As the above clip shows, researchers have recently found that with practice, baboons can tell the difference between real four letter written words and strings of four letters that are not words.  Even more impressively, after training they can even pick out new real words they have never seen before, suggesting that they are able to learn that certain letter combinations are more likely to be actual words than are other strings of letters.

[via Monkeys in the News]

When this chick wants to cuddle, this cat calmly obliges.

In today’s clip, a sheep decides to send a fisherman for a little swim.

via [Cute Overload]

This dog not only waits and watches over its owner’s bike, when it comes time to go it happily hops on the back to ride along.

When a group of large cats at a sanctuary are shown their reflection, their interest is quickly piqued. Not all of them might pass the self-recognition test (however monkeys, dolphins, and elephants can!), but you can definitely tell the wheels here are turning in some cases.