Among four of the trends identified by Subnation co-founder Doug Scott as emerging during the pandemic are content consumption, social audio and Clubhouse, and non-fungible tokens. "Arriving during COVID at a time when people were in need of live conversations and the opportunity to meet strangers in passing, Clubhouse provided us with both," Scott writes.

A TikTok video showing an orphaned foal and a mare who lost her own foal meeting for the first time has attracted more than 935,000 views and more than 195,000 likes, along with another 256,000 views on Twitter. "She instantly wanted him; she was all over him. And I think it was the same for him," says owner Crystal Bessellieu of her mare, Unbridled Faith.

A video posted by aerial cinematographer Jay Christensen that comprises one single shot by a drone traveling through Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis has attracted more than 6.3 million Twitter views and the attention of Hollywood. "Oh my God this drone shot is stupendous," tweeted "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn, adding in a later tweet, "I want them to come with us to London later this year when we shoot Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."

A video tweeted by NASA astronaut Christina Koch of her dog's excitement at her return from a 328-day mission has attracted 3.7 million views and 137,000 likes. The footage shows LBD, short for Little Brown Dog, frantically scratching at the door and wagging her tail, before launching herself at an equally excited Koch.

A dog that died after a fireworks show at a baseball game that welcomed dogs might have had an underlying health condition, and the case should serve as a warning to other dog owners, says veterinarian Anne Bergstrom. Owners should learn what situations create stress for their dog and work with a veterinarian to reduce their dog's anxiety, Dr. Bergstrom says.