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.
![Get Niisha to Santa’s sleigh stat! Get Niisha to Santa’s sleigh stat!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Sally Young
1 / 80
Get Niisha to Santa’s sleigh stat!
![King of the jungle! King of the jungle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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2 / 80
King of the jungle!
![Mittens is looking pretty cozy! Mittens is looking pretty cozy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Alison Lapp
3 / 80
Mittens is looking pretty cozy!
![Cat Cat](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
4 / 80
Cat
![Cooper the Elf expecting time and a half! Cooper the Elf expecting time and a half!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Kelsey Pfister
5 / 80
Cooper the Elf expecting time and a half!
![“One wrinkle joke and I’m outta here!” “One wrinkle joke and I’m outta here!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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6 / 80
“One wrinkle joke and I’m outta here!”
![Bentley has been a good boy all year! Bentley has been a good boy all year!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Steve Ulrich
7 / 80
Bentley has been a good boy all year!
![Muddy Buddy! Muddy Buddy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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8 / 80
Muddy Buddy!
![Who doesn’t love a Christmas sweater? Who doesn’t love a Christmas sweater?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Lisa Barbieri
9 / 80
Who doesn’t love a Christmas sweater?
![After 14 years, all Peanut wants is a cozy spot with a warm blanket! After 14 years, all Peanut wants is a cozy spot with a warm blanket!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Michaela Cornell
10 / 80
After 14 years, all Peanut wants is a cozy spot with a warm blanket!
![“Hey, Macarena!” “Hey, Macarena!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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11 / 80
“Hey, Macarena!”
![When you think someone is telling a boring story, but then… When you think someone is telling a boring story, but then…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Ian Kilpatrick
12 / 80
When you think someone is telling a boring story, but then…
![It takes a turn!! It takes a turn!!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Ian Kilpatrick
13 / 80
It takes a turn!!
![Gracie, the scruffy mutt doing what she does best… lounging. Gracie, the scruffy mutt doing what she does best… lounging.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jennifer Phillips
14 / 80
Gracie, the scruffy mutt doing what she does best… lounging.
![Angel is a perfect present! Angel is a perfect present!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Bill Hall
15 / 80
Angel is a perfect present!
![Finding Nemo underneath the Christmas tree! Finding Nemo underneath the Christmas tree!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Natalie Maderic
16 / 80
Finding Nemo underneath the Christmas tree!
![Tess and Piper feeling festive! Tess and Piper feeling festive!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Richard Chan
17 / 80
Tess and Piper feeling festive!
![Tigger watchin’ their stories! Tigger watchin’ their stories!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Susan Kohar
18 / 80
Tigger watchin’ their stories!
![“Treats, you say?” “Treats, you say?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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19 / 80
“Treats, you say?”
![“You can’t make me adult today!” “You can’t make me adult today!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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20 / 80
“You can’t make me adult today!”
![Lovin’ Rosie’s sass! Lovin’ Rosie’s sass!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Kate Patrick
21 / 80
Lovin’ Rosie’s sass!
![Although little Travis isn’t with us anymore, the kind hearted pup never met a treat or delivery man he didn’t like! Although little Travis isn’t with us anymore, the kind hearted pup never met a treat or delivery man he didn’t like!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mira Laufer
22 / 80
Although little Travis isn’t with us anymore, the kind hearted pup never met a treat or delivery man he didn’t like!
![When you friend starts gossiping at lunch… When you friend starts gossiping at lunch…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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23 / 80
When you friend starts gossiping at lunch…
![Barkin’ in a winter wonderland! Barkin’ in a winter wonderland!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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24 / 80
Barkin’ in a winter wonderland!
![Koda is over the holidays already! Koda is over the holidays already!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Teresa Patterson
25 / 80
Koda is over the holidays already!
![friend friend](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
26 / 80
friend
![When your best squirrel friend tells you a secret… When your best squirrel friend tells you a secret…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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27 / 80
When your best squirrel friend tells you a secret…
![Basket of joy! Basket of joy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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28 / 80
Basket of joy!
![Rizzo thinks Sniffy is the most comfortable pillow! Rizzo thinks Sniffy is the most comfortable pillow!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Antony Smith
29 / 80
Rizzo thinks Sniffy is the most comfortable pillow!
![Next level cuteness! Next level cuteness!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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30 / 80
Next level cuteness!
![“Ah, perfect resting spot!” “Ah, perfect resting spot!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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31 / 80
“Ah, perfect resting spot!”
![Dingle doesn’t want everyone to know that he’s the REAL Santa! Dingle doesn’t want everyone to know that he’s the REAL Santa!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Norm Beaver
32 / 80
Dingle doesn’t want everyone to know that he’s the REAL Santa!
![It’s officially egg nog season! It’s officially egg nog season!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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33 / 80
It’s officially egg nog season!
![“Put me in coach, I’m always on the bench!” “Put me in coach, I’m always on the bench!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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34 / 80
“Put me in coach, I’m always on the bench!”
![“Good evening, most distinguished guests…” “Good evening, most distinguished guests…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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35 / 80
“Good evening, most distinguished guests…”
![Look who’s bright eyed and bushy tailed! Look who’s bright eyed and bushy tailed!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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36 / 80
Look who’s bright eyed and bushy tailed!
![His New Year’s resolution is to turn over a new leaf! His New Year’s resolution is to turn over a new leaf!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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37 / 80
His New Year’s resolution is to turn over a new leaf!
![This goat has got a sheepish smile! This goat has got a sheepish smile!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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38 / 80
This goat has got a sheepish smile!
