This Komodo Dragon enjoys some "animal enrichment" at the St. Louis, MO Zoo.   Fish and mice are buried in boxes and the reptile has a blast finding them. 

Berlin, Germany hosted Europe's first elephant race.  The 14 elephants reached lightning speeds of 6 mph (9.6 kph).

At Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan, a seal lion has learned to write in Chinese. 

CNN counts down the top 12 animal antics of 2009 including goats boarding a school bus and a cowboy rounding up cattle in a store. 

In Coachella, California, a goat broke through the glass door of a strip club.