Check out this week’s best viral animal photos, plus our top reader submissions.
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,’ please send it our way: AwesomeAnimals@slice.ca.

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Everything about this photo is so on trend right now…

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Lil basket of joy!

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*whispering sweet nothings*

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Classic sweater weather!

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Twice as nice!

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What a nut!

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When mom yells “dinner”…

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Drinking your first coffee of the morning like…

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Getting to work on Monday morning like…

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Who doesn’t love a squirrel-friend!

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When your sibling steals all of the attention…

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Someone knows how to work a camera!

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“Thats the last time you lie to me about going to the dog park, Sharon.”

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When the weight of the world is on your shoulders but you are still cute about it…

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“Leaf me alone!”

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“Hooman, why you betray me?!”

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“It’s my party and I’ll bork if want to!”

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“I’m all ears!”

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“I thought you said DESSERT!”

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When you are going carb free but SO hungry…

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“Ex-squeeze me?!”

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“I’m looking at the man in the mirror…”

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When you are so cute but also OVER it…

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*Monday morning vibes*

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Laughing sheep-ishly like…

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They are a purrfect match!

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When someone asks if you are going to finish your french fries…

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When you are feelin’ so fresh and so clean…

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Looks like they are in a good moooooo-d!

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Trying to wake up Monday morning like…

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Look at this little sock monkey!

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“So I says to Cheryl, I says…”

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And they say you should think OUTSIDE of the box…

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Who’s a pretty girl with a bow!

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“I was born to break the rules!”

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Puggie the snowman!

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When you get caught rifling through the fridge in the middle of the night…

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Chow chow or giant cotton ball?

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Taking puppy eyes to a whole new level…

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“We are all packed and ready to go!”

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Staring in the oven waiting for the pizza to bake like…

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Why does this baby penguin look like a break dancer about to pop off?

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“I was told there would be fish… what is fisheye?!”

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Is this sheep in an 80s music video?

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Cute overload!

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Not even a little sheepish!

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Pig me to be your valentine!

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What a basket case!

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Introducing the Avril Lavigne of terriers…

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Come to my window…

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This pug was into toques before they were cool…

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Fetchin’ some z’s!

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“Weeeeeeeeeeee!”

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Avoiding parties on a Friday night like…

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What a party animal…

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When you are feelin’ your outfit…

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This cat CAN’T even…

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This week let’s all be as happy as this blissed out ram.

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Dorky Storky!

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Fools rush in!

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Stop in the name of love!

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Look at this lil spring chicken!

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When someone offers you a bunch of bananas…

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When someone reaches over and tries to take a piece of your bacon…

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When you call in sick to work but you really just want a three day weekend…

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Who’s a good boy?!

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Giving grumpy cat a run for his money…

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When the branch manager is happy, we are all happy…

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When your mom makes you wear the sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas…

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Twinning!

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That one friend of yours that just doesn’t get it…

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“You fake throw that ball ONE more time I dare you…”

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Putting the DASH in dachshund…

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Rub a dub dub!

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When you are hangry and someone finally gives you a cookie…

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Hot dog she’s cute!

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He’s cute and he nose it!

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What a fox!

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What a nut!

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“I hope you are proud of this hooman.”
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