and anything in it will suffer if you leave your lonely dog home for more than 8 hours. So let these pictures be a reminder of their sweet revenge, and think twice before getting a dog if you have no time for it.

In the animal kingdom it is common for young pups to be a little naive and fall adoringly in love with their feline housemates. These puppies worship the kittens from the moment they lock eyes. These particular dogs aren't giving up on trying to make the unrequited love work. At best, the cats will tolerate the pups. At worst, they outright reject them all together. Check out these cute examples of puppy love and kitties turning them down.

This might be the cutest thing I have ever seen. Check out these photos taken from the Pennsylvania dog breeder Cindy Clark. Look at this adorable baby snuggled up with a litter of french bulldog puppies. The baby was 3 months old and the puppies were 3 weeks old. Since November all of the puppies have found new homes.

These animals are looking pretty stylish. They all took some time to get dressed up and go in for portraits. Here are some funny portraits of different household and zoo animals. What do you think?

cardboard cat art is awesome and simple. Draw a funny cartoon style drawing on cardboard and cut a little whole where you can stick you cats head through and take a picture. the results are fantastic. Take a look.

German authorities have given Justin Bieber four weeks to pick up his pet monkey or else it will be placed in permanent care. The Capuchin monkey, named Mally, was seized by German customs Mar. 28 when the 19-year-old singer failed to produce the necessary customs documents after landing in Munich.

The self-identified Bee Queen, Sara Mapelli of Portland, Oregon, is shown in this 2012 video dancing with 12,000 honey bees all over her body. She says she is a “healer, dancer, artist, builder of structures and bee keeper” and that she thinks of her dance as a “duet among many.” She furthers, “The bees push with their powerful wings from each side of my body, I resist and then I let go and flow and move with them. It is a deep meditation and I feel the hive mind surround me, hold me, and expand my body on a cellular level.”

This is the incredible moment an elephant came to the rescue of one of its babies being attacked by a pack of hyenas. The elephant is seen charging at the hyenas to ward them off its offspring. The photos were captured by American photographer Jayesh Mehta, 47, in the Savuti region of the Chobe National Park in Botswana.

Lentil Bean the puppy trying to overcome a cleft palate was only 5.7 ounces at birth. It will take a full year before the puppy is strong enough to endure corrective surgery. This french bulldog puppy also had a sister named Edamame who also was born with a cleft palate and deformed snout but unfortunatly died 24 hours after birth. The foster mom of Lentil Bean is keeping good care of him feeding The pup through a tube every two hours. Lentil Bean continues to gain an ounce a day and picking up fame all over the internet. Lentil already has over 44,000 "likes" on his Facebook page.

Have you always wanted to cuddle with a lion or give a real bear a bear hug? It might sound crazy but if you want to make that happen you can at the Luljan Zoo near Buenos Aries. Luljan Zoo will let you will let you interact with animals inside their cages. People claim the animals are drugged but zoo keepers insist that is not that case and that the animals are so well fed that they would never hurt a sole. Most of the animals are rescued animals after being rejected as pets. This must be the worlds most dangerous zoo. Would you want to go?

An amazing true story of real life Mowgli - Tippi Hedren. She was named after actress Tippi Hedren, who is said to have kept fully-grown lions as pets in her home, and little Tippi was no different from her namesake, demonstrating early on the ability to form unusual bonds with the creatures of the wild. Now 23 years old, Tippi is the only child of French wildlife photographer parents, Alain Degre and Sylvie Robert. Her parents’profession and their work in Africa made the young girl’s childhood unique, giving her the opportunity to interact with wild animals in incredible ways.

Keep your turtle warm and adorable to look at. Katie Bradley has created hand-crocheted tortoise and turtle cozies to keep your testudine warm as it roams about the house. The tiny turtle sweaters are available for purchase from MossyTortoise on Etsy.

The seal animal rescuers named 'Pup 49' is adjusting to life without one of her two hind flippers after veterinarians at the Mystic Aquarium performed an amputation to prevent an infection from spreading throughout her body.The harbor seal pup was the victim of a brutal attack by an older seal that left deep wounds all over her body. Now healthy and happy Pup 49 is learning how to live again.

It seems these days employers are starting to allow office pets. These animals are starting to enter the office in droves. How could you not benefit from adding an office cat or dog to your staff? Here are some hard working Adorable office pets.

Researchers at the University of California in Santa Cruz have successfully trained a sea lion to bob its head in time to music, in a study that may change our understanding of how rhythm is acquired. But let's leave the scientific details for later and just enjoy this cute performance:)

After seeing Tokyo-based photographer Aya Sakai's adorable photos of her baby boy and their French Bulldog, we knew it would just be a matter of time before we came across a similar set of heartwarming images between a child and their pet.

A WOMAN plants a kiss on a 30-tonne grey whale after the giant mammal swims up to her boat. The tourist was with a group of whale watchers as the friendly mother rose to the surface with her curious calf. The 40ft creature stunned the guests by drifting in for the kiss and a few pats. The heart-warming photographs were captured by Justin Hofman off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.

Back in 2011, a fisherman off the coast of Florida caught a female bull shark and made a remarkable discovery—in the uterus of the shark he found a live two-headed shark fetus. The bizarre creature died shortly thereafter and was eventually delivered to scientists. A study carried our by experts at Michigan State University confirmed the shark was a single shark with two heads, rather than conjoined twins. Weird?

How much do you know about wombats? Well besides the fact that they are extremely adorable, wombats are native to Australia, have a backward facing pouch which prevents dirt from getting in while they dig their burrows, and a very slow matabolism, which takes 8-14 days to complete digestion. Enjoy these over-the-top adorable, chubby marsupials!

Why do guys oftentimes use cute puppies as a way to pick up ladies? Because women love puppies. However, if you also happen to be a hot guy, your chances of melting all the girls' hearts are incredibly out of this world. Nobody could say no to this adorable pairing. See for yourself!