In the clip, which received 1.4 million views in a matter of days, Anne’s cat Chewie can be seen watching over a mouse who is enjoying a meal. As it turns out, Chewie brought the mouse home and then sat him at his own plate for dinner.

“My pet has a pet. We usually find multiple dead mice, but this one was special,” Anne shared in the caption of the video while adding that the whole situation is “giving Tom and Jerry.”

A lot of TikTok users shared their thoughts about this unlikely duo in the comments section.

“this feels like the beginning of a Pixar movie,” one TikToker commented.

 “Imagine the mouse going back to his family and trying to explain how a cat didn’t eat him and instead gave him food,” another added.

Anne later uploaded a follow-up video explaining that she released the mouse into the greenhouse just to make sure Chewie didn’t change his mind.

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Sushi’s tracker, on the other hand, is all over the place. She looks like she is in exploration mode, wandering around the neighborhood and taking shortcuts, crossing paths with the dog for only brief moments before embarking on another “side quest.”

The video ended up amusing TikTok users, who took it as another showcase of how cats and dogs have different personalities.

“Cat’s judging y’all for taking the long route,” one social media user wrote in the comments section.

Some TikTokers compared the cat’s behavior to a role-playing video game, stating that she is doing the side-quests while the dog is focused on the main quest.

“When your party member is the one picking up all the side-quests, and you’re just wandering towards the main story quest,” @bacman12 wrote.

The post Cat Follows Her Dog Sibling and Owner Every Time They Go for a Walk appeared first on penguinmd.

They Are Communicating

Cats use stretching as a way of communication. If you see a cat stretching next to you, they are likely trying to tell you something. It might be a way to announce their presence, a call to attention, or just a way to say they are happy to see you.

They Are Marking Their Territory

When cats stretch, they might be marking their territory. During stretching, they leave their scent on the ground thanks to scent glands located in their paws while also making scratching marks with their claws.

They Are Waking Up

After a nap, cats need to get their muscles warmed up and blood flowing. Stretching is a great way to achieve this quickly, and they are ready to run around and play in no time.

They Are Exercising

Finally, the cat might be just exercising. Felines need to be active to keep their flexibility and mobility at peak conditions and stretching is one way to do it.

The post Here is Why Cats Stretch So Often appeared first on penguinmd.

According to a study published in Science, crows are capable of counting up to four. They use a “simplified” version of counting and rely on vocalization to perform it.

The scientists trained three European Carrion crows to caw a set number of times when presented with a particular audio recording or a display of numbers. Each time they were successful, the crows would receive a reward.

In the first experiment, the crows were supposed to caw once when they heard a guitar, caw twice when they heard a cash register sound, caw three times when presented with a recording of a drum roll, and finally, caw four times when they hear a frequency noise. In the second experiment, they were supposed to caw as many times as the number displayed on the screen indicated.

Once they were done “counting”, the crows were prompted to tap the screen in front of them.

The experiments showed that the crows made a noticeable pause before they started to count. They were correct every time they needed to count to one, and they were correct in counting to two 60% of the time. Counting up to three saw 50% correctness, and the birds were correct 40% of the time when they needed to count up to four.

According to John Marzluff, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington, the pause before “counting” is arguably the most important discovery of the experiment.

“The longer reaction time suggests the birds had to think, organize, and encode the electrical signal from the brain to the muscles for calling. The delay is consistent with mental planning,” Marzluff, who wasn’t part of the study, told Science.

The post Crows Can Count Up to Four According to a New Study appeared first on penguinmd.

Sheep are Their Own Doctors

Sheep do a great job recognizing something that made them ill and treating the illness by themselves. This usually involves eating certain plants or other substances that don’t belong to their diet, but can cure certain discomforts.

Sheep Have Excellent Peripheral Vision

Sheep have rectangular pupils. This gives them an impressive peripheral vision. For example, they can see up to 320 degrees around themselves without even moving their head.

Sheep Can Experience a Wide Range of Emotions

Studies have shown that sheep are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, more than most other animals. They can feel happiness, sadness, anger, boredom, and much more. On top of that, experts concluded that sheep can feel certain complex emotions like optimism.

Sheep Can Recognize Faces

Sheep are much more intelligent than we give them credit. Besides being able to learn certain patterns of behavior, they also have an excellent memory. They are able to recognize the faces of other sheep and humans even several years after they have first seen them.

The post Interesting Facts About Sheep You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.

Ring recently announced a new “Ring Pet Portraits” campaign that encourages animal enthusiasts to share photos and videos of their pets on social media with the #RingPets. For every post, the company will donate $10 and up to $500,000 in total.

