If “Animal Beatbox” Isn’t One of Top Viral Videos of 2011, I Don’t Understand the Internet

I’m sure by this point, folks are getting sociology Ph.Ds on email forwards, viral videos, and internet memes. And when they publish their dissertations, I’ll be glad to read them, and hopefully be able to understand what it is that captures the popular attention and makes something “viral.”

Until then, I’m gonna imagine it’s because they’re very funny, and stuff that no ones really seen before. So, with that in mind, here is my favorite YouTube video so far this year, and probably ever. And it’s an award winner.

The Washington Post reports, “Dolphins, llamas, boars and baboons. Taking the top prize at Australian short film festival Tropfest, the Animal Beatbox by Damon Gameau appropriates animal names for musical awesomeness. A fair warning: The words “dogs and cats” will probably be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.”

via The Washington Post