Do the animals we label as âcuteâ fight with each other? Most of the time, the answer is yes. Sometimes the fights are kerfuffles of snorts and grunts and sometimes theyâre bloody and violent, but one thing is clear: adorable animals have aggression too. (Warning: Some footage below is graphic.)
Here are three king penguins in South Georgia having a slap fight.
Hunters in Sonora, Mexico captured these two jackrabbits fighting. Bouncing on their hind legs, they paw at each other like theyâre engaging in old-fashioned fisticuffs. Blood is drawn.
What happens when a chipmunk steals another chipmunkâs nut? Click on this clip from Discovery Channelâs North America to find out.
These two koalas in an Australian zoo start their fight slowly and end it with lots of squeaking and honest-to-god growling.
Hereâs a 4-second snippet of two foxes fighting, but itâs enough to show you how bad a fox fight can get.
Dik-diks are tiny, adorable antelopes, and here they are having a tiny, adorable disagreement.
In truth, elephant seals arenât cute. When we think of doe-eyed seals, weâre thinking of the babies. But the adults are formidable, as this fight shows, with both seals rising up and tearing at each otherâs chests with their long teeth.
Itâs not surprising that kangaroos use their legs to fight, but itâs interesting to watch nevertheless.
A hedgehog fight: make repeated snuffling noises and push on your opponentâs head so that you both go around in circles.
According to this video, male bottlenose dolphins form alliances and pick fights with other males by biting and herding them. They also harass and bother the females, the jerks.
One sloth pushes another sloth out of the tree in Costa Rica. The fallen sloth seems confused and hurt. Itâs pretty sad, overall.
Hey, how do giraffes fight? Do they kick each other or something? Nope. No. Itâs worse. Much, much worse.
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