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Stanley, a reticulated giraffe calf born September 16 at the Toledo Zoo, discovered the zoomies and absolutely committed — galloping across the grass with every leg picking its own direction. Commenters say he runs exactly like Elaine dances on Seinfeld, and honestly, they're right.
A male infant born October 10 to 43-year-old mom Kalim just made his public debut in the Red Ape Rain Forest habitat — the zoo's first orangutan birth in nearly 15 years. The clinging, the tiny fingers, the way Kalim moves slow and careful with him: pure heart-melt for a critically endangered species.
A woman off the British Columbia coast caught a sea otter brazenly swiping an enormous salmon right out from under a seal, then paddling off on its back without a shred of remorse. Nature's pettiest crime, caught in broad daylight.
Teddy the senior golden and his puppy look-alike Tucker folded themselves into one cuddle puddle on the floor, with little Tucker burrowed straight into his big brother's chest. It's the same dog, twice, at two different sizes, and the internet has not recovered.
At Hope and Joy Sanctuary in Alva, Florida, Milo the capybara somehow convinced two river otters to give him a full back-scratch, and they took the assignment extremely seriously. Best comment on the whole thing: "Pets petting pets."
