Birds

While its true that laser beams have yet to become the bad guy-zapping weapons we were promised by science fiction, the laser does have many modern day uses. In this video, for example, we find that a laser pointer can be used to perplex and fascinate a cockatoo. Kiwi never is able to capture the little red dot with his beak or his claw, but it's not for lack of trying.

If you've ever feed pigeons in the park or seagulls at the beach, you'd know that some of our feathered friends have become pretty comfortable getting up close and personal with humans. This little fellow -- who stubbornly refuses to leave its perch on a windshield wiper even as the car's driver switches the wipers on and off -- takes that comfort to another level. Check out the video below: Read

'Happy Feet,' the 2006 animated film featuring singing and dancing penguins and a subtle environmental message, took in almost $400 million worldwide and won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Now the flightless fowl are back for 'Happy Feet 2.'

Sometimes all it takes to save a family of ducks are a few nice people. And the police. And firefighters. And the Department of Sanitation. A group of Chicagoans recently joined forces when a mother duck and her five offspring wound up in harm's way. It started in a parking garage, where Good Samaritan Jamie Holbrook saw the brood and spent three hours herding them to a park. But alas, the little

The good people at New Friends of Bushy Beach (NFOBB) in New Zealand care for and rehabilitate sick and injured penguins. When they took a yellow-eyed penguin named Jay under their wing, his foot was injured so badly they weren't sure he'd even survive. We're happy to report Jay is up and waddling around again. Watch as he takes his first few steps (and try not to squeal too loudly).

Tired of being called "rats with wings," seagulls are finally exacting their revenge by stealing big-ticket items. From video cameras to sports equipment to a whole lotta lunches, watch as seagulls become the animal kingdom's sticky-fingered answer to Lindsay Lohan: