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.
![Wishing the happiest 3rd birthday to Andrew! Wishing the happiest 3rd birthday to Andrew!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Poly Polydorou
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Wishing the happiest 3rd birthday to Andrew!
![Well he can’t read, but he can climb… Well he can’t read, but he can climb…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Paul Matthews
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Well he can’t read, but he can climb…
![Bailey hears “bath time” and runs for the hills! Bailey hears “bath time” and runs for the hills!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Cherie Knowles
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Bailey hears “bath time” and runs for the hills!
![Rub a dub dub, cutie in the tub! Rub a dub dub, cutie in the tub!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Rub a dub dub, cutie in the tub!
![Someone is as fresh as a daisy! Someone is as fresh as a daisy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Someone is as fresh as a daisy!
![Perfect cuddle puddle! Perfect cuddle puddle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Perfect cuddle puddle!
![That feeling when someone tries to talk to you before you’ve had your first coffee… That feeling when someone tries to talk to you before you’ve had your first coffee…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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That feeling when someone tries to talk to you before you’ve had your first coffee…
![“Wait, this isn’t a bed?” “Wait, this isn’t a bed?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Wait, this isn’t a bed?”
![Hug time! Hug time!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Hug time!
![When your mom makes you smile for the camera… When your mom makes you smile for the camera…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your mom makes you smile for the camera…
![When you hear the pizza guy ring the door bell… When you hear the pizza guy ring the door bell…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you hear the pizza guy ring the door bell…
![Sometimes fashion risks pay off. Sometimes fashion risks pay off.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Sometimes fashion risks pay off.
![Look who is thinking outside of the box! Look who is thinking outside of the box!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look who is thinking outside of the box!
![“Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca my bags!” “Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca my bags!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca my bags!”
![“Please don’t make me adult today…” “Please don’t make me adult today…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Please don’t make me adult today…”
![Monday vibes… Monday vibes…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Monday vibes…
![Swing low, sweet kitty cat! Swing low, sweet kitty cat!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Swing low, sweet kitty cat!
![Oh, most perfect cat nap! Oh, most perfect cat nap!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Oh, most perfect cat nap!
![“How do I soccer?” “How do I soccer?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“How do I soccer?”
![When someone reaches for the last cookie… When someone reaches for the last cookie…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone reaches for the last cookie…
![“Nobody ‘nose’ what I’ll find under here!” “Nobody ‘nose’ what I’ll find under here!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Nobody ‘nose’ what I’ll find under here!”
![When someone sneaks up on you… When someone sneaks up on you…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone sneaks up on you…
![What a cool cat… What a cool cat…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a cool cat…
![“Leave me alone, I’m introverting.” “Leave me alone, I’m introverting.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Leave me alone, I’m introverting.”
![What a basket case! What a basket case!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a basket case!
![Happy puppers! Happy puppers!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Happy puppers!
![New life goal: be as blissed out as this monkey. New life goal: be as blissed out as this monkey.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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New life goal: be as blissed out as this monkey.
![When your mom yells at you because your room is messy… When your mom yells at you because your room is messy…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your mom yells at you because your room is messy…
![Waiting to get into Coachella like… Waiting to get into Coachella like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waiting to get into Coachella like…
![“But the salesperson said they fit perfectly!?” “But the salesperson said they fit perfectly!?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“But the salesperson said they fit perfectly!?”
![When you get a fresh haircut and need to show it off… When you get a fresh haircut and need to show it off…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you get a fresh haircut and need to show it off…
![That feeling when you are stealing food, get caught, and try and act casual… That feeling when you are stealing food, get caught, and try and act casual…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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That feeling when you are stealing food, get caught, and try and act casual…
![goat goat](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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goat
![“Did somebody say treat?!” “Did somebody say treat?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Did somebody say treat?!”
![What a fox! What a fox!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a fox!
![With a cherry on top! With a cherry on top!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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With a cherry on top!
![Somebody is being a big donkey! Somebody is being a big donkey!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Somebody is being a big donkey!
![“I’m in-tree-gued…” “I’m in-tree-gued…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I’m in-tree-gued…”
![“Need a ride in my new whip?” “Need a ride in my new whip?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Need a ride in my new whip?”
