Ice weather for ducks! Clumsy mallard's slapstick antics after spotting reflection of itself in frozen pond

By Daily Mail Reporter This clumsy duck came over all of a flutter when he spotted a mirror image of himself reflecting back off the surface of the water. He was so stunned by what he saw that he lost his balance, performed an impressive version of the splits and was sent sliding across the surface of the water. German photographer Dr Udo Schlottmann was on hand to snap the startled duck trying to reach his lady on the other side of the pond near his home in Dortmund, Germany. Double duck: This mallard came over all of a flutter when he spotted a mirror image of himself in a frozen pond The icy surface of the pond formed a challenging...

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Cat feels better! Adorable video of kitten giving his feline friend the purrfect massage

By Daily Mail Reporter Kneading those tiny paws in and out of a feline friend's backside, this adorable video captures a cat giving another cat a message. Stretching out, the white and black cat flicks his tail with pleasure as his friend gets to work on his lower back, pushing every little claw into his thick coat. The striped black and brown masseuse takes a few moments to turn and look at his friend's reaction to his efforts, before lazily sliding its paws toward his belly. Scroll down for video Pawwwwfect! An adorable video of a cat giving another cat a massage, kneading both tiny paws deep into his white coat, is making its rounds...

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Just a little p-p-p-peck on the head: Adorable baby penguin gets a kiss from mother

By Daily Mail Reporter As they huddle together battling bitterly cold winds, a mother penguin reaches down and pecks her tiny fluffy chick on the head. The adorable scene was captured by wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse on Snow Hill Island, Antarctica. In another cute shot, the fluffy chick peers out from under his mothers' body - looking straight down the photographers lens. Happy feet: The adorable baby penguin gets a kiss from mother Loving kiss: Two emperor penguins peck their chick on the head in Snow Hill Island, Antarctica The playful chick then scuttled off to dance around with friends on the ice. The penguins - part of...

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I pooped, I am disgusting! Badly behaved dogs named, shamed and made to wear a sign saying just what they did wrong

By Daily Mail Reporter Chewing a chair leg, digging up a flowerbed and pooping on the carpet are just a few of the crimes which can incense dog owners. But now their owners are getting their own back on their naughty pets by posting their pictures in a 'dogshaming' gallery on the internet. The website has been flooded with pictures of cheeky dogs all accompanied by signs detailing their bad behaviour. Scroll down for video Guilty as charged: 'I wait for a door to be left open a crack, then I run for it. I've been to doggy school. I'm a cute idiot' Causing mayhem: 'I chewed through the water meter, flooding the backyard!' and right 'I...

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It's not fair! Hilarious video experiment that shows how even monkeys go bananas over unequal pay

By Helen Pow Even monkeys think unequal pay is the pits. A fascinating experiment has revealed that primates go berserk when they don't get the same reward as their pals when they do the same job. The hilarious 'Fairness Study' was uploaded to YouTube in May and has since gone viral, garnering more than 1.3 million views. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Angry: The monkey on the left goes berserk after noticing his pal is given grapes Frans de Waal, a primatologist and Emory University professor, first conducted the experiment with Capuchin monkeys close to a decade ago but performed it again recently and taped the results. In the study, two...

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The paw-fect entrance: Dancing poodles dressed as ballerinas welcome visitors to the world's most bizarre pet show

By Daniel Miller A pair of pampered poodles spring up on their hind legs to perform an awkward dance and welcome visitors to the world's wackiest pet show. This is the three-day Pets Cultural Festival extravaganza in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province where everything you can imagine, and a lot you can't, is available for your four-legged friend. China is now home to some of the most obsessed pet lovers in the world and owning a dog, especially an expensive rare breed, is a huge status symbol. Scroll down for video Paws for applause: Two poodles stand up on their hind legs to welcome visitors to the annual Pets Cultural...

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All creatures great and small: Heart-warming collection of snaps showcases Britain's wildlife at its best from a jackdaw whispering in a deer's ear to a piglet sheltering from the rain under an umbrella

By Daily Mail Reporter These stunning pictures depict the best of Britain's wondrous wildlife - from a wide-eyed piglet hiding under an umbrella to escape the rain to a hedgehog in a pile of autumn leaves making preparations for the winter. A striking photograph of a fluffy yellow ducking nuzzling up to a baby goat is sure to melt even the hardest of hearts melt while the sight of thousands of starlings soaring over Somerset is simply breathtaking. The images have all been taken by photographer Richard Austin and feature in his 2013 calendar Animal Magic. Richard has been snapping animals professionally for more than a quarter of century...

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