5 fun or strange videos and images of the animal world

A man in New Jersey, USA, was fascinated to see two rather large bears fighting in his front yard. Naturally, he started filming the fight, but eventually decided it might be better (and safer) to head inside for safety!

Tara is an adopted cat, who won an Annual National Hero Dog Award in Los Angeles some time ago. The seven-year-old cat got the award for fighting off a dog that was attacking her six-year-old owner while he was out riding his bicycle.

Let’s face it, most of us hate going out in the rain. Well, it turns out our reasonably close relatives, gorillas, hate it too! This video was taken by zookeeper Brooke Hunsinger at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Hunsinger observed that gorillas are “magnificent, majestic creatures” full of beauty and grace ... except when it rains!

I have to confess. Two of these dogs are my pets, Nina (left) and Rafa (right). When we met our friend Elena on the boardwalk in La Cala de Mijas recently, she gave all the dogs treats. Her dog, Lisa, is the only one who behaved herself.

This massive bee was recently found in the Indonesian jungle. According to the latest buzz, the last sighting of this species of huge insect (by bee standards anyway) was 38 years ago. DW reports that the bee is on the top 25 “most wanted” species list held by Global Wildlife Conservation. This honey of a bee measures an amazing 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in length. While it looks scary, the bee loves pollen and nectar, just like its smaller cousins, and won’t hurt you if you leave it alone!