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Viral Video Chart: bear back-scratching party, Carly Rae Jepsen goes vintage

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Watch grizzlies itching to get down and a ragtime version of a massive US hit in our rundown of the top online clips

The Viral Video Chart gets down to the bear necessities this week, as we feature some great new animal videos. First we have a film shot by park rangers of bears playing about at their favourite tree in in Alberta Parks, Canada. You can't help but think of Baloo in Disney's Jungle Book movie telling Mowgli: "Kid, we've got to get to a tree. This calls for some big scratching!" The grizzlies jostle for position at the tree, joining each other in what looks like some kind of dance – guess their itch just got un-bearable.

Next up is a spoof on the "soldier returns home to excited dog" memethis time featuring a cat. Do cat owners think their pet would be that indifferent after six months' absence? We're not so sure. We also have footage of what might just be the cutest animal ever featured in our chart – the prehensile porcupine, otherwise known as a coendou. It might look a bit like a spiky rat, but the film of the South American creature making chatty noises and eating slices of banana will make your heart melt.

If you love popping bubble wrap, we have the ultimate toy for you. Magician and comedian Eric Buss has invented a bicycle that not only dispenses the plastic wrap but pops it as you pedal along. We don't want to burst his bubble, but his creation doesn't seem that environmentally friendly – maybe he could invent a machine to seal up the wrap so people could pop it again?

Finally, you might think Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe was all played out – it was one of the world's biggest-selling singles of last year, and attracted a host of cover versions, from Ben Howard to Cookie Monster. But Scott Bradlee and his band The Postmodern Jukebox have managed to put a new spin on the track with their 1920s version. Featuring vocals by Robyn Adele Anderson and some great ragtime piano playing, it's enough to make you dust off those dancing shoes and have a shimmy.

Guardian Viral Video Chart. Compiled by Unruly Media and tweaked by Dugald

1. What goes on when you are not there
What bears really do in the woods

2.Cat sees owner after six month leave
Paws for thought

3.How German Sounds Compared To Other Languages
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4.Porn Sex vs Real Sex: The Differences Explained With Food
Warning: contains seriously fruity content

5.Eric Buss' "Bubble Wrap Bike"
Top of the pops

6.3 Million Subscribers : Best Pranks (Rémi Gaillard)
French pranks

7.Kemosabe's Tree Fort
Licence to quill

8.Call Me Maybe - Vintage 1927 Music Video / Carly Rae Jepsen Cover
A right flapper

9.Oops! WJRT reporter Siobhan Riley Accidentally Doodles Giant Penis While Talking About Construction
Yet another TV cock-up

10.Yorkshire Anthem - Ilkla Moor Baht 'At
Marking Yorkshire Day. Ey up!


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