Up to $100,000 will benefit the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), while the remaining $400,000 will be distributed to local animal shelters across the nation. The campaign will last through June 14.

Barrymore is serving as an advocate for “Ring Pet Portraits” and will help Ring select one lucky pet featured in a post shared under #RingPets to appear in a future commercial. She also starred alongside her dog, Douglas, in a funny promotional ad for the campaign.

The ad sees Barrymore telling Douglas about the campaign and explaining to him that he can’t take part in the contest because he is a “nepo puppy”. Check it out below.

The post “Ultimate Pet Mom” Drew Barrymore Teams Up With Ring for a New Animal Shelter Fundraiser appeared first on penguinmd.

The northern quoll has been listed as Endangered since 2005, and some researchers estimate that the species could disappear within the next 10 years. The major threat to the northern quoll population in Australia are cane toads, as coming in contact with cane toad’s toxic skin is often fatal for the mammal.

Now, scientists are looking to genetically modify northern quolls to make them resistant to cane toad toxins. The initial results have been promising, and there is hope that a toad-toxin-resistant population of quolls will roam the wild in the next five years.  

Cane toads were introduced in Australia in 1935 in an attempt to suppress a bug population that had been damaging the country’s sugar cane crops. However, without previous encounters with cane toads and their inability to build resistance, a lot of Australia’s native species became susceptible to its toxins, especially those that prey on them, like the northern quoll.

“This is a simple [genetic] edit that would have evolved naturally. We’re adding a naturally occurring resistance, and it gives the quoll a fighting chance,” University of Melbourne’s Prof Andrew Pask told the Guardian.

The post Scientists Are Making a Groundbreaking Attempt at Saving Australia’s Northern Quoll appeared first on penguinmd.

Recently, a pair of rare Peregrine falcons decided to make a nest on Alcatraz and captured the attention of scientists and bird lovers. This prompted the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to set up a live stream to allow everyone to admire this special event without disturbing the birds.

Viewers can see the chicks growing up, getting taken care of by their mother, and much more. 

According to the Parks Conservancy, the Peregrine falcon who built its nest on Alcatraz is named Larry. She and her partner were spotted breeding for the first time in 2019 and have already welcomed four chicks on Alcatraz back in 2023.

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The peregrine falcon is considered the fastest member of the animal kingdom, reaching speeds over 200 mph. Their population was dwindling in the 20th century due to pesticides, but recovery efforts in recent decades have helped put an end to this trend. Peregrine falcon populations are trending upward across the world, and the species was removed from the U.S. endangered list in 1999.

The post Rare Peregrine Falcon Makes a Nest at Alcatraz Island appeared first on penguinmd.

The clip, which got close to three million views since being posted in late April, shows a pet owner playing the piano while their guinea pig, Dindin, is lying on a blanket above the piano keys. As soon as its human starts hitting soothing notes, the Dindin immediately becomes sleepy and shuts its tiny eyes.

The video ended up getting thousands of comments, and TikTok users found it adorable.

“i absolutely certain that she thought “oh my favorite” before dropping the little head,” one TikToker wrote.

“you are both so lucky to have this!!!” another added.

As it turns out, Dindin gets quite a lot of private piano shows from her owner and enjoys all sorts of famous compositions, including Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and Debussy’s “Clair de Lune.” And every time, the guinea pig looks like she is having the most relaxing and enjoyable experience. Honestly, we envy Dindin a bit, and we are sure we are not the only ones.

The post Watch a Pet Owner Play a Piano to Help Her Guniea Pig Fall Asleep appeared first on penguinmd.

A dog owner named Brenda recently shared a funny video that shows her Shihtzu Gizzy sitting on a sofa and giving her a judgy look for going out. It turns out the dog isn’t accustomed to these kinds of situations and was probably waiting for another night of relaxation and cuddles. But to his surprise, his owner had a completely different idea.

“When your dog isn’t use to you going out. Lol,” it says in the caption of the video.

The video got more than seven million views and had TikTok users analyzing Gizzy’s look and suggesting what it might be saying.

“Doggy looking you up and down like “where the hell you going,” one TikToker wrote in the comments section.

“Dog said: that ain’t your pj’s and food? girl it’s 8pm our show is on sit down,” another suggested.

We just hope that Brenda had fun during her night out but also made sure to make it up to Gizzy with lots of cuddles and treats afterward.

The post Shihtzu Was Caught on Camera Giving Her Owner a Judgy Look for Going Out appeared first on penguinmd.

