“A Place Where We Can Laugh At Our Non-Human Friends”: 50 Times This Online Group Made Our Days Better
People with pets have their camera rolls dominated by them. And for good reason. Our precious companions provide so much joy, we want to make the moments last. You're on a tiring business trip? No problem, just open up a shot of your goofball and you forget all about it, even if for a little while.
But don't just take my word for it. Take the subreddit 'Funny Animals' for example. Its moderators describe the online community as "a place where we can laugh at our non-human friends" and since its creation in 2011, it has attracted over 1.2 million members, who are constantly sharing pictures of their dogs, cats, and other creatures that make their days shine brighter.
Continue scrolling and check out some of its all-time most popular posts!
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Be Like Rosie
Cat first: WTF is this??? Get it away this instant! Cat second: I love him/her and if anything happens to him/her, I will claw you to death!
This is absolute love. The baby is hers - heart & soul. Just beautiful.
And I Looked, And Behold, A Pale Horse. And The Rider's Name Was Death
In hollow tones like the slam of a lead coffin lid: "I GET THAT REFERENCE".💀
Load More Replies...Hahahahah omg this is too funny! That dogs like "the f**k is on me!?!"
Puss in Boots from Shrek when younger, practicing with dogs before moving up to a horse.
Between verbal jokes, slapstick comedy, and funny animal pictures, there are numerous reasons we laugh. But are humans the only species that can find humor in life?
The tricky part is that philosophers and psychologists have long struggled to come up with an exact definition of what constitutes humor in the first place.
They've presented numerous theories over the years, one of the most popular being the "incongruity theory" of humor. At its basic level, this theory states that humor arises when there's an inconsistency between what one expects to happen and what actually happens — and this includes comedic tools like puns, irony, and twists of fate.
Oh Well
This must be a universal cat thing. My cats always act like they've never eaten before and haven't been eating in the same spots for 5 years. Nope, every night it's like Finding Dory.
Perfection
Cute
Pretty sure this is how it was planned. When people take pictures of features like waterfalls, they tend to put them in the middle of the frame, not all the way to one side.
Load More Replies...OK? It's not even THAT great of a scene, but the doggo makes it a perfect waterfall pic, rather than the waterfall.
According to this definition, it sounds like the vast majority of animals probably don't have a sense of humor, as they lack the cognitive mechanisms and networks that would allow them to identify such inconsistencies.
One known exception is Koko, the famous western lowland gorilla who understands more than 1,000 American Sign Language signs and 2,000 spoken English words.
This clever primate is known not only to use language to humorous effect by playing with different meanings of the same word, but also to understand slapstick comedy — