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.
![Ernie thinks he’s people! Ernie thinks he’s people!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Ernie thinks he’s people!
![When you accidentally open the front-facing camera… When you accidentally open the front-facing camera…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you accidentally open the front-facing camera…
![This hamster is a glass-half-full kind of gal. This hamster is a glass-half-full kind of gal.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This hamster is a glass-half-full kind of gal.
![“This is the vet, Sharon. You said we were going to the park!” “This is the vet, Sharon. You said we were going to the park!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“This is the vet, Sharon. You said we were going to the park!”
![These kittens know how to work a camera. These kittens know how to work a camera.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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These kittens know how to work a camera.
![Consider the sink claimed…. Consider the sink claimed….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Consider the sink claimed….
![Cats really do run the internet… Cats really do run the internet…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cats really do run the internet…
![Look at this picture to get through the rest of winter. Look at this picture to get through the rest of winter.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this picture to get through the rest of winter.
![The look you get when you’re taking too long to go to the park… The look you get when you’re taking too long to go to the park…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The look you get when you’re taking too long to go to the park…
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squirrel
![And they call it puppy love… And they call it puppy love…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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And they call it puppy love…
![Check out the love birds… Check out the love birds…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Check out the love birds…
![Real weiner dogs have curves… Real weiner dogs have curves…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Real weiner dogs have curves…
![Waiting for inner peace like… Waiting for inner peace like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waiting for inner peace like…
![Someone had a great day at the park. Someone had a great day at the park.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Someone had a great day at the park.
![The new branch manager has big plans… The new branch manager has big plans…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The new branch manager has big plans…
![“Fake-throw the ball one more time, Sharon…” “Fake-throw the ball one more time, Sharon…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Fake-throw the ball one more time, Sharon…”
![Seagull and Steven Seagull. Seagull and Steven Seagull.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Seagull and Steven Seagull.
![The look you give someone when they say, “Live. Laugh. Love.” The look you give someone when they say, “Live. Laugh. Love.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The look you give someone when they say, “Live. Laugh. Love.”
![“So, I says to Mabel, I says…” “So, I says to Mabel, I says…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“So, I says to Mabel, I says…”
![“Get offa my turf!” “Get offa my turf!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Get offa my turf!”
![“Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca little lunch!” “Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca little lunch!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca little lunch!”
![Curious penguin meets Bob Hoskins for the first time… Curious penguin meets Bob Hoskins for the first time…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Curious penguin meets Bob Hoskins for the first time…
![When you hear the chip bag opening… When you hear the chip bag opening…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you hear the chip bag opening…
![Nice cap buddy! Nice cap buddy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nice cap buddy!
![He loves his ball! He loves his ball!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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He loves his ball!
![The future is furry… The future is furry…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The future is furry…
![“Please sir, can I have some more?” “Please sir, can I have some more?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Please sir, can I have some more?”
![Stand by me… Stand by me…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Stand by me…
![“You talkin’ to me?” “You talkin’ to me?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“You talkin’ to me?”
![“Give. Me. FOOOOOOOOD!” “Give. Me. FOOOOOOOOD!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Give. Me. FOOOOOOOOD!”
![“I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!” “I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!”
![Look at this unlikely friendship! Look at this unlikely friendship!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this unlikely friendship!
![Looks like someone is feelin’ swamped! Looks like someone is feelin’ swamped!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like someone is feelin’ swamped!
![When you don’t want to say I told you so… When you don’t want to say I told you so…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you don’t want to say I told you so…
![When you let your hair down after a long work week… When you let your hair down after a long work week…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you let your hair down after a long work week…
![Somebody has a case of the Mondays! Somebody has a case of the Mondays!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Somebody has a case of the Mondays!
![Handful of heaven! Handful of heaven!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Handful of heaven!
![When you hear the oven ding and know that the pizza is done… When you hear the oven ding and know that the pizza is done…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you hear the oven ding and know that the pizza is done…
![Quality over quantity! Quality over quantity!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Quality over quantity!
![When you are secretly plotting to take over the world… When you are secretly plotting to take over the world…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are secretly plotting to take over the world…
![When someone asks you a simple math question… When someone asks you a simple math question…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone asks you a simple math question…
![When you see your crush in person… When you see your crush in person…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you see your crush in person…
![“Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”
![Cow squad goals. Cow squad goals.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cow squad goals.
![Lil Peanut! Lil Peanut!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Lil Peanut!
![Trying to do a Tough Mudder like… Trying to do a Tough Mudder like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Trying to do a Tough Mudder like…
![When you are comfortable in your own skin… When you are comfortable in your own skin…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are comfortable in your own skin…
![Oh, so tender! Oh, so tender!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Oh, so tender!
![“Who, me?!” “Who, me?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Who, me?!”
![Waking up from a nap like… Waking up from a nap like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waking up from a nap like…
![When the waiter tries to take away your food before you’re done… When the waiter tries to take away your food before you’re done…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the waiter tries to take away your food before you’re done…
![Shy guy! Shy guy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Shy guy!
![When you’re laughing at your crush’s jokes. When you’re laughing at your crush’s jokes.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you’re laughing at your crush’s jokes.
![Walking by a garbage truck on a hot day like… Walking by a garbage truck on a hot day like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Walking by a garbage truck on a hot day like…
![When your friend tells you a hot piece of gossip… When your friend tells you a hot piece of gossip…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your friend tells you a hot piece of gossip…
![Dog Dog](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Dog
![When you are way too old but you still want your mom to carry you… When you are way too old but you still want your mom to carry you…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are way too old but you still want your mom to carry you…
![When you see the dessert tray roll by… When you see the dessert tray roll by…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you see the dessert tray roll by…
![Floofy ball of cuteness! Floofy ball of cuteness!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Floofy ball of cuteness!
![She is cute and she NOSE it! She is cute and she NOSE it!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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She is cute and she NOSE it!
![Leaving the salon with a fresh do like… Leaving the salon with a fresh do like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Leaving the salon with a fresh do like…
![When someone starts a story with, “I had the craziest dream last night.” When someone starts a story with, “I had the craziest dream last night.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone starts a story with, “I had the craziest dream last night.”
![He’s a shoo in! He’s a shoo in!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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He’s a shoo in!
![When you accidentally leave the flash on… When you accidentally leave the flash on…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you accidentally leave the flash on…
![Sittin’ on a pile of gold… 24 CARROT gold to be exact! Sittin’ on a pile of gold… 24 CARROT gold to be exact!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Sittin’ on a pile of gold… 24 CARROT gold to be exact!
![Time for an air dry! Time for an air dry!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Time for an air dry!
![These seagulls heart each other! These seagulls heart each other!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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These seagulls heart each other!
![“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!”
![When it’s not just a phase and your parents will never understand you. When it’s not just a phase and your parents will never understand you.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When it’s not just a phase and your parents will never understand you.
![Air pup to the rescue! Air pup to the rescue!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Air pup to the rescue!
![Cuddle Puddle! Cuddle Puddle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cuddle Puddle!
![More like bold eagle! More like bold eagle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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More like bold eagle!
![Basket of joy! Basket of joy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Basket of joy!
![Real party animal… *eyeroll* Real party animal… *eyeroll*](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Real party animal… *eyeroll*
![When you and your best friend show up at a party… When you and your best friend show up at a party…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you and your best friend show up at a party…
![Sneak attack! Sneak attack!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Sneak attack!
![He’s the world’s most interesting monkey. He’s the world’s most interesting monkey.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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He’s the world’s most interesting monkey.
![When your friends don’t save you any donuts so you no longer have any friends (or donuts). When your friends don’t save you any donuts so you no longer have any friends (or donuts).](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your friends don’t save you any donuts so you no longer have any friends (or donuts).
![When your mom says you can’t go out and you throw a tantrum… When your mom says you can’t go out and you throw a tantrum…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your mom says you can’t go out and you throw a tantrum…
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