Slow Motion Sunday – amazing animal video of rolling critters

Could this be where man found the inspiration for the invention of the wheel?

In this clip from the BBC’s Weird Nature, we meet a salamander and a caterpillar with a great trick for getting downhill in a hurry. Why walk if you can roll?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmLS2WXZQxU[/youtube]

You can also view this clip in a larger format on our Favourites list at the Adore Animals Foundation YouTube channel.