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.
![Luca is lookin’ good! Luca is lookin’ good!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Sharon Fleming
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Luca is lookin’ good!
![Turn your back for one second and… Turn your back for one second and…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Turn your back for one second and…
![“Coat? What’s a coat?” “Coat? What’s a coat?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Judith Parker
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“Coat? What’s a coat?”
![When you and your bestie hit the town… When you and your bestie hit the town…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you and your bestie hit the town…
![A true master of Hide and Seek. A true master of Hide and Seek.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Judith Parker
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A true master of Hide and Seek.
![This pug looks like he’s OVER swimming. This pug looks like he’s OVER swimming.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This pug looks like he’s OVER swimming.
![“Time to wake up already!?” “Time to wake up already!?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Time to wake up already!?”
![This dog is pure fashion and she knows it. This dog is pure fashion and she knows it.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This dog is pure fashion and she knows it.
![What’s with all the hipsters and their toques these days? What’s with all the hipsters and their toques these days?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What’s with all the hipsters and their toques these days?
![Cat Cat](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cat
![It took this slow sloth 45 minutes just to pose for the picture. It took this slow sloth 45 minutes just to pose for the picture.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It took this slow sloth 45 minutes just to pose for the picture.
![Whenever you’re feeling down, just look at this picture. Whenever you’re feeling down, just look at this picture.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Whenever you’re feeling down, just look at this picture.
![Posing for the family picture like… Posing for the family picture like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Posing for the family picture like…
![Now that’s how you relax after a long day… Now that’s how you relax after a long day…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Now that’s how you relax after a long day…
![What’s cuter than a kitten in a knitted blanket? What’s cuter than a kitten in a knitted blanket?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What’s cuter than a kitten in a knitted blanket?
![Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
![When you want attention from bae. When you want attention from bae.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you want attention from bae.
![Don’t forget to eat your vegetables! Don’t forget to eat your vegetables!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Don’t forget to eat your vegetables!
![Those guinea pigs are sure giving the photographer some attitude. Those guinea pigs are sure giving the photographer some attitude.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Those guinea pigs are sure giving the photographer some attitude.
![Check out the eyebrows on this one… Check out the eyebrows on this one…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Check out the eyebrows on this one…
![A rare breed of puppy who loves bath time. A rare breed of puppy who loves bath time.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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A rare breed of puppy who loves bath time.
![Another tough day at the park. Another tough day at the park.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Another tough day at the park.
![“I moustache you a question.” “I moustache you a question.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I moustache you a question.”
![What it’s like to dance in between the raindrops. What it’s like to dance in between the raindrops.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What it’s like to dance in between the raindrops.
![*Tiiiiiip *Tiiiiiip](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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*Tiiiiiip
![Step 1. Pose for picture. Step 2. Eat flowers. Step 1. Pose for picture. Step 2. Eat flowers.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Step 1. Pose for picture. Step 2. Eat flowers.
![The whole fam’s here. The whole fam’s here.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The whole fam’s here.
![So….handsome? So….handsome?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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So….handsome?
![“Roar. I’m a lion.” “Roar. I’m a lion.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Roar. I’m a lion.”
![I love lamb. I love lamb.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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I love lamb.
![They’re necking! They’re necking!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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They’re necking!
![Kittens be shopping. Kittens be shopping.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Kittens be shopping.
![“On the count of three, we pounce.” “On the count of three, we pounce.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“On the count of three, we pounce.”
![What a life! This bear is just chilling in a bed of flowers while eating flowers. What a life! This bear is just chilling in a bed of flowers while eating flowers.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a life! This bear is just chilling in a bed of flowers while eating flowers.
![“HALLO, HOOMAN!” “HALLO, HOOMAN!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“HALLO, HOOMAN!”
![One of these things is not like the other… One of these things is not like the other…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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One of these things is not like the other…
![Beep Beep. Who’s got the keys to my Jeep? Beep Beep. Who’s got the keys to my Jeep?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Beep Beep. Who’s got the keys to my Jeep?
![There’s something so cute about one floppy ear, one straight ear! There’s something so cute about one floppy ear, one straight ear!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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There’s something so cute about one floppy ear, one straight ear!
![Black cats are so beautiful. Black cats are so beautiful.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Black cats are so beautiful.
![Look at that cat’s face! Look at that cat’s face!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at that cat’s face!
