7 Types of Animals You Can't Trust

Did you know that some animal species are natural liars? Almost every human has told a lie at some point or another, but to certain animal species, it's second nature! From dogs to cuttlefish to thornbills, here are 7 animal species that can't be trusted!
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[@miriam3848]

My dog lied to me several times. Not by peeing. He wanted my ham, so he went barking at the door, as if someone was knocking. I went to open the door. And he went to steal my ham.

[@jaygandra]

Reverse training 😂

[@marccolten9801]

Your dog is too smart

[@vanillajack5925]

Clever boy

[@kathysarden2689]

My friends dog would trick her dog brother out of his snack by going to the window and bark. The older one would go over to check out the action an the younger on would run to his snack and gobble it down! 😂

[@messywebdev]

😂😂 love it

[@carschmn]

I had a dog once that lied about whether he had eaten. He’d do an elaborate “I’m starving” routine for every person when they came home. His record of meals was 4 dinners. After that we started texting each other whether he ate.

[@thaliazelmer2327]

Was he a dachshund by chance?

[@carschmn]

@@thaliazelmer2327 Chesapeake bay retriever

[@magusperde365]

My pet rats will try to distract me so the other can steal my dinner

[@user-kd1uh1kr4b]

Damn phones !

[@thhseeking]

A friend's cat used to do that :P He got three feeds one morning XD

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Bat: you food? Moth: nah, I'm poison Bat: k, thanks

[@kkgt6591]

Lol

[@Granzteelvids]

Bat: Understandable. Have a nice day

[@lance8720]

Human: you food? Bat: nah I have diseases inside me Human: aight dinner time

[@rhondaflesher8313]

Dogs lie - I could have told you that. We once had a dog that was a big time con artist. If he wanted a spot on the sofa that someone was sitting in he would fake having to go outside to potty. As soon as you got off the sofa to let him out he would dash over to the sofa instead. Likewise if the other dog had something he wanted he again would fake the I gotta go stunt knowing the other dog would drop whatever he had to hopefully follow him out the door - only to have his treat taken by the con artist instead. He also knew how to pour on the charm to get out of trouble. Whenever you caught him doing something he shouldn't all you had to do was scold him and he would act totally crushed and pour on the charm until you just couldn't remain mad at him.

[@hhiippiittyy]

My current dog likes to eat things he shouldn't when we are outside. He is never about to eat that thing you saw him going for, though. He was just sniffing the thing next to it. What's the big deal? Just sniffing flowers here. And when full on busted, he is REALLY sorry. Chew chew. Couldn't help it. Really, really sorry. Will never do it again. Chew chew chew. Never.

[@myu2k2]

i had a cat that did the "i want out" fake out on the dogs. he'd signal/yowl to go outside and the dogs would want to follow him out, then he'd turn right back around to go back inside after all the dogs are outside.

[@sirdavidoftor3413]

Rhonda Flesher : your story brought a big smile to my face! Thank you. Makes you wonder whether dogs owns us or we own the dog! Stay safe, stay sane, be well

[@tylerkrug7719]

What a butt head, lol. That's too funny!

[@hyenapodcast6953]

Our dog will bark and act like he has to pee and then he just plays around and acts like “I fooled you”

[@rogerjones332]

What did the sneaker cuttlefish say to his big friend? "How is your wife and my kids?"

[@trla6505]

Ahha

[@mouse0007]

actually the female cuttlefish dies after mating so no more second chances for the chad cuttlefish.

[@kifige]

Me staring at my dog after I left the room and my food is gone: Did you eat my burrito? My dog: *chewing* no

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

😂

[@cannedmusic]

I feed my cats, three minutes later they come back to me claiming they ate it all, translating to 1/7 of our food source is depleted.

[@SquirrelASMR]

*dog:* It's a doggy dental treat, I swear!

[@meetaverma8372]

My dog stole a burger from a table once 👀👀

[@SquirrelASMR]

@Cobra85291 Joey Brezinski ate the burrito.

[@bugjams]

"If they have to, they'll lie to keep their property." I can't believe Mantis shrimp commit tax evasion!

[@the_algorithm]

I guess that qualifies them for the office of the president

[@freedomcat]

@@the_algorithm or to be Al Sharpton

[@the_algorithm]

@@freedomcat You mean ANY preacher

[@freedomcat]

@@the_algorithm no

[@the_algorithm]

@@freedomcat No? Preachers don't lie? I know for a fact that they do.

[@jaredphillips129]

At my old apartment, I used to sit on my porch and watch the squirrels. There was a noticeably chunkier squirrel who would hide under the cars in the parking lot and watch where the other squirrels stashed their acorns, and then go and dig them up and stash them somewhere else.

[@gabrielag9846]

As a former dog walker, I can confirm the bit about small dogs peeing. One client's small dog was pretty smart, so he figured out how to do a full handstand to pee higher. It was impressive.

[@izzyjones7108]

hahaaha

[@derekscanlan4641]

I was looking to see something like this in the comments! I worked boarding kennels for many years and I've also seen this behaviour. Little hand-standing dogs aiming high!

[@kristydoman3434]

I have a tiny female doggo that does a semi-hand stand.

[@jeaniebird999]

I watched this video 8 months ago, and only just yesterday, realized that my cats, so probably others, also, do this, too, when they sharpen their claws. I have two cats that sharpen their claws on the tree by the front door. One gets a bit higher than the other. Sometimes, neighbor cats come over and inspect the sharpening area. I gather, they can probably tell a lot about it, especially that one cat is taller, and therefore bigger, than the other. It's weird I get a notification, on this, this morning. Too often it feels like KZbin is not only paying attention to my phone activity, it can also READ MY MIND!🤔

[@WowUrFcknHxC]

I had a male teacup Chihuahua that did this

[@ieshi23]

Mantis shrimp act like anime characters: "I'd rather not fight. I'm too strong and my claws could prove too destructive"

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

They don't yell enough.

[@raerohan4241]

Ketsueki Kumori Nah, those are protags. To me mantis shrimp seem like one of those OP characters, who isn’t the protag but is part of their team, who doesn’t use their full power until it all goes to hell

[@joermnyc]

One Punch Shrimp!

[@nulllex0099]

With Piercers and Smashers, I'd really want a Slicer mantis shrimp all so we could have the most iaidoh animal on Earth.

[@LimeyLassen]

"Well done, you made me use 1% of my power."

[@terryz935]

don't forget about koko the gorilla that learned sigh language at some point koko has a pet cat. some time after that, koko destroyed the sink in her cage. when she was asked about the sink, she replied that the cat did it.

[@DrownInLysergic]

There's an ungodly amount of evidence that Koko barely understood sign language so I'd take that with a grain of salt

[@terryz935]

@@DrownInLysergicI didn't know that. could you give me a link or two so that i could read about this?

[@LimeyLassen]

Small Cuttlefish: Pretends to be female Big Cuttlefish: Pretends to be fooled

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

I've seen enough Hentai to know where this is going and i have lube ready.

[@danielled8665]

xxXXRAPXXxx no need; they produce their own mucous

[@tylerkrug7719]

They just need to deposit there sperm somewhere, male? Female? What does it matter to them, lol

[@geekfreak2000]

This comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

Are you implying there's a cuckoldry ring going on with these cuttlefish

[@RobertWilliams-eu8vb]

“adding a few centimeters to your... height”

[@zes3813]

wrr

[@Warhawk76]

Yeah, I'm 199 cm already, don't need the help

[@Stu2be2]

Lol to the length 🥶

[@ladylug9027]

Being around 5'5, lying about being 5'8 still does no good on dating apps anyway.

[@keineangabe8993]

@@ladylug9027 I have no idea if you are tall and making you taller doesn't help or if you are so small that the difference (don't know how much this is) is still too small.

[@MattJasa]

I watched a squirrel bury a cookie in one of my flower pot once. It changed my life

[@Jasonwolf1495]

Blue jays, or as I like to call them the blue crested jerk bird, will make hawk and falcon like calls to trick other birds into fleeing from food sources like bird feeders

[@JiveDadson]

Corvids. What can you say?

[@SimuLord]

The Toronto Blue Crested Jerk Birds has a nice ring to it.

[@Dragrath1]

They also make fake food caches (and rob them too) the more accomplished the thief the better they can fake caches by keeping an eye on who or what is looking. I have noticed caching birds and squirrels are constantly wary of each other as they will all raid each other's stashes. Around here we have taken to referring to our blue jay visitors as bossy birds as they love to come in and show other birds their place they have lots of different antics.

[@al145]

I always suspected this, and then one day saw one actually doing it, which is hilarious in a way because they're bigger than most of the birds I normally get, they could just intimidate them away, but instead are lazy and just yell real loud.

[@Christopher-N]

In the Pacific Northwest, we have a species of jay that is erroneously called a blue jay... because they're also blue. These jays have a similar behavior, pretending to bury a tree nut, but will instead make a fake cache, especially if they think they're being watched by something that will raid the cache.

[@captaintryhard5891]

WAIT. The peeing height thing and the small dogs trying to aim higher makes me remember those videos of a pug that would piss in a handstand. HE WAS A GENIUS

[@argella1300]

I’ve seen Mark Rober’s squirrel obstacle course video, so I know squirrels are devious lil jerks

[@IndigoBassNotes]

Oh, you mean the one where he creates Zero a challange maze with food rewards and a huge pile of shelled ( wouldnt wanna make em work now ) walnuts for the bastards ?TOTAL CLICKBAIT.

[@mightbetoad6786]

Indigobassnotes k

[@scottmantooth8785]

*squirrels are actually quite amazing and exceptionally clever*

[@papagrounds]

That video is the best thing I've ever seen in YT! 🤣👍

[@Rien--]

dont let this video distract you from the fact that in new york around 1600 people get bitten by other humans in a year

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

what

[@elif6908]

Can you please elaborate on this? Like is it for real? If it is wtf!!

[@theshuman100]

rat city babey!!!

[@Rien--]

@@elif6908 aint too much to elaborate, it just so happens that people in new york like to bite eachother like a vampire u feel me cuzzo

[@beyondfubar]

Did they verify that the biters had their rabies shots? Time to put 'em down. Sorry old yeller.

[@kevindouglas2060]

I had a little dog who would climb to the top of snow piles in parking lots then pee down the side. I found that the best way to hurry his rest breaks on a trip was to set him on top of the highest one.

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

Does #2 explain why I know of at least 5 poodles in my past that would not just lift a LEG to peel, they'd do a full-up handstand and sometimes just walk around on their front paws, whizzing like a faucet. It was hilarious! But none of their owners had the vaguest idea how they learned to do it or why.

[@garethdean6382]

Always KNEW the squirrels were up to something.

[@DustyTheDog]

2:50 My dog, Dusty, is not a small dog but he will lift his leg so high that he nearly falls over. He's nearly 80lbs now. He doesn't seem happy with his mark if he is not parallel with the tree when he lifts that leg. It's almost as if his mark has to be the highest mark.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

When cats and dogs smell places where other animals have peed, they're checking their P-mail.

[@miriam3848]

Scrolling through pissbook

[@SavageCharms]

*rim shot

[@paperburn]

DaD Joke #12326

[@SoldierMan755]

This gave me a much needed laugh, but a much less needed stomach ache as a result of said laugh.

[@borderline7950]

Damn bro... imagine learning your dog is insecure about his height

[@kionnakelly2918]

😂😭😂😭

[@jeaniebird999]

I had a dog that was insecure about his ears. He had big, soft, floppy ears. We loved to play with them and make fun of him and his floppy ears and also lips. He HATED it. He would growl at us. Eventually, we had to stop. It was really hurting his feelings. It got to a point where he would growl ANY time someone laughed or giggled because he thought they were laughing at him. We actually had to stop bullying our poor dog so we could laugh again without getting growled at! Poor Jasper. Miss you and love you forever, Jasper!

[@meetaverma8372]

@@jeaniebird999 poor doggo, you made him insecure you monster

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@meetaverma8372 Waste of perfectly good, edible meat.

[@Caterfree10]

Small dogs ALWAYS act bigger than they are, you really surprised?

[@user-eq8in2xw6y]

“When cuttlefish are ready for love they come together in groups, and these tend to have way more males than females” I guess we’re not so different after all...

[@the_hanged_clown]

idk according to this video on human mating rituals in the wild, they show up in equal groups... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2ndqHymndJoqJY

[@111455]

@@the_hanged_clown not in japan ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@SoldierMan755]

@@111455 or the ghetto

[@aquariandawn4750]

@@SoldierMan755 you need a bro job

[@JayBz670]

I can’t decide whether I’d be a big or small cuttlefish

[@kionnakelly2918]

😂

[@Christopher-N]

Sounds like an episode of _Laurel and Hardy._ They join the French Foreign Legion to forget about women, and at some point, a discussion is raised about what they'd like to be reincarnated as if they die. Stan Laurel sensibly decides he'd like to come back as himself (the human that he is). Oliver Hardy suggests that's not allowed, and that he'd like to come back as a beautiful horse. Shenanigans happen, they die, Laurel is later walking along a country road when he comes across a horse whom declares, "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into."

[@zemorph42]

@@Christopher-N Laurel: What's the matter; not what you hoped for?

[@JosephFuller]

As soon as I heard him talking about the height of dog pee, I was instantly reminded of Brian from Family Guy. EDIT > He peed on Mt. Everest to become king of the dogs.

[@MindFieldMusic]

The squirrels "will assume there's food there, and waste precious energy excavating an area where a trickster [also wasted energy to] pretend to bury some nuts."

[@joermnyc]

While the cheater is off digging up non-existent food, the other squirrel is gathering even more food to stow away for later.

[@jonskid8929]

You forget crows. Had one who would steal something from my daughter, and not bring it out until she left. Also, if he saw me watch where he hid something, he would wait till I wasn't watching and move it.

[@SpikeTheNeuropsych]

"Lying may actually be an inevitable consequence of cooperating."

[@15halerobert]

I alway had a laugh when my black lab, not the smallest dog, would lift his leg so high he’d nearly fall over 😆

[@deadinside8719]

Poor dog Breeding is evil

[@SimuLord]

"The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing many late-breaking dog news items." - Dave Barry

[@Caterfree10]

Honestly, given how much I know my small dogs (albeit all girls), the fact that the boys try to aim higher is hilariously accurate to me.

[@fluffyinvader8133]

Are the mantis shrimp that have recently molted actually aware theyre way more vulnerable?

[@SquirrelASMR]

I am finding the thumbnail highly offensive...

[@massimookissed1023]

I.. don't know if you're telling the truth.

[@SquirrelASMR]

@@massimookissed1023 I cried 😭

[@meetaverma8372]

There there squirrel

[@garysteven1343]

That was really funny 😂

[@SquirrelASMR]

@@meetaverma8372 thankee I feeling better

[@JonathanKayne]

Got a plant example: Virginia Creeper lies by looking like poison ivy to keep animals away.

[@LucyJazzy85]

This channel is so awesome. I always learn something even when they cover a seemingly ridiculous subject. 🧐

[@tenpoundsterlingtn7756]

Record label moguls and bankers should be on this list too

[@hhiippiittyy]

This was about animals, not viruses, though.

[@FlyingDwarfman]

@@hhiippiittyy I was about to add on to the leading comment with a "Because they definitely don't qualify as humans or even primates." You, however, were able to up my thoughts even before I could publicly express them. I tip my cap to you.

[@zoeydeu2261]

And used car salesmen

[@thespoiledtexan3904]

That bit about dogs marking in a way that makes them seem taller is hilarious to learn!

[@mrniceguy7168]

Reminds me of that Futurama episode with the robot girlfriends, where they say that all civilization, culture, and science was just an attempt to impress the opposite sex

[@sirkowski]

But why? No reason.

[@shorgoth]

@C. Caner Telimenli that's because those attempts were thwarted by competition or disinterested parties, failure is part of the process.

[@mrniceguy7168]

SubversiveMemes It never fails for someone to give a serious reply to a humorous observation

[@SavageCharms]

C. Caner and SubversiveMemes - don't make me pull this car over

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

@C. Caner Telimenli Relation between high IQ (especially in combination with autism spectrum features) and lower number of produced offspring is quite clear. (though to be fair negative impact of IQ on fertility is mostly visible for women, men are able to compensate it by achieving higher social status which facilitates finding mate(s)) In premodern times it would be balanced off by higher number of actually surviving offspring.

[@repeatdefender6032]

My mom’s tiny female dog does a full on hand stand against trees to pee, it’s freaking hilarious.

[@eurogryphon]

When you mentioned dogs I thought you were going to talk about them lying to humans about destroying things around the house.

[@SquirrelASMR]

You can trust me! I promise... 😥

[@AmandaTroutman]

So you're saying you'll share your cache?

[@kionnakelly2918]

Sounds like something a liar would say... 🤥 🧐🤔

[@danielroder830]

Squirrel sus though, just saying.

[@Christopher-N]

"What me worry?" -- Alfred E. Neuman

[@userequaltoNull]

@@danielroder830 Squirrel was Ejected.

[@luv2sail66]

I’ve seen the dog thing first hand. Several years ago I had a mini dachshund who was 12 pounds soaking wet. On multiple occasions I saw him lift his leg so high he tipped over. Poor little Cooper...he was neutered and wasn’t gonna reproduce anyway. It seemed like he wanted to get his mark higher than our other dachshund who was twice his size. It seemed like beat him at least half the time. He was a competitive little guy.

[@Rabcup]

What about cats though? My cat lies about having gotten fed every damn morning when someone else wakes up after me lmao He actually goes around and wakes people up individually in the hopes that someone will feed him twice

[@thhseeking]

Little sods :P Love them to bits :)

[@Restilia_ch]

Dogs are also VERY good at lying about if they've been fed yet. Family member 1 feeds them, family member 2 doesn't know but the dogs are looking mournfully at the bowls, so family member B gives them more thinking they hadn't been fed yet.

[@pirateking56128]

Only humans could be so good at lying that we invented recreational deception.

[@ezachleewright2309]

Dude what's your beef with larping huh

[@bluesap7318]

E Zach Lee Wright lol

[@jannetteberends8730]

It was so funny to watch the little dog story, because I witness that every day. Especially when a big dog just peed somewhere my little dog tries to get higher. He pees, sniffs, not successful, tries again. Three or more times he will do this. Even getting the attention of other people, asking what he is doing or why.

[@sdfkjgh]

4:31 I managed to pause this just before Stefan resumed talking, because I had to do something else. When I came back, I thought the blurry image was of a turkey's head, neck, and back.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Dogs may not be trustworthy according to this, but I trust them more than I'd trust another human being.

[@marisu9765]

My fur daughter has lied to me once and then never lied to me again. She's a really empathetic and gentle girl. She lied to me once that she wanted to go for a walk so I would put her down on the floor (she needs to be picked up to get on/off furniture) and then she ran to my mother to beg her for food because she had smelled it and that's really all she wanted. I believe she understood that lying to me upset me though, and also it didn't benefit her because I just picked her back up lol. She doesn't lie to me anymore, instead she now just honestly tells me that she wants to beg when she wants to beg, since she understands enough vocabulary to do so. If it's something safe for her to eat, I'll let her.

[@breakfastenjoyer]

fell right for their trap

[@rm6176]

Why do I learn more in 10 minutes of SciShow then I did in 12 years of formal education? Thank you SciShow, love the stuff you put out, don't stop.

