YouTube is famously full of pets who are able to perform unique and often person-like stunts for our entertainment, but recently its been what some animals have been up to when we're not looking that've captured our attention.

The phenomenon has existed for a while with some animals -- search "cat open door" and you'll get over 5,000 results -- but it's certainly rare to see popular videos of three different species opening doors and gates amidst an escape.

The most popular we've tracked lately is this clip from last week week of one corgi helping another escape its cage. It's now been seen over 400,000 times.



Naturally, here's the obligatory cat video from BuzzFeed:



And finally, late last month, this clip from Ireland's RTE depicting a cow escaping his pen with his tongue picked up over 100,000 views: