INYIM Creatures

Friday Escapism delivers one very committed Texas duck who wandered into Walgreens, refused to leave and somehow ended up getting a police escort to Rawhide Creek.

Forget the scoreboard — Citi Field had a furry scene-stealer as a raccoon reached through the stands for peanuts and surprised Mets fans during the August 19 game.

Dolphins in Queensland’s Hervey Bay have been filmed using sea-snail shells to hunt fish—the first published east-coast record, with footage suggesting a calf may be learning the clever trick from its mother.

Rescue pug Jinny Lu is the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog champion, winning with her giant eyes, unruly tongue and a story of survival, adoption and giving back.

A tiny cat skips scratching and impatient meows, choosing instead to ring a doorbell before making its surprisingly formal entrance. The unexpected visitor leaves the woman at the door completely perplexed.

Woopsies! A huge tuna cruising through the shallows at a Marbella beach sent swimmers rushing for shore after its giant fin sparked a shark scare.

A Botswana safari took a sudden turn when tourist Oznur Bell captured a wild hippo charging after her group’s boat through the water.

The potoo spends its days impersonating a broken branch and its nights hunting insects and filling the forest with one seriously peculiar peep.

A curious squirrel strolls into a Home Depot gardening aisle and starts sampling the plants with the confidence of a shopper who has no intention of paying.