- [Narrator] We all know nature can be a little weird at times, but what I'm about to show
you is on a whole other level. (upbeat music) If all that bizarre twirling has left you dazed and confused, stick around to find out more about the insect world's
answer to Bruce Lee, alongside perilous drone flights
and a waterfall of clouds, in this episode of things you will see for the first time in your life. They say that cats have got nine lives, but I've got a feeling these next kitties are tallying a lot less
than that after this run-in. - [Women] Tofu, Congee! Come down low, they're coming. (cat scurrying) That was Congee. Tofu don't know yet. Come on, Tofu! Come on, Tofu! (cat scurrying)
(woman laughing) - [Narrator] These frightened
felines are Tofu and Congee, two cats living in London,
England who weren't exactly left smiling like their
Cheshire counterpart after this encounter. There's something endlessly hilarious about the tense movements
of a terrified cat and coming face to face with
an eerily realistic cat mask, Tofu retreated with
his dignity left behind to save himself from
what looks like a visit from the Satan of the feline world. For animals that are meant
to be witch's best friend, looks like these two scaredy cats won't be joining in on any
future spooky festivities. From humanoid cats now
to a real-life cat-zilla? (toy train rattling) This Kitty Kong is Mittens,
the pet cat of Jon Lawton, who found his furry
friend putting her nose where it didn't really
belong in November 2021. While you'd think you would
have heard about a giant cat squeezing through a tunnel, turns out Jon is actually
a model railway enthusiast and Mittens just couldn't
keep her mitts off the track, treating it like her
own personal playground. Let's move on from kitty contortionists to another kind of acrobatics now. - Woo! - [Narrator] This 20-year-old
gymnast is Leah Clapper and you just saw what she says
was her longest ball surf yet in October 2021. While these kinds of balls
are intended for exercise, I'm not sure I'd recommend trying this stunt out at your local gym, unless you have a thing for aggravating
short-tempered weightlifters or crashing into the mirrors. While the human body can do
some pretty awesome stuff, the animal kingdom is filled
with a whole host of creatures with some pretty mind-blowing
moves of their own. That's one critter that you
probably don't wanna pet. This is an Angled Sunbeam Caterpillar, the larval form of the
Angled Sunbeam Butterfly found across India, Southeast
Asia and southern China. This caterpillar comes with
a pair of little friends that pop out of it in
a pretty creepy manner when it's disturbed. These natural nunchucks are
actually sensory tentacle organs covered with little
venomous needles that extend from the caterpillar's
two tubular periscopes. This chuck-wielding caterpillar
spends its pre-pupal time adhered to a leaf at this
stage in its lifecycle and will lose its silky pom poms when it enters its chrysalis phase. The wicked fast twirling movement is meant to scare off potential attackers. And with moves to rival Bruce Lee's, I'd say it's pretty
clear that no predators will be returning for this
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for sponsoring this video. When families rocked up to
the Water's Edge exhibit at Pittsburgh Zoo,
Pennsylvania, in August 2007, I imagine they were hoping for
an up close and personal look at one of the planet's apex predators, but maybe not quite this personal. (indistinct conversation) (audience groaning, laughing) Looks like this polar bear had
quite the performance planned for spectators as he plopped
in the water that day, even stopping to turn around and take a look at his creation. Polar bears spend about 10 to
20% of their day in the water and when they've gotta go,
they've really gotta go. This poo-lar bear's latest release must have caused a major rift
with his enclosure buddies. Talk about explosive tensions. - Ew! Someone pooped in the pool! - [Narrator] I just feel bad
for the poor zoo employee who had to clean that mess up. While that explosion might
have left you feeling a little queasy, this next
eruption will make your head spin in a totally different way. You might be thinking that
we've been transported into the realms of Middle Earth, but this cinematic spectacle took place on our very own regular Earth. This super shot fire drone footage was shot by Iceland
Aerials during an eruption that ran from March to October in 2021; that's seven months of
continuous eruption. After a series of earthquakes
rocked the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland and caused
several fissures to appear around the active volcano region, lava burst from the land,
forming the type of hell scape usually reserved for
Hollywood blockbusters. Not only had there been
no volcanic eruption for 815 years on the Reykjanes
