03:04 This stunning spot features a giant wooden xylophone in the middle of a deep forest in Japan. A wooden ball rolls down the instrument to play the keys, each of which make up individual notes of Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire” whenever a step is tapped on.

02:36 Gito and Asoka, baby orangutans at a West Borneo International Animal Rescue facility, meet for the first time. At first, the two remain awkward around each other. But gradually, Gito — who almost died three months earlier and has never met another orangutan — summons up all his courage and reaches out.

01:09 A two-month-old kitten, Marimo, and a five-year-old owl, Fuku-chan, have become the newest internet sensation in Japan. The two struck up an unusual friendship after the owners of the coffee shop where Fuku-chan lives brought Marimo home to keep the owl company. Pictures of the two sleeping and playing have gone viral on Japanese social media sites.

04:42 In honor of the Grateful Dead’s final concert, this lovely video features an international cast of musicians – some well-known, some not – playing Ripple, a tune from their great 1970 album American Beauty.

02:55 A beautifully shot, moving poetic tribute to the natural wonder of the redwood forests of northern California.

03:13 Watch a pack of corgi puppies run, jump and play in a lush field of green, shot in blissful slow-motion video.

04:33 This wonderful animation presents a synthesis of Campbell’s foundational framework for the stages of the hero’s quest, illustrating its timeless potency in illuminating the inner workings of so many of our modern myths and contemporary real-life heroes.

00:33 After watching human caregivers raise and nurture a group of tiger cubs, this orangutan decided he could do it too. Watch as he cares for the cubs as if they were his own.

03:09 This Thai ad is a stirring, cinematic spot in which the daughter of a charity worker visits a Thai woman who helped her father when he was a prisoner of war in World War II.

02:01 Henri, the famously world-weary and angsty cat, is subjected to the indignity of a dog joining his family. “Just when I think they have exhausted all means of insulting me. Now this.”

03:16 This compelling, powerful animated PSA was produced to draw attention to the urgent issue of elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade, which is predominantly funding many terrorist organizations in Africa.

01:23 Watch as a chef meticulously prepares teeny-tiny burritos and a small hamster devours them. From the video’s bouncy orchestral music, to the approving eye of the burrito-maker, to that furry cutie with the bulging cheeks, this hilarious footage will give you warm fuzzies and a hankering for more.

02:08 Kids are blindfolded and asked to pick out their moms by touch alone. They touch rings and bracelets, hair and noses. Even more touching is the worry on each mom’s face as she waits to see if her child would recognize her, followed by tears of joy when they do.

01:30 Penny runs from an advancing robotic snake, as her brother Maymo appears to saves the day, using ninja-style moves to take down the snake and rescue his sister.

01:58 In this visually stunning spot an icy Julia Roberts speaks for nature, changing the typical tone to say nature doesn’t need us. All the talk of “saving the planet” overlooks one thing – the planet, as abused as it’s been, will be fine in the long run. It’s humans who need saving. “I have fed species greater than you and I have starved species greater than you. … I’m prepared to evolve. Are you?”

18:45 This amazing film documents Dr. Ingrid Visser’s life mission to preserve wild orca whales through education and leading rescue missions to save orca from shallow waters and fishing line entanglements. It includes never-before-seen footage of a GoPro mounted to the dorsal fin of a wild orca, shot on location in New Zealand.

02:06 Glorious HD video of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches, replete with slow-motion sections and HDR footage of rockets taking off, shot from many different angles. It’s utterly compelling.

00:41 Turtles are perhaps the slowest land animal on the planet, but that doesn’t stop this shelled creature as he changes directions on the cat three times to try and catch his feline friend.

01:07 A very affectionate panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan silently demands a hug from her caretaker before she’ll come down from her tree.

03:59 The fierce urgency of China’s building obsession has rarely been clearer than in this time lapse video of a skyscraper going up right before our eyes. The video captures the tower, made of modular blocks, going up at a rate of three floors per day. For a little comparison: If One World Trade Center had risen at that speed, then it would have topped out in barely more than a month.

05:39 In this BBC News post, an imperial eagle takes off from Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and soars above Dubai, capturing majestic panoramic views as he navigates himself back to his trainer.

02:41 World famous BASE jumper Dean Potter strapped his dog, Whisper, in for one of his frightening leaps off a cliff. Using a GoPro and a camera crew, he filmed the entire event. Everything from sliding the pup out to an isolated rock on a pulley system, to the leap, to the parachute deploying to the landing is all included in this incredible video.

01:40 It’s awesome to see her up close.

02:43 A baby elephant at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, plays happily around the reserve, swinging his trunk and persistently trying to climb over a big log many times until he finally succeeds.

02:58 This inspiring video mentions well known people who failed, but kept pressing on until they became successful. Its message is that if you’ve never failed you’ve never tried anything new.

01:24 Watch him having the time of his life, shot in slow motion.

04:08 What happens when you combine the talents of ballet bad boy Sergei Polunin, Irish gospel luminary Hozier, and photography pop wizard David LaChapelle? The result is a whole lot of angsty, sexy, beautiful dancing. The bluesy tunes of “Take Me To Church,” together with stunning choreography, guide Polunin through a torturous flurry of writhing arches and spins.