[@GeorgeECorser]

"Honesty is probably the best policy" "How do I look?" *Sweating intensifies*

[@admiralnips8294]

Thank you Faisal! You're the best!!

[@johnz8843]

It could be the smaller dog smells the urine higher up the tree and tries to cover its scent with his own. So he lifts his leg higher to pee all over the other scent.

[@scottgates4979]

I've seen small dogs actually walk up a tree backwards to get that thing nice and high.

[@danielsayre3385]

Tldr: small dogs feeling that social boost from peeing higher than they really are

[@joewwilliams]

Aaahh, the old extra centimeters on the "dating profile" trick!

[@rickseiden1]

I know nothing about those split thumb shrimp, but I wonder if they they are lying, or if they just don't know they shouldn't be fighting.

[@OakenTome]

Other animals that shed their exoskeletons periodically such as spiders know to hide out and not go looking for a fight for a little while until their exoskeleton, including their fangs, harden up after moulting. I think it’s the same scenario with the shrimp; they know they can’t or shouldn’t fight, but they have to protect their burrows regardless.

[@rickseiden1]

@@OakenTome Thanks for clearing that up for me. (That sounds sarcastic. It's not. Really, thanks!)

[@RedGallardo]

I love the speed of info given. Appreciated! =D

[@Articulate99]

Always interesting, thanks.

[@MrSpartaco1999]

So the little bird's tactic is basically to impersonate another harmless bird... and make that other bird yell "HAWK!!!", to scare a smaller predator bird.... Now that is too smart that I never thought a bird would have

[@OakenTome]

Birds (especially Corvids) are crazy smart and it’s amazing watching the research on just how smart they are unfold.

[@nathanielhellerstein5871]

When cats hiss at you, they're pretending to be snakes.

[@minnymouse4753]

I was told it was unique to humans to plan ahead the fist thing I thought of were squirrels. Them blurring not. Also Foxes burning prey

[@timan2039]

I bet a human told that. But seriously we humans have been lying to ourselves about our mental superiority for a long time now.

[@minnymouse4753]

@@timan2039 more like other species in ability. But we're talking about this on internet

[@mjinba07]

The Komodo dragon lies by letting its prey see it chilling near the top of a knoll and lazily ambling out of sight, then racing around to ambush its prey from the rear.

[@nittygrittywithayham6208]

Thanks for sharing interesting information

[@yureituesday]

Cuttlefish are disturbing af

[@Seethenhagen]

"Or added a few centimeters to their height on their dating profile" I wouldn't know about that, manlet

[@rhylin26]

Leave it to dogs to be adorable even when they’re lying.

[@mrtokigan]

My dog, pretending not to be able to see the pillow he just ripped up: *interesting*

[@caseybillings9685]

My dog likes to sneak to the kitchen to eat out of the garbage, and when I catch him he runs to his food bowl and takes a few bites like "I was just eating my food!"

[@miigon9117]

7:30 so basically, those birds knows way more language than I do

[@nothri]

2:55 I’d wager it’s an act of intimidation. If a dog think the territory is guarded by a bigger dog it might stay away

[@caseyhamm8822]

i’m playing mass effect while watching this, so the sight of those cuttlefish really fired up my sympathetic nervous system

[@eileenmgandemg9447]

Roosters will lure a hen to mate with clucking and show food, but sometimes they will cluck and pick up something, pretending it's food, to get the hen to come over.

[@Digitalhunny]

So, for the sneaker cuttlefish, the smartest _really_ do survive. Darwin wins again! 🤘😝

[@suzannenixon8870]

My Chihuahua lies to me whenever it's sunny. He insists he needs to go potty but will stop pretending when he gets out there and just lay in the sun.

[@gpellmind]

You should have also covered the Killdeer. Real actors they are.

[@Hollylivengood]

There's a KZbin of an engineer who was trying to outwit a squirrel to keep it from plundering the birdfeeder. The squirrel had to really think it through, and always won. It's worth watching.