Peninsula until this one that began on March 19th, 2021, but it was the first time
the Geldingadalur volcano had erupted in 6,000 years. The eruption spewed over one trillion, four hundred and thirty
billion liters of lava through its flareup, which is about two and a half
times the volume of water in Sydney Harbour. Because lava is so hot, sometimes exceeding
2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it remains molten and
flows across the ground until it cools and hardens into rock, so the eruption in Iceland
will permanently change the surrounding landscape. Due to its proximity to Reykjavik, being just 15 miles southwest
of the Icelandic capital, the eruption became quite
the attraction through 2021 with locals and tourists
alike flowing into the valley to behold the awesome view. Thankfully, despite the
intimidating appearance of the fields of magma, their
somewhat isolated position several miles away from settlements meant no damage was done
to people, nor property. And unlike the One Ring,
this drone managed to escape melting into the orange
oblivion of Mount Doom, and made it safely back home
to the guys at Iceland Aerials so that we could all see
this precious footage. From one spicy orange
substance to another now. For a lot of people, a
car isn't just a means of getting around, it's
their pride and joy. This was certainly the
case for Matt Burton, a petrolhead from Saratoga Springs, Utah and proud owner of a
bright orange Lotus Elise. While a bright orange sports car can be quite the roof-raiser
for your social life, I'm not sure Matt quite
expected this kind of take-off. While Matt knew he'd bought a convertible, I doubt he realized that his
model was so keen to strip off. As the Elise reached speeds
of around 65 miles per hour, the force of the wind resistance resulted in the roof's
latches snapping off, sending the top up, up,
and away into the air. Most hardtop roofs for a
Lotus Elise like Matt's typically weigh around 6.6 pounds, about the same as a wooden toilet seat, which might not seem like
a lot unless it's flying right at you going 60 miles per hour. Matt's roof actually
sailed over three cars driving behind him, miraculously
missing all of them. The flying roof ended up in a bicycle lane and while it didn't cause
any physical damage, it was quite the car-tastrophe
for Matt's wallet when he had to fork out
$2,000 to replace the hardtop. Matt's Lotus has a special feature that allows the owner to
manually remove the roof and he admitted that the
incident was probably down to the fact that he hadn't latched the roof's nuts and bolts
correctly when replacing it. While he may have been going fast, Matt didn't seem to be too furious and recognized the viral power of the footage of the incident
captured from his dash cam, sharing it with the world. For some people, a stroll on the beach is the perfect way to spend an afternoon and while the deep blue
sea may seem tranquil, it's what's on the beach that you might have to look out for. - [Man] He's like what's up
bro? What's up, what's up? - [Narrator] This is a blue crab, native to the western
edge of the Atlantic Ocean and encountered by
Jeremy Cruz in May 2017. Moving in for a closer look, Jeremy was met with quite a cold reception from the aqua clawed crab
who raised his pinchers up Mortal Kombat style. Slashing towards Jeremy's camera lens, it's pretty clear this
aggressive little dude was not in the mood to pose for a pic. These ten-legged crustaceans have strong, sapphire-tinted claws, which can pry open the shells
of clams, mussels and snails, so you might not want to
get your digits too close like Jeremy did. Blue crabs like the one
encountered by Jeremy can only live for around three years, so perhaps this little snapper was grouchy because it didn't want to
waste its precious time in front of the camera? Or, maybe this crab was
just delivering a UFC-style, pre-fight smack-talking session? If anyone speaks crab, let me know down in the comments below. From one camera shy crustacean to one that can't get
enough of the spotlight now. While bored in paradise,
Diederick Ryan set up a GoPro at the entrance of a hole
outside a diving resort in Fiji and what he saw certainly
snapped him into action. This would be vlogger with a shell made for the silver screen
put on quite the show, twirling around before stopping to take what looks like a classic selfie and then going in to steal the camera. The GoPro pincher tried
to drag the camera down into his hole as Diederick
watched from the building behind. Rushing in to put a stop
to the camera caper, Diederick's rescue was captured in full as he wrestled to reach his bit of kit before it descended into
the earth forever more. - (laughs) Hey, hey! (laughs) - [Narrator] Far from
crabby about the situation, Diederick certainly saw the funny side. Following the trail of chuckles from that beach side crab-hole
