Bao Bao’s First Snow Day: Giant Panda Cub at the National Zoo, January 2015
When the first snow of 2015 covered Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian’s National Zoo let its 16-month-old giant panda cub, Bao Bao, out to ...
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Jigokudani Snow Monkeys: GoPro Film, How to Visit and Park Rules
In the valley of the Yokoyu River in Nagano Prefecture, wild Japanese macaques climb down from the snowy forest and settle into a steaming ...
Baby Penguins: 17 Photos of Chicks Waddling, Sliding and Diving
A penguin chick is a ball of down on two oversized feet, and these seventeen photos and animations catch chicks and adults doing what pengui...
Toronto Zoo Polar Bear Cub Humphrey Meets Snow for the First Time
At three months old, the Toronto Zoo's only surviving polar bear cub of 2013 stepped out of his indoor nursery and into a deep drift of...
Horse Rolling in Snow: Stetson’s Snow Day and Why Horses Roll
Stetson is a horse from western Washington, and the day a proper snowfall covered his paddock he did what many horses do on fresh, soft gro...
Cat Discovers Snow for the First Time: Fletcher Chases Falling Flakes
Fletcher’s owner came home early on a snow day and opened the door to something the cat had never met before. What followed is one of the s...
German Shepherd Shovels Snow: Chaya Gives Her Teenage Owner a Lesson
A teenager heads outside to clear the snow, and Chaya the German Shepherd comes along to help. While the shovel scrapes, she digs at the sa...
Red Panda Twins Play in the Snow at Sapporo's Maruyama Zoo
Two young red pandas at Sapporo's Maruyama Zoo tumble, chase and wrestle across fresh snow in this short clip from Hokkaido. For an ani...
Cat Sees Snow for the First Time: Sophie's Doorstep Video
Sophie the cat had never seen snow before the winter morning her owner opened the door and pressed record. Her cautious, curious reaction a...
Waffles the Cat's Icy Jump: The Viral Snow Fail and How Cats Land
Waffles, a bright orange cat, crouches on a snow-covered car, eyes a railing a short leap away and launches. The ice has other plans. Uploa...
Happiest Penguin Ever: A Young Penguin Bouncing in Zoo Snow
Snow is falling on a zoo penguin enclosure. Most of the birds stand still against the rocks, but one small penguin cannot stop moving: it b...
Penguin Slips on Ice: Why Penguins Waddle, Slide and Squawk
One penguin loses its footing on the ice, lets out a squeaky little cry, and shuffles on as if nothing happened, while the rest of the grou...
Siberian Husky Plays in Autumn Leaves: Kent Petersen’s Backyard Video
A Siberian husky dives into a deep pile of autumn leaves, vanishes, then bursts out again in a shower of colour. Kent Petersen's short ...