![Check out this mini trash panda! Check out this mini trash panda!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Check out this mini trash panda!
![Barking at the neighbours can take a lot of you…. Barking at the neighbours can take a lot of you….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Barking at the neighbours can take a lot of you….
![This pup is all ears. This pup is all ears.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This pup is all ears.
![What a stunning head bump of solidarity. What a stunning head bump of solidarity.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a stunning head bump of solidarity.
![Care of a spot of tea? Care of a spot of tea?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Care of a spot of tea?
![Don’t you love when cats are just a tinge cross-eyed? Don’t you love when cats are just a tinge cross-eyed?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Don’t you love when cats are just a tinge cross-eyed?
![Pandas can literally sleep anywhere… Pandas can literally sleep anywhere…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Pandas can literally sleep anywhere…
![It looks like this seal wants a belly rub… It looks like this seal wants a belly rub…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It looks like this seal wants a belly rub…
![Ducklings are such followers… Ducklings are such followers…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Ducklings are such followers…
![ALL HAIL MEGA FLOOF! ALL HAIL MEGA FLOOF!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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ALL HAIL MEGA FLOOF!
![Looks like baby is having a time-out. Looks like baby is having a time-out.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like baby is having a time-out.
![It’s cute but also scary. It’s cute but also scary.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It’s cute but also scary.
![There’s nothing better than watching a pup go swimming. There’s nothing better than watching a pup go swimming.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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There’s nothing better than watching a pup go swimming.
![She’s LOVING the leaves. She’s LOVING the leaves.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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She’s LOVING the leaves.
![Look at that kind face… Look at that kind face…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at that kind face…
![Just say ‘no’ to baths. Just say ‘no’ to baths.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Just say ‘no’ to baths.
![Looks like the Firefox icon. Looks like the Firefox icon.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like the Firefox icon.
![So many wrinkles! So many wrinkles!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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So many wrinkles!
![This tree frog knows how to relax. This tree frog knows how to relax.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This tree frog knows how to relax.
![“MOOOOooooooom!” “MOOOOooooooom!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“MOOOOooooooom!”
![Those round ears are so cute! Those round ears are so cute!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Those round ears are so cute!
![“This is my bed now.” “This is my bed now.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“This is my bed now.”
![Check out this funny little bunny. Check out this funny little bunny.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Check out this funny little bunny.
![Now we know what’s inside Pandora’s Box. Now we know what’s inside Pandora’s Box.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Now we know what’s inside Pandora’s Box.
![When you ask your friend to borrow $10 and they give you this look… When you ask your friend to borrow $10 and they give you this look…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you ask your friend to borrow $10 and they give you this look…
![Wherever there’s a dog shaking off water, there’s also a human yelling, “No! Stop! Why must you do this right beside me!?” Wherever there’s a dog shaking off water, there’s also a human yelling, “No! Stop! Why must you do this right beside me!?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Wherever there’s a dog shaking off water, there’s also a human yelling, “No! Stop! Why must you do this right beside me!?”
![Puppy? Bunny? Punny? Puppy? Bunny? Punny?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Puppy? Bunny? Punny?
![This dog has done the impossible. She’s cool and safe. This dog has done the impossible. She’s cool and safe.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This dog has done the impossible. She’s cool and safe.
![The ball is bigger than the pup! The ball is bigger than the pup!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The ball is bigger than the pup!
![“Flowers? Oh, you shouldn’t have!” “Flowers? Oh, you shouldn’t have!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Flowers? Oh, you shouldn’t have!”
![Nice tuxedo! Nice tuxedo!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nice tuxedo!
![Someone’s had a long day… Someone’s had a long day…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Someone’s had a long day…
![It must be wacky, crazy hair day. It must be wacky, crazy hair day.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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It must be wacky, crazy hair day.
![“I AM THE KING!” “I AM THE KING!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I AM THE KING!”
![The Cone of Shame claims another victim. The Cone of Shame claims another victim.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The Cone of Shame claims another victim.
![Those cheeks! Those cheeks!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Those cheeks!
![Y-M-C-A Y-M-C-A](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Y-M-C-A
![“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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“Did you say treat!?”
![Oopsie-daisy. Oopsie-daisy.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Oopsie-daisy.
![“Ta-da!” “Ta-da!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Ta-da!”
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