In the clip, which received 1.4 million views in a matter of days, Anne’s cat Chewie can be seen watching over a mouse who is enjoying a meal. As it turns out, Chewie brought the mouse home and then sat him at his own plate for dinner.

“My pet has a pet. We usually find multiple dead mice, but this one was special,” Anne shared in the caption of the video while adding that the whole situation is “giving Tom and Jerry.”

A lot of TikTok users shared their thoughts about this unlikely duo in the comments section.

“this feels like the beginning of a Pixar movie,” one TikToker commented.

 “Imagine the mouse going back to his family and trying to explain how a cat didn’t eat him and instead gave him food,” another added.

Anne later uploaded a follow-up video explaining that she released the mouse into the greenhouse just to make sure Chewie didn’t change his mind.

The post Cat Brings Home a Mouse, Provides Him Dinner appeared first on penguinmd.

Sushi’s tracker, on the other hand, is all over the place. She looks like she is in exploration mode, wandering around the neighborhood and taking shortcuts, crossing paths with the dog for only brief moments before embarking on another “side quest.”

The video ended up amusing TikTok users, who took it as another showcase of how cats and dogs have different personalities.

“Cat’s judging y’all for taking the long route,” one social media user wrote in the comments section.

Some TikTokers compared the cat’s behavior to a role-playing video game, stating that she is doing the side-quests while the dog is focused on the main quest.

“When your party member is the one picking up all the side-quests, and you’re just wandering towards the main story quest,” @bacman12 wrote.

The post Cat Follows Her Dog Sibling and Owner Every Time They Go for a Walk appeared first on penguinmd.

They Are Communicating

Cats use stretching as a way of communication. If you see a cat stretching next to you, they are likely trying to tell you something. It might be a way to announce their presence, a call to attention, or just a way to say they are happy to see you.

They Are Marking Their Territory

When cats stretch, they might be marking their territory. During stretching, they leave their scent on the ground thanks to scent glands located in their paws while also making scratching marks with their claws.

They Are Waking Up

After a nap, cats need to get their muscles warmed up and blood flowing. Stretching is a great way to achieve this quickly, and they are ready to run around and play in no time.

They Are Exercising

Finally, the cat might be just exercising. Felines need to be active to keep their flexibility and mobility at peak conditions and stretching is one way to do it.

The post Here is Why Cats Stretch So Often appeared first on penguinmd.

According to a study published in Science, crows are capable of counting up to four. They use a “simplified” version of counting and rely on vocalization to perform it.

The scientists trained three European Carrion crows to caw a set number of times when presented with a particular audio recording or a display of numbers. Each time they were successful, the crows would receive a reward.

In the first experiment, the crows were supposed to caw once when they heard a guitar, caw twice when they heard a cash register sound, caw three times when presented with a recording of a drum roll, and finally, caw four times when they hear a frequency noise. In the second experiment, they were supposed to caw as many times as the number displayed on the screen indicated.

Once they were done “counting”, the crows were prompted to tap the screen in front of them.

The experiments showed that the crows made a noticeable pause before they started to count. They were correct every time they needed to count to one, and they were correct in counting to two 60% of the time. Counting up to three saw 50% correctness, and the birds were correct 40% of the time when they needed to count up to four.

According to John Marzluff, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington, the pause before “counting” is arguably the most important discovery of the experiment.

“The longer reaction time suggests the birds had to think, organize, and encode the electrical signal from the brain to the muscles for calling. The delay is consistent with mental planning,” Marzluff, who wasn’t part of the study, told Science.

The post Crows Can Count Up to Four According to a New Study appeared first on penguinmd.

Sheep are Their Own Doctors

Sheep do a great job recognizing something that made them ill and treating the illness by themselves. This usually involves eating certain plants or other substances that don’t belong to their diet, but can cure certain discomforts.

Sheep Have Excellent Peripheral Vision

Sheep have rectangular pupils. This gives them an impressive peripheral vision. For example, they can see up to 320 degrees around themselves without even moving their head.

Sheep Can Experience a Wide Range of Emotions

Studies have shown that sheep are capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, more than most other animals. They can feel happiness, sadness, anger, boredom, and much more. On top of that, experts concluded that sheep can feel certain complex emotions like optimism.

Sheep Can Recognize Faces

Sheep are much more intelligent than we give them credit. Besides being able to learn certain patterns of behavior, they also have an excellent memory. They are able to recognize the faces of other sheep and humans even several years after they have first seen them.

The post Interesting Facts About Sheep You Probably Didn’t Know appeared first on penguinmd.

Ring recently announced a new “Ring Pet Portraits” campaign that encourages animal enthusiasts to share photos and videos of their pets on social media with the #RingPets. For every post, the company will donate $10 and up to $500,000 in total.

Up to $100,000 will benefit the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), while the remaining $400,000 will be distributed to local animal shelters across the nation. The campaign will last through June 14.

Barrymore is serving as an advocate for “Ring Pet Portraits” and will help Ring select one lucky pet featured in a post shared under #RingPets to appear in a future commercial. She also starred alongside her dog, Douglas, in a funny promotional ad for the campaign.

The ad sees Barrymore telling Douglas about the campaign and explaining to him that he can’t take part in the contest because he is a “nepo puppy”. Check it out below.

The post “Ultimate Pet Mom” Drew Barrymore Teams Up With Ring for a New Animal Shelter Fundraiser appeared first on penguinmd.

The northern quoll has been listed as Endangered since 2005, and some researchers estimate that the species could disappear within the next 10 years. The major threat to the northern quoll population in Australia are cane toads, as coming in contact with cane toad’s toxic skin is often fatal for the mammal.

Now, scientists are looking to genetically modify northern quolls to make them resistant to cane toad toxins. The initial results have been promising, and there is hope that a toad-toxin-resistant population of quolls will roam the wild in the next five years.  

Cane toads were introduced in Australia in 1935 in an attempt to suppress a bug population that had been damaging the country’s sugar cane crops. However, without previous encounters with cane toads and their inability to build resistance, a lot of Australia’s native species became susceptible to its toxins, especially those that prey on them, like the northern quoll.

“This is a simple [genetic] edit that would have evolved naturally. We’re adding a naturally occurring resistance, and it gives the quoll a fighting chance,” University of Melbourne’s Prof Andrew Pask told the Guardian.

The post Scientists Are Making a Groundbreaking Attempt at Saving Australia’s Northern Quoll appeared first on penguinmd.

Recently, a pair of rare Peregrine falcons decided to make a nest on Alcatraz and captured the attention of scientists and bird lovers. This prompted the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy to set up a live stream to allow everyone to admire this special event without disturbing the birds.

Viewers can see the chicks growing up, getting taken care of by their mother, and much more. 

According to the Parks Conservancy, the Peregrine falcon who built its nest on Alcatraz is named Larry. She and her partner were spotted breeding for the first time in 2019 and have already welcomed four chicks on Alcatraz back in 2023.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Parks Conservancy (@parksconservancy)

The peregrine falcon is considered the fastest member of the animal kingdom, reaching speeds over 200 mph. Their population was dwindling in the 20th century due to pesticides, but recovery efforts in recent decades have helped put an end to this trend. Peregrine falcon populations are trending upward across the world, and the species was removed from the U.S. endangered list in 1999.

The post Rare Peregrine Falcon Makes a Nest at Alcatraz Island appeared first on penguinmd.

The clip, which got close to three million views since being posted in late April, shows a pet owner playing the piano while their guinea pig, Dindin, is lying on a blanket above the piano keys. As soon as its human starts hitting soothing notes, the Dindin immediately becomes sleepy and shuts its tiny eyes.

The video ended up getting thousands of comments, and TikTok users found it adorable.

“i absolutely certain that she thought “oh my favorite” before dropping the little head,” one TikToker wrote.

“you are both so lucky to have this!!!” another added.

As it turns out, Dindin gets quite a lot of private piano shows from her owner and enjoys all sorts of famous compositions, including Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and Debussy’s “Clair de Lune.” And every time, the guinea pig looks like she is having the most relaxing and enjoyable experience. Honestly, we envy Dindin a bit, and we are sure we are not the only ones.

The post Watch a Pet Owner Play a Piano to Help Her Guniea Pig Fall Asleep appeared first on penguinmd.

A dog owner named Brenda recently shared a funny video that shows her Shihtzu Gizzy sitting on a sofa and giving her a judgy look for going out. It turns out the dog isn’t accustomed to these kinds of situations and was probably waiting for another night of relaxation and cuddles. But to his surprise, his owner had a completely different idea.

“When your dog isn’t use to you going out. Lol,” it says in the caption of the video.

The video got more than seven million views and had TikTok users analyzing Gizzy’s look and suggesting what it might be saying.

“Doggy looking you up and down like “where the hell you going,” one TikToker wrote in the comments section.

“Dog said: that ain’t your pj’s and food? girl it’s 8pm our show is on sit down,” another suggested.

We just hope that Brenda had fun during her night out but also made sure to make it up to Gizzy with lots of cuddles and treats afterward.

The post Shihtzu Was Caught on Camera Giving Her Owner a Judgy Look for Going Out appeared first on penguinmd.