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14 Animals Dropping Winks

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:46:22 +0000

These animals know what’s up. They know your secret. They know you’re in on the joke. They know how to close their eyes one at a time. They know how to be adorable. They know how to wink.

Crazy Squirrel Goes on Kitchen Rampage

Emerald Catron — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:35:18 +0000

We're glad this guy's instinct when he found a squirrel in his kitchen was to grab a camera and record it, rather than grab a broom and start screaming. The squirrel seems pretty panicked (what squirrel doesn't?), but maybe it was just gathering up speed for what might be the greatest escape in the history of animals trapped in kitchens

Squirrel Fights Valiantly to Remove Head from Bag

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:15:29 +0000

As we all know, squirrels are whizzes at finding nuts. But when it comes to most other things, the rodent species isn’t always so bright. In fact, it was the pursuit of nuts that did this squirrel from Philadelphia in, as it gets its head stuck in a leftover wrapper for pistachios. Check out the [...]

Is Pennsylvania's Purple Squirrel Real or Fake?

Kathy Landin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:30:52 +0000

A couple in Pennsylvania captured a purple squirrel on their property. No one knows why it is purple, but otherwise it seems to be a normal, healthy squirrel. Jim and Connie Emert live in Jersey Shore, PA. They have bird feeders on their property and have a slight issue with squirrels getting into them. To [...]

Squirrel Actually Likes the Spinning SquirrelStop Bird Feeder

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:19:19 +0000

This squirrel maintains a firm grip as he spins around on the SquirrelStop bird feeder for an amazing more than 2 minutes. As you can see from the camera work at the end of the video, the guy filming has become dizzy just watching the squirrel spin. [via Say OMG]

10 Awesome Squirrels for Squirrel Appreciation Day [VIDEOS]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:27 +0000

Squirrels can be pesky and annoying. They get into bird feeders, stealing food and making a mess. They chatter at you and your pets when you go outside. They run out in front of your car, causing you to swerve dangerously or just run them over like some kind of rodent serial killer. There definitely shouldn’t be a day set aside for appreciating them.

Squirrels Dancing to Michael Jackson Is Why the Internet Was Invented [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:01:24 +0000

Michael Jackson has been dead for over two years, but his amazing legacy of song and dance lives on in this video of squirrels boogie-ing to the King of Pop’s all-time party-starting jam ‘Don’t Stop Tll You Get Enough.’ Yes, this video is heavily edited. So much so that we are surprised none of the squirrels has been digitally [...]

12 Cute Animals to Watch in 2012 [VIDEOS]

Lindsay Seim — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:29:58 +0000

Admit it: at some point, you've been baited into the time-suck that is watching adorable cat videos on YouTube like a kitten to a ball of yarn. We've all been there. Well, my gato-gawking friends, TheFW is here to tell you that cute kitties are SO last year. To help you achieve entirely unparalleled levels [...]

Mischievous Squirrel Pulls Elementary School Fire Alarm [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:22:19 +0000

It sounds impossible, but a squirrel set off a fire alarm at an elementary school in Ellenton, Florida. Did he forget to study for a test? Security camera footage shows the furry prankster scaling a wall, then hanging off the alarm’s lever, setting it off in the process. Officials initially fined the school for the [...]

Jedi Squirrel Shows Mastery of the Force [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:22:41 +0000

We’ve seen kittens and turtles wielding ‘Star Wars’ lightsabers before. And now a chattering little squirrel gets the Jedi treatment in this hysterical video. Who would win in a duel? Our money’s on this force-sensitive squirrel. Squirrels are natural acrobats, and when this one lets the force flow, it becomes practically unstoppable. Check out the [...]

Woman Learns Why Squirrels Don't Make the Best Hair Stylists or Pets [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:04:05 +0000

Two questions seem to arise when watching Bubba the squirrel, as it’s been dubbed, tangle his hands and mouth in his presumed owner’s hair. First, why would anyone allow this animal to play with their hair? And second, why would someone own a squirrel? [via Say OMG]

Squirrel Goes Nuts in a Peanut Butter Jar [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:06:08 +0000

Squirrels have a near-pathological obsession with nuts. So you can imagine how crazy the little fury guy in this video went when he got stuck inside a peanut butter jar. Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Watch a hungry squirrel go nuts below. [via HolyCuteness]

Squirrel Steals Home During Baseball Game [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:16:50 +0000

During Wednesday night's playoff game between Philadelphia and St. Louis, a squirrel ran right across home plate as Phillies hurler Roy Oswalt threw a pitch. Now the varmint has his own Twitter account with over 20,000 followers.

Check out the video that made him famous below:

Squirrel Rushes the Field at Women's Soccer Game [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:13:06 +0000

A squirrel ran onto the field at a women's soccer match this weekend in what was either an attempt to either make the team or ask one of the women out on a date. If it's the former, he didn't help his cause by running around in circles and then laying down. If it was the latter, well he was darn adorable, so one of the ladies might say yes.

Squirrel Survives Encounter With Speeding Lamborghini [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:31:42 +0000

Even under normal circumstances, squirrels aren't the wisest creatures when it comes to safety on busy roads.

So when this little fellow decided to cross the road at the AutoClub Speedway in Fontana, California with a Lamborghini LP670-4 SV bearing down on it at 100 MPH, one would think the furball's chances of reaching the other side weren't so good.

Yet this crash course between rodent and fine Italian sports car has a happy ending. Read on to see the unlikely escape.