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Neil is a 2,200-pound elephant seal who returns to Tasmania every year and immediately starts stealing traffic cones, flattening fences, and blocking roads like he pays the registration. His TikTok has 1.7 million followers and every single clip is a gift.
Punch, a hand-raised baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, was given an IKEA stuffed orangutan as a stand-in mom and has refused to let go ever since. The videos sold the plush out in three countries and launched #HangInTherePunch worldwide.
The 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife shortlist just dropped from over ten thousand entries across 112 countries, including nine video finalists, a sneezing moose that ends on a full grin, and a genuinely furious bird.
Merlin is a duck who waddled through Mexico City in a Mexico jersey and custom socks and got invited to the National Palace for it. Osito, an eight-year-old rescue poodle mix, rode along in tiny jerseys and sunglasses as the unofficial mascot.
A dog dumped in a park, shaking and alone, and then the rescuers arrive and you can physically watch the relief wash over him. Four minutes, one very good tail wag at the end.