01:12 Courtesy of wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz and her GoPro camera, we have what may be the first ever documented burrowing owl dance-off, and it’s quite a show.

07:04 This is a perfect reminder as to why we love and are so fascinated by the land of the Rising Sun. The film captures Scott Gold and his wife’s travels to Japan in January, set to the beautiful soundtrack of Tony Anderson’s ‘Daughters’. They travelled around Tokyo, Kyoto, and Yudanaka. You’ll spot snippets from Tsukiji Fish Market, Gion District, Shibuya Crossing, Shinkansen Bullet trains, Yudanaka Outdoor Onsen, and the famous Jigokudani Snow Monkeys.

01:02 Paw in paw, playing and frolicking with each other, or snuggled up together – these might just be the cutest animal buddies ever. It’s set to a “Oo-De-Lally,”a charming,whimsical and carefree song that sets the perfect tone. You’ll love it.

00:59 Google strapped its Trekker camera to the lovely hump of a 10-year-old camel named Raffia and went and mapped the Liwa Oasis area of Abu Dhabi. The journey is documented in this cool video.

03:15 George the Golden Retriever likes all sports, according to his owner, but tennis is far and away his favorite. During the 2015 Australian Open George was in heaven; he’s maybe Maria Sharapova’s most enthusiastic fan. He jumps, runs back and forth, and bounces in unison with the tennis action he’s entranced by.

02:45 In this mesmerizing stop-motion animation, different light beings – including camels, snakes, and skeletons – explore the wilderness of California by night. Locations featured include Mono Lake, Big Sur, Trona Pinnacles, Death Valley, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. At each spot, the photographer pulled out his camera gear and LED lights and then shot long exposure photos while waving his lights through the frame.

01:00 In this heartbreaking-turned-heartwarming story, a golden lab puppy gets separated from his Clydesdale best friend, goes missing and has a dangerous journey home. Ultimately the Clydesdales come to the rescue of the wayward puppy.

04:22 It’s set to a strong ambient/electronic soundtrack.

01:54 Watch how true this statement is – “Presented with food, he acts as if it’s his last meal.” Hamsters stuff their faces with food into a seemingly endless pit. Using an X-ray camera, this clip from the BBC shows us how far that pit goes – it actually extends all the way to his hips.

02:05 After being exposed to water, the dried out desert plant bursts to life. Watch as it turns into a green fern over the course of several hours.

02:17 Adorable six-week-old Maine Coon kittens have nearly mastered the stairs. Now it’s time for them to attempt drinking from the kitchen faucet, just like their mom! Watch the fun!

03:31 In this wonderful stop-motion film Elastika uses push pins, elastic bands, and a cork board to tell an age-old adventure tale — one that involves fast cars, fireworks, and the high seas.

01:47 It’s a tough world out there, but Benji will inspire you to keep going. His mom abandoned him, but he found a new home at Pot House Hamlet, a tourist attraction in Yorkshire, England. He hops around the grounds to the delight of visitors, and faithfully follows around the human who took him in.

02:38 This ‘layer-lapse’ captures iconic views of the city as night and day are mashed into one scene, creating an amazing effect. Using Einstein’s theory of relativity as inspiration, the photographer created a stunning time-lapse of Boston by combining  different times of the day in different parts of each frame.

00:49 Born deaf and abandoned by her parents, this teeny monkey has been hand-reared at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation and now happily lives in an enclosure with her “handsome boyfriend.”

04:38 This animation explores how Vincent Van Gogh’s colorful brush work captured the chaos of natural mathematical concepts like turbulence.

01:25 Pretty amazing footage shot up close using GoPro cameras at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

15:41 The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few minutes out of every day, or a few days out of every season.

04:55 It’s been more than a decade since Djalta and Bimms, two western lowland gorillas born at a wildlife park in England, were released from captivity to live free in the jungles of West Africa. But even after all those years, with the setting of their upbringing so distant from the wilderness in which they live now, the bonds of affection they forged with the people who raised them have yet to be broken.

01:45 This chilling (and clever) video from Greenpeace depicts LEGO huskies and polar bears drowning after what looks like an Arctic oil spill — referencing Shell, which has plans to drill for oil in the region. Greenpeace claimed victory after its high profile campaign led to LEGO pulling out of a $110 million marketing contract with  Shell.

01:06 Fact: wild squirrels are extremely fidgety filmmakers. Thanks to some clever trickery by a YouTuber, who attached a piece of bread to a GoPro as bait, a hungry squirrel was convinced to make off with the lightweight action camera, where it then shot an impromptu video of its squirrelly adventures among the trees.

01:35 Thomson wants you to take a vacation that washes away the slings and arrows of your everyday life in the waters of the Caribbean. And in this spot it woos you with a version of The Velveteen Rabbit, as a neglected, one-eyed teddy bear learns to smile again by vacationing in Jamaica and falls in love with My Little Pony. It’s beautifully shot and crafted shot, and features an unusual choice of soundtrack in William Shatner’s spoken-word cover version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.