![Cabbage patch cat! Cabbage patch cat!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cabbage patch cat!
![“Is it Friday yet??” “Is it Friday yet??”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Is it Friday yet??”
![Infinite cuteness! Infinite cuteness!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Infinite cuteness!
![This snail looks more like a bookworm… This snail looks more like a bookworm…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This snail looks more like a bookworm…
![When someone gives you unwanted affection… When someone gives you unwanted affection…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone gives you unwanted affection…
![Flirting like… Flirting like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Flirting like…
![“Watch me whip, watch me nae nae…” “Watch me whip, watch me nae nae…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Watch me whip, watch me nae nae…”
![When someone takes food straight off of your plate… When someone takes food straight off of your plate…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone takes food straight off of your plate…
![When they forget to put whipped cream on your hot chocolate… When they forget to put whipped cream on your hot chocolate…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When they forget to put whipped cream on your hot chocolate…
![Tiny teeth!! Tiny teeth!!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Tiny teeth!!
![When you and your best friend try and socialize… When you and your best friend try and socialize…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you and your best friend try and socialize…
![“Did you say walk?” “Did you say walk?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Did you say walk?”
![Say Cheese! Say Cheese!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Say Cheese!
![Oh my pugness! Oh my pugness!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Oh my pugness!
![Look at this frog and ladybug who are best friends! Look at this frog and ladybug who are best friends!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this frog and ladybug who are best friends!
![Perfect snow angel. Perfect snow angel.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Perfect snow angel.
![Someone is about to be VERY happy… Someone is about to be VERY happy…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Someone is about to be VERY happy…
![Cheat day! Cheat day!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cheat day!
![Sneeze or yawn, you decide… Sneeze or yawn, you decide…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Sneeze or yawn, you decide…
![Close up of floofy perfection… Close up of floofy perfection…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Close up of floofy perfection…
![Why does this boxer look like she is going to write the next great American novel? Why does this boxer look like she is going to write the next great American novel?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Why does this boxer look like she is going to write the next great American novel?
![Nerd alert! Nerd alert!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nerd alert!
![“I’m all ears!” “I’m all ears!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I’m all ears!”
![Puppers or Teddybear?! Puppers or Teddybear?!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Puppers or Teddybear?!
![“Is there something on my face?’ “Is there something on my face?’](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Is there something on my face?’
![When your alarm goes off at 6:30 am on a Monday… When your alarm goes off at 6:30 am on a Monday…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your alarm goes off at 6:30 am on a Monday…
![When your dinner is as big as you are… When your dinner is as big as you are…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your dinner is as big as you are…
![“Hello… is it me you’re looking for…” “Hello… is it me you’re looking for…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Hello… is it me you’re looking for…”
![When the catnip hits you… When the catnip hits you…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the catnip hits you…
![When you finally remember where you hid all of the nuts… When you finally remember where you hid all of the nuts…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you finally remember where you hid all of the nuts…
![When you say you are just going to have a catnap and you wake up 12 hours later… When you say you are just going to have a catnap and you wake up 12 hours later…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you say you are just going to have a catnap and you wake up 12 hours later…
![Look who’s such a good boy! Look who’s such a good boy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look who’s such a good boy!
![Why is this dog so sad? Does he not know he looks like curly fries? Why is this dog so sad? Does he not know he looks like curly fries?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Why is this dog so sad? Does he not know he looks like curly fries?
![Feelin’ cool at a music festival like… Feelin’ cool at a music festival like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Feelin’ cool at a music festival like…
![“Sleeve me alone!!!” “Sleeve me alone!!!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Sleeve me alone!!!”
![“Wave to the people!” “Wave to the people!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Wave to the people!”
![Dream magic carpet ride! Dream magic carpet ride!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Dream magic carpet ride!
![Stop the presses! This dog’s coat is so stunning! Stop the presses! This dog’s coat is so stunning!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Stop the presses! This dog’s coat is so stunning!
![When your friends order pizza but it has pineapple on it… When your friends order pizza but it has pineapple on it…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your friends order pizza but it has pineapple on it…
![*Cats in the cradle plays in the background* *Cats in the cradle plays in the background*](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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*Cats in the cradle plays in the background*
![DJ Pupperz… DJ Pupperz…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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DJ Pupperz…
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