[@siegfredch.960]

Name?

[@Hollylivengood]

@@siegfredch.960 The Squirrel, the Physicist, and the Birdfeeder.

[@siegfredch.960]

@@Hollylivengood thanks. I feel bad when the squirrel is falling.

[@Hollylivengood]

@@siegfredch.960 Yeah, I loved when he installed a net, just for the miss-steps. Never underestimate a squirrel.

[@Amuzic_Earth]

I have even noticed female dogs peeing like a male dog.It happened when a pack ventured into another territory and all the males and females in that pack leaving their marks as high as possible.

[@MikeSheehan727]

that squirrel do be looking kinda sus

[@Prizzlesticks]

The ending of this video essay leads me to speculate the writer was caught at the beach after calling out sick, and writing an episode on lying in the animal kingdom was their punishment.

[@Aeturnalis]

The squirrel that lives in the big ass maple tree behind my house makes fake food holes all over the place lol i give him almonds every time i see him, and he hides them in a hole at the bottom of the tree, but he makes dozens of little fake holes all over the place.... so I have little patches of messed up grass all over the place, but I also get a squirrel that will come right up to me and take almonds straight from my hands, so it works out lol

[@trentmcivoy4376]

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.

[@bobbob-uv1oi]

*Large Male cuttle fish impresses female* Smaller Male cuttle fish: i'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@cathleenc6943]

My dog lies to people. If me and my boyfriend wake up or get home at different times she will pretend she hasn't been fed. Also, I make her go out to pee before she gets to eat in the morning and she started running out, touching the grass, and then coming right back.

[@OMalleyTheMaggot]

Sneaker cuttlefish give new meaning to "sliding into her DMs"

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Dang home wrecking cuttlefish

[@Devo14218]

There is also a kind of bird that warns meerkats of nearby threats, making them hide underground, but sometimes they give false alarms in ordered to steal a meerkat’s kill.

[@minnymouse4753]

Don't eat me I taste awful. Cartoons seem more and more like documentary

[@brandondavidson4085]

Video: "7 Animals That Can't Be Trusted" Me, looking at my dog: "I knew it"

[@Gay_Priest]

What the dog doin?

[@NyghtWolf]

I always knew those squirrels weren't to be trusted!! lol They're always tearing up my garden T_T

[@madeline799]

The cuttlefish thing happens in frogs and salamanders too!

[@RamzaBeoulves]

I can strangely relate to the small dog struggle

[@ussarng4649]

Practice standing on your hands (with your feet up) when you're peeing up a tree, according to my chihuahua you can get the pee much higher that way.

[@barbyoungberg]

This explains why the squirrel would bury rocks in our backyard!

[@guthrie_the_wizard]

Super cool!

[@dyhrbergdk9541]

Sure! I added centimeters to my.. "height". Yeah, nothing else.

[@meetaverma8372]

Men will be men

[@4077Disc]

@@meetaverma8372 thats pretty sexist. def seen females do it with their bust and waist sizes...

[@DANGJOS]

@@4077Disc They actually add that information on dating profiles??

[@G_FRE]

@@4077Disc Everyone's guilty of an ism if you nitpick what they say too much

[@davidmcgill1000]

@@DANGJOS Just as pointless as height.

[@PhillyHippy]

I like this content, please more

[@OokamiCreed]

Saw a squirrel doing that in my backyard. Don't know what type of squirrel it was though. Might want to not do that in the same general area because I saw which hole he dropped the acorn in. Naturally, I'm not going to steal the food he stored. I'd feel like an ass, but that's just me. Hope no other squirrel was watching though. Did a bad job at being sneaky. lol

[@dosmart]

Grey squirrels enjoy scatter hoarding the peanuts someone leaves for them all over my garden and yard. In the slring I have the fun time of adding them to the compost pile lol

[@richardrobertson1331]

This video gives me a whole new understanding of why stores have such large make-up display areas.