birds

We will be the first to admit the internet is a weird place: to prove our point, here is Skateboarding Parrots, the Tumblr of birds on skateboards.

Oh, Japan, you never disappoint.

Just as he finished a sermon on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI symbolically released two doves into the air as a call for peace. But soon after the birds took flight, an aggressive seagull began dive bombing one of them. Uh oh. We're generally not superstitious, but we sure hope this isn't a sign of bad things to come.

If you know anything about us here at TheFW, it's that we love any sort of furball, particularly those of the adorable variety. Tiny dogs, piglets in people clothes, you name it-- we're fans. There are also times when we sort of feel bad for our fellow animals. This is especially true when unfortunate haircuts are involved.

Comedian Mark Malkoff already made a scene Stateside when he pulled a series of pranks in an Apple store, and now he’s moved on to Holland, where he recently allowed pigeons in Amsterdam’s Dam Square to feed from his prone body.