‘Drunk’ Cat To Man Bathing Cobra: Animal Videos That Ruled Social Media In 2023

Animal videos have always been a widely popular category on the internet. Be it the endearing antics of dogs and cats or the unique Nat Geo-style clips that capture the amazing world of wildlife, animal videos always offer respite from the bleak reality of the real world. However, amidst the heartwarming content, there has been a recent surge in videos depicting animal cruelty or instances of man-animal conflict. For an animal video to go viral, it does not need to be shot on a high-definition camera. Here are some of the best animal videos that ruled the social media in 2023:

Cat accepting kitten

Cats are known for being aloof creatures who are not particularly warm, but this year an adorable video that showed an adult cat slowly but steadily accepting a kitten went viral. The undated clip first shows the cat expressing annoyance and even slight aggression towards the kitten before warming up to the young one.

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“Drunk" Cat

A video showing a cat walking unevenly and without its typical smooth feline-like manner went viral on X. The cat’s movement made it look like the cat was walking in a drunken stupor. It is unclear if the cat was walking in this unusual manner due to an underlying illness or injury.

Man giving bath to cobra

A video that captured a man gently pouring water on two cobras got the fancy of netizens. Interestingly the cobras show no resistance towards the man. The video was shared online by an Instagram user named Sintu, who is a self-proclaimed animal rescuer and social worker.

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Leopard released back into the wild

Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan shared a heartwarming video on August 20, that showed a leopard, who strayed into human habitat, being released back into the forest.

Snake fakes death

A bizarre and fascinating video that captures a snake ‘faking’ its death went viral on Reddit. The clip showed a hognose snake flattening its body, hissing loudly, and then immediately going still in response to being touched.

Snake gets robotic legs

YouTuber Allen Pan came up with an odd and perhaps useless idea of giving robotic legs to a snake. Under the watchful eye of a professional, Page brought a snake and gave the reptile robotic legs. He documented this whole process in the following YouTube video.

Men intimidating elephants using slippers

In a disturbing video from Assam, a group of men were seen intimidating an elephant using their slippers. The men who were positioned in a trench, would climb up and brand their slippers at the elephant before quickly descending to avoid potential danger. This video was shared on X by IFS officer Praveen Kaswan.