![When mom yells “dinner”… When mom yells “dinner”…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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39 / 80
When mom yells “dinner”…
![“We’re all ears!” “We’re all ears!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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40 / 80
“We’re all ears!”
![“Next stop: China!” “Next stop: China!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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41 / 80
“Next stop: China!”
![Look who’s dog tired! Look who’s dog tired!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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42 / 80
Look who’s dog tired!
![Dexter the Beagle, ringing in the new year! Dexter the Beagle, ringing in the new year!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Diana Pitt
43 / 80
Dexter the Beagle, ringing in the new year!
![When you get caught sneaking food out of the fridge in the middle of the night… When you get caught sneaking food out of the fridge in the middle of the night…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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44 / 80
When you get caught sneaking food out of the fridge in the middle of the night…
![Sittin’ on the dock of the bay… Sittin’ on the dock of the bay…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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45 / 80
Sittin’ on the dock of the bay…
![“I just came here to have a good time!” – Pug, being attacked by crow “I just came here to have a good time!” – Pug, being attacked by crow](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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46 / 80
“I just came here to have a good time!” – Pug, being attacked by crow
![Heaven must be missing an angel! Heaven must be missing an angel!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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47 / 80
Heaven must be missing an angel!
![Hook, line and sinker! Hook, line and sinker!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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48 / 80
Hook, line and sinker!
![“Time for my subtly festive scarf!” “Time for my subtly festive scarf!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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49 / 80
“Time for my subtly festive scarf!”
![“Some people see a dumpster, but I see a lunchbox!” “Some people see a dumpster, but I see a lunchbox!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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50 / 80
“Some people see a dumpster, but I see a lunchbox!”
![2017 New Year’s resolution: be as chill as a sloth eating a cucumber. 2017 New Year’s resolution: be as chill as a sloth eating a cucumber.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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51 / 80
2017 New Year’s resolution: be as chill as a sloth eating a cucumber.
![The newest yoga pose: upward piglet… The newest yoga pose: upward piglet…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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52 / 80
The newest yoga pose: upward piglet…
![When you don’t get what you wanted for Christmas… When you don’t get what you wanted for Christmas…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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53 / 80
When you don’t get what you wanted for Christmas…
![One too many Redbulls… One too many Redbulls…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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54 / 80
One too many Redbulls…
![“Exsqueeze me?” “Exsqueeze me?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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55 / 80
“Exsqueeze me?”
![“He loves me, he loves me not.” “He loves me, he loves me not.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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56 / 80
“He loves me, he loves me not.”
![Where does the dog end and the carpet begin? Where does the dog end and the carpet begin?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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57 / 80
Where does the dog end and the carpet begin?
![Be there in two shakes of a lambs tail! Be there in two shakes of a lambs tail!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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58 / 80
Be there in two shakes of a lambs tail!
![Precious cuddles! Precious cuddles!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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59 / 80
Precious cuddles!
![Well at least they’ve got their ducks in a row! Well at least they’ve got their ducks in a row!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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60 / 80
Well at least they’ve got their ducks in a row!
![“Wrinkles? No, these are just smile lines!” “Wrinkles? No, these are just smile lines!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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61 / 80
“Wrinkles? No, these are just smile lines!”
![Trying to do simple math in your head like… Trying to do simple math in your head like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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62 / 80
Trying to do simple math in your head like…
![Hamming it up for the camera! Hamming it up for the camera!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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63 / 80
Hamming it up for the camera!
![Somebody got a fresh cut for picture day! Somebody got a fresh cut for picture day!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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64 / 80
Somebody got a fresh cut for picture day!
![When your mom makes you smile awkwardly for the camera… When your mom makes you smile awkwardly for the camera…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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65 / 80
When your mom makes you smile awkwardly for the camera…
![Nobody can say no to brunch! Nobody can say no to brunch!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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66 / 80
Nobody can say no to brunch!
![Barks by Dre… Barks by Dre…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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67 / 80
Barks by Dre…
![Hot dog! Hot dog!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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68 / 80
Hot dog!
![Put your hands up if you hate Mondays and love lasagna! Put your hands up if you hate Mondays and love lasagna!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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69 / 80
Put your hands up if you hate Mondays and love lasagna!
![When someone yells heads up…. When someone yells heads up….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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70 / 80
When someone yells heads up….
![Talk about a couple bumps on a log! Talk about a couple bumps on a log!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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71 / 80
Talk about a couple bumps on a log!
![Lovin’ the new surround sound features… Lovin’ the new surround sound features…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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72 / 80
Lovin’ the new surround sound features…
![Lovin’ the new bangs! Lovin’ the new bangs!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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73 / 80
Lovin’ the new bangs!
![Pondering your entire existence like… Pondering your entire existence like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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74 / 80
Pondering your entire existence like…
![When there is no snow on the ground but it’s still cold outside… When there is no snow on the ground but it’s still cold outside…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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75 / 80
When there is no snow on the ground but it’s still cold outside…
![Pawsitively purrfection! Pawsitively purrfection!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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76 / 80
Pawsitively purrfection!
![“Whooooooo’s there?” “Whooooooo’s there?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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77 / 80
“Whooooooo’s there?”
![Un-bearably cute! Un-bearably cute!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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78 / 80
Un-bearably cute!
![She laughs in the face of danger! She laughs in the face of danger!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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79 / 80
She laughs in the face of danger!
![When something smells funky… When something smells funky…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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80 / 80
When something smells funky…
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