way, way up into the sky now, passengers on a flight from Charleston, South Carolina
to Nashville, Tennessee got quite an unexpected serving
of laughs in August 2021. - [Steward] All right, good job
y'all keep passin' 'em back. All right, now y'all look up here. Here come your drinks. (passengers laughing) - [Narrator] In a performance
that should make you think twice about scrambling
for that window seat, these hunger games were more than enough to lift the mood onboard
the near empty flight as it set off on its journey. Not only will providing
free falling snacks get Southwest Airlines attendants some very favorable passenger reviews, it probably even beats out
watching a movie on a tiny screen for the best choice of
in-flight entertainment. I know who I'm booking
my next flight with, not sponsored by the way, though if anyone from Southwest Airlines wants to fly over my house
and drop down some snacks, hey, they're very welcome. Moving on from a sky-high
feast for your stomach to one for your eyes only, and believe me, this is the banquet your
peepers have been waiting for. (gentle, lilting music) This heavenly footage was
taken atop Bluff Knoll, a peak in the Stirling Mountain Range in the Great Southern region
of Western Australia in 2020. The bluff welcomed over 120,000
peak seekers through 2020 who embarked on the challenging three-to-four-hour round
trip of hiking the peak. Rising 3,606 feet above sea level, Bluff Knoll is often shrouded in mist, which curls around the peaks
and floats into the gullies. In the past, these
constantly changing mists carried along and
downwards by air currents over the natural topography, were believed to be the
visible form of an evil spirit that local Aboriginal
people called Noatch. Far from evil in reality, this cloud waterfall looks
nothing short of heavenly as it rolls over the peaks. Captured by Australian
adventure vlogger Cam Bostock, this celestial scene is breath-taking, not just because of the view, but because I'll bet the altitude up there does a number on your lungs. They do say that the best view
comes from the hardest climb, but you don't even have
to get off your couch to take in a panoramic landscape of amazing sights every day. Simply hike your mouse on over to those like and subscribe buttons, and set up camp on that bell
icon to be kept in the loop every time I drop a new video adventure. Done? All right, let's press on. If lazy adventures are more your thing, then you might want to take some tips from this little fella. - [Man] Now you need to
just hang on to that, can you do that? (man speaking in foreign language) (man speaking in foreign language) - [Women] (laughs) He's waving to you. - [Narrator] Gayle Stokes
was in Tortuguero, Costa Rica when they spotted this sloth in the middle of a
heavy boat traffic area. Concerned that the sloth had found itself too far from shore, Gayle
outstretched a friendly paddle. Hitching a ride on the paddle, the world had probably never
gone by so fast for this sloth, who seemed to enjoy the experience and even managed a quick
wave to a watcher on shore. - [Women] (laughs) He's waving to you. - [Narrator] Sloths have
painfully sluggish speeds on land and have very weak hind legs, so must rely on their upper body strength to pull themselves forward. But surprisingly enough, if
you plop them into water, their naturally-buoyant
coat means they float, and can move three times
as fast as on land. Their long front arms make
them skillful doggy-paddlers, and they can even hold their
breath for up to 40 minutes. So looks like this sloth may not have really needed help after all and was just looking for a free ride. I'd chastise him for being lazy, but who could stay mad
at that little fella? This massive school of
Menhaden fish was spotted off the coast of Southampton,
New York in October 2021. More commonly known as Bunker fish, menhaden are a species of herring found in Atlantic coastline waters. Menhaden are schooling fish, which means that they prefer
moving around in large groups, for a safety in numbers approach to life. Luckily for us, these
groups tend to swim close to the water's surface during
the spring, summer, and fall, to feed on surface-dwelling plankton, allowing for captured moments like these to be shared with the world. Their reflective silver
scales are largely responsible for this mesmerizing performance, which looks more like a ripple of ink curling through the waves. Beautiful stuff, and if
any coders in the audience know how to turn this amazing sight into an interactive screensaver that follows your cursor around, please do us all a favor,
leave a comment below. Which of these amazing sights
had your jaw on the floor? Do you have any amazing
footage you'd like to share? Send it to us at stories@beamazed and we might feature
it in our next episode. And as always, thanks for watching.
