Funny, infuriating and heart-warming, videos and memes go viral when they touch the right chord. DT Next curates the top shares online that are going viral
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People amazed as toads ‘hitch’ a ride on a python in Australia
Paul Mock, a farmer in Kununurra, Western Australia, was taking a stroll in the wee hours of the morning when he noticed a bunch of poisonous cane toads sitting atop a 3.5 metre python!
Sharing a picture on Twitter, the farmer explained that since the water in the dam increased after a bout of rains, the cane toads had been scurrying away from the rising water levels, and some had taken a ride on the python.
The image immediately went viral, as people were amused by this bizarre ‘hitchhiking’ nature of the toad.
Jodi Rowley, a curator of amphibian and reptile conservation biology at the Australian Museum, later revealed that the cane toads—known to be prolific breeders—were in fact, trying to mate with the python and not merely riding on it!
68mm just fell in the last hour at Kununurra. Flushed all the cane toads out of my brothers dam. Some of them took the easy way out - hitching a ride on the back of a 3.5m python. pic.twitter.com/P6mPc2cVS5
— Andrew Mock (@MrMeMock) December 30, 2018
Video of cat giving dog a friendly hug wins hearts on the internet
Twitter user Jordan Ireland shared a video of her two pets having an interesting moment, and folks on the internet could not get enough of the endearing clip.
The six-second long video features her dog Maggi going up to her cat Pumpkin, and tapping Pumpkin on the shoulder.
Pumpkin, upon noticing Maggi, gets up and stands on all four paws to reach upto Maggi, and gives the dog a hug.
Surprised at this warm, and very humanly exchange of gestures, Twitterati gushed about how beautiful the video was and some even asked Jordan to share more pictures of her pets!
Did my dog just pet my cat?? And did my cat just hug my dog?? pic.twitter.com/PuNWB1Ggzw
— Jordan Ireland (@jor_nicole4) December 28, 2018
Delhi student fights with motorcycle thief at gunpoint, chases him away
The student, Karan Chowdhary, who chased away the thief single-handedly also said that no other citizen had stepped forward to help in spite of him calling out to them. The heroic incident took place near a petrol station at Shahdara, New Delhi when the student was stopped by a goon, who at gunpoint, asked him to hand over the motorcycle keys. Refusing to do so, Karan fought with the thief, and managed to thwart the gun and take it for himself. The thief, upon realising his weapon had changed hands, immediately fled from the scene. The student is being lauded by many for his spontaneous reaction and bravery, even with his life in danger.
Student foils loot attempt after he was attacked and threatened by miscreant at gunpoint near petrol pump in Shahdara
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) December 31, 2018
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