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The tiny Japanese macaque who broke the internet clinging to a stuffed orangutan has hit a genuine milestone — he's riding piggyback on a fellow monkey now, learning to be a monkey among monkeys. If you followed his story earlier this year, this is the update you needed.
Every single day before breakfast, this golden wades into the lake outside his house, stick clamped in his jaws, and just floats there taking in the morning. Two hundred thousand-plus people watched it and collectively decided they want his life.
A brand-new Labrador puppy and a senior horse who has seen it all, nose to nose over a fence like old friends catching up. Over 1.4 million views, and every one of them earned.
A duck waddling through Mexico City in a full Mexico national team kit and custom socks after the World Cup opener. He's a local celebrity now. He did not ask for this, and he does not care.
This bulldog puppy watched his humans pet the family cat, decided he understood the assignment, and started gently patting the cat with his paw. Nearly 400,000 views of pure, clumsy tenderness.
