Funny Animal Videos


In scientific circles, anthropomorphizing鈥攁scribing human traits to animals鈥攈as long been frowned upon. Serious scientists must stay cool, distanced, and above all else, objective. Thus, if a wildlife biologist has a guilty pleasure, BBC鈥檚 鈥淲alk on the Wildside鈥 might be it. This British comedy series, featuring dubbed in voices with real nature footage, ran on BBC One in 2009 and 2010, but it lives on in the world of YouTube for our continued enjoyment. From a giant tortoise impersonating Jamie Oliver and head-banging spoonbills to a capuchin monkey working as a dentist and a chipmunk who raps, these clips give all of us a chance to indulge a little. Here are a few of our favorites.