The Verge Review of Animals: sandpipers

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight.

Pixar Animation Studios' new theatrical release Finding Dory is in theaters now, and audiences who turned up to see it have been subjected to a highly unscientific animated short called "Piper." Reality check: sandpipers do not actually learn most of their life lessons from friendly baby crabs, and they aren't great swimmers. But "Piper" is scientifically accurate in one regard: extensive habitat observations have conclusively proved that sandpipers are super-cute like whoa, and that it's fun to watch them scurry...