Take a look at this week’s most viral animal photos and reader submissions.
And if you’ve got a pet photo that’s ridiculously cute (and/or hilarious) that you’d like featured in a future edition of ‘This is Why Animals Are Awesome,’ send it our way: AwesomeAnimals@slice.ca.
![Photobomb? More like goat-o-bomb! Photobomb? More like goat-o-bomb!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Photobomb? More like goat-o-bomb!
![A pup-kin spice latte! A pup-kin spice latte!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jenna Lawson
2 / 80
A pup-kin spice latte!
![Nothing like a cold walk outside, followed by… Nothing like a cold walk outside, followed by…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jenna Lawson
3 / 80
Nothing like a cold walk outside, followed by…
![Garrett The Wonder Cat taking ‘cool cat’ to the next level! Garrett The Wonder Cat taking ‘cool cat’ to the next level!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Robert Bauhuis
4 / 80
Garrett The Wonder Cat taking ‘cool cat’ to the next level!
![It’s a cuteness panda-emic! It’s a cuteness panda-emic!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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5 / 80
It’s a cuteness panda-emic!
![“That’s CAPTAIN Puppers, to you!” “That’s CAPTAIN Puppers, to you!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jenna Lawson
6 / 80
“That’s CAPTAIN Puppers, to you!”
![“Some day everything the light touches will be yours… ESPECIALLY that catnip plant.” “Some day everything the light touches will be yours… ESPECIALLY that catnip plant.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
T.W. & K. Smith
7 / 80
“Some day everything the light touches will be yours… ESPECIALLY that catnip plant.”
![Sweet dreams are made of this! Sweet dreams are made of this!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
T.W. & K. Smith
8 / 80
Sweet dreams are made of this!
![“Give me the tuna and no one gets hurt.” – Marmalade “Give me the tuna and no one gets hurt.” – Marmalade](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Angela Stanfield
9 / 80
“Give me the tuna and no one gets hurt.” – Marmalade
![Caesar and Sebastian love to ham it up for the camera. Caesar and Sebastian love to ham it up for the camera.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Angela Stanfield
10 / 80
Caesar and Sebastian love to ham it up for the camera.
![Maggie-May is giving us her best one ear up pose. Maggie-May is giving us her best one ear up pose.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Angela Stanfield
11 / 80
Maggie-May is giving us her best one ear up pose.
![That feeling when someone eats the last cupcake… That feeling when someone eats the last cupcake…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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12 / 80
That feeling when someone eats the last cupcake…
![They love each other DEER-ly! They love each other DEER-ly!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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They love each other DEER-ly!
![Squad goals… Squad goals…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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14 / 80
Squad goals…
![When it’s barely December and you’re already fed up with this winter weather… When it’s barely December and you’re already fed up with this winter weather…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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15 / 80
When it’s barely December and you’re already fed up with this winter weather…
![When you’re in the shower and it suddenly turns cold…. When you’re in the shower and it suddenly turns cold….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you’re in the shower and it suddenly turns cold….
![Have you ever seen a fluffier squirrel? Have you ever seen a fluffier squirrel?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Have you ever seen a fluffier squirrel?
![Who else is in serious need of a beach day? Who else is in serious need of a beach day?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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18 / 80
Who else is in serious need of a beach day?
![This picture is just a little bit corny… This picture is just a little bit corny…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This picture is just a little bit corny…
![Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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20 / 80
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
![Monkey Monkey](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
21 / 80
Monkey
![Nothing like a spa day! Nothing like a spa day!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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22 / 80
Nothing like a spa day!
![Dog or giant cotton ball? You decide… Dog or giant cotton ball? You decide…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Dog or giant cotton ball? You decide…
![This cat is just biding his time until the Christmas tree arrives… This cat is just biding his time until the Christmas tree arrives…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This cat is just biding his time until the Christmas tree arrives…
![Trying to wake up Monday morning like… Trying to wake up Monday morning like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Trying to wake up Monday morning like…
![It’s the Fantastic Mr. Fox! It’s the Fantastic Mr. Fox!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It’s the Fantastic Mr. Fox!
![That feeling when your friend eats the last cookie… That feeling when your friend eats the last cookie…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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27 / 80
That feeling when your friend eats the last cookie…
![Branch Manager, reporting for duty. Branch Manager, reporting for duty.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Branch Manager, reporting for duty.
![When you’re so lost in yoga class you just have to sit there like… When you’re so lost in yoga class you just have to sit there like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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29 / 80
When you’re so lost in yoga class you just have to sit there like…
![She’s just dog-tired. She’s just dog-tired.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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30 / 80
She’s just dog-tired.
![“They call me crazy eyes, and I just don’t get it!” “They call me crazy eyes, and I just don’t get it!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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31 / 80
“They call me crazy eyes, and I just don’t get it!”
![“You’re corgi-ally invited to join me on this bench!” “You’re corgi-ally invited to join me on this bench!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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32 / 80
“You’re corgi-ally invited to join me on this bench!”
![When you’re trying out a new look and you’re still not sure if it suits you… When you’re trying out a new look and you’re still not sure if it suits you…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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33 / 80
When you’re trying out a new look and you’re still not sure if it suits you…
![“DID YOU SAY TREAT!?” “DID YOU SAY TREAT!?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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34 / 80
“DID YOU SAY TREAT!?”
![Everyone loves a brand new floofball. Everyone loves a brand new floofball.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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35 / 80
Everyone loves a brand new floofball.
![“Sooo… Are you going to finish that?” “Sooo… Are you going to finish that?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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36 / 80
“Sooo… Are you going to finish that?”
![More hair-odynamic than aerodynamic. More hair-odynamic than aerodynamic.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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37 / 80
More hair-odynamic than aerodynamic.
![Somebody looks berry happy! Somebody looks berry happy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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38 / 80
Somebody looks berry happy!
![Must. Nap. Forever. Must. Nap. Forever.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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39 / 80
Must. Nap. Forever.
![Reunited and it feels so good! Reunited and it feels so good!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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40 / 80
Reunited and it feels so good!
![“Git off ma rock!” “Git off ma rock!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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41 / 80
“Git off ma rock!”
![*five minutes pass* “You guys were gone FOREVER!” *five minutes pass* “You guys were gone FOREVER!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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42 / 80
*five minutes pass* “You guys were gone FOREVER!”
![“YOU SHALL NOT PASS.” “YOU SHALL NOT PASS.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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43 / 80
“YOU SHALL NOT PASS.”
![More classic Monday vibes… More classic Monday vibes…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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44 / 80
More classic Monday vibes…
![I guess you could say that they have a real star quality… I guess you could say that they have a real star quality…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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45 / 80
I guess you could say that they have a real star quality…
![Bringing home the bacon… erm, I mean, salmon. Bringing home the bacon… erm, I mean, salmon.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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46 / 80
Bringing home the bacon… erm, I mean, salmon.
![When you see your crush in public… When you see your crush in public…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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47 / 80
When you see your crush in public…
![He just really seals good about himself. He just really seals good about himself.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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48 / 80
He just really seals good about himself.
![Moustache goals… Moustache goals…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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49 / 80
Moustache goals…
![“But… but… but I TRIED to be good! Well, at least terrier-good…” “But… but… but I TRIED to be good! Well, at least terrier-good…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Carys Jones
50 / 80
“But… but… but I TRIED to be good! Well, at least terrier-good…”
![Two-year-old Finn loves to show off his outfits. Two-year-old Finn loves to show off his outfits.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Deb Rebizant
51 / 80
Two-year-old Finn loves to show off his outfits.
![Rizzo: The original puppy dog eyes. Rizzo: The original puppy dog eyes.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Lori Crawford
52 / 80
Rizzo: The original puppy dog eyes.
![Minion Morkie! Minion Morkie!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Rita Salerno
53 / 80
Minion Morkie!
![Everyone please meet the self-proclaimed Tyson the Terrible!!! Everyone please meet the self-proclaimed Tyson the Terrible!!!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mike Shiell
54 / 80
Everyone please meet the self-proclaimed Tyson the Terrible!!!
![Willow’s hobbies include: being a diva, standing on her hind legs, meowing for food at 5 am, and CUTENESS! Willow’s hobbies include: being a diva, standing on her hind legs, meowing for food at 5 am, and CUTENESS!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Holly Aucoin
55 / 80
Willow’s hobbies include: being a diva, standing on her hind legs, meowing for food at 5 am, and CUTENESS!
![Tucker, really stickin’ it to ’em! Tucker, really stickin’ it to ’em!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Michelle Vaters
56 / 80
Tucker, really stickin’ it to ’em!
![Ziggy is 26 lbs of adorable! Ziggy is 26 lbs of adorable!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Elle Dee
57 / 80
Ziggy is 26 lbs of adorable!
![Mochi Tofu Jun is one cute cat! Mochi Tofu Jun is one cute cat!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
@mochitofujun
58 / 80
Mochi Tofu Jun is one cute cat!
![Look at those eyes! Look at those eyes!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Daniel Jun
59 / 80
Look at those eyes!
![Lady is pretty excited to meet Santa. Lady is pretty excited to meet Santa.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jessie Eisenkrein
60 / 80
Lady is pretty excited to meet Santa.
![Indy’s just gorgeous! Indy’s just gorgeous!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jessie Eisenkrein
61 / 80
Indy’s just gorgeous!
![Bernie the Pug doesn’t like close-talkers… Bernie the Pug doesn’t like close-talkers…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Crawford
62 / 80
Bernie the Pug doesn’t like close-talkers…
![…But he does like treats. …But he does like treats.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Crawford
63 / 80
…But he does like treats.
![Lazy Days! Lazy Days!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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64 / 80
Lazy Days!
![This puppy is super fancy! This puppy is super fancy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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65 / 80
This puppy is super fancy!
![“Don’t toy with me hooman!” “Don’t toy with me hooman!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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66 / 80
“Don’t toy with me hooman!”
![He’s all eyes and ears… but MOSTLY ears! He’s all eyes and ears… but MOSTLY ears!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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67 / 80
He’s all eyes and ears… but MOSTLY ears!
![We got nuffin but love for these puffins… We got nuffin but love for these puffins…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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68 / 80
We got nuffin but love for these puffins…
![When the cat’s away, the mouse will play! When the cat’s away, the mouse will play!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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69 / 80
When the cat’s away, the mouse will play!
![Who doesn’t like to relax poolside? Who doesn’t like to relax poolside?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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70 / 80
Who doesn’t like to relax poolside?
![“What do you mean, it’s time to leave the park?” “What do you mean, it’s time to leave the park?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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71 / 80
“What do you mean, it’s time to leave the park?”
![Say cheese!! Say cheese!!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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72 / 80
Say cheese!!
![“I was told there would be pie…” “I was told there would be pie…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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73 / 80
“I was told there would be pie…”
![Unlikely friendships are the best! Unlikely friendships are the best!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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74 / 80
Unlikely friendships are the best!
![Who wants a treat? Who wants a treat?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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75 / 80
Who wants a treat?
![Like climbing a meow-ntain! Like climbing a meow-ntain!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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76 / 80
Like climbing a meow-ntain!
![Gollum? Is that you? Gollum? Is that you?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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77 / 80
Gollum? Is that you?
![When she says she isn’t hungry and then eats all of your food… When she says she isn’t hungry and then eats all of your food…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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78 / 80
When she says she isn’t hungry and then eats all of your food…
![Paw-sitively Purrfect! Paw-sitively Purrfect!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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79 / 80
Paw-sitively Purrfect!
![Now that’s a cat nap! Now that’s a cat nap!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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80 / 80
Now that’s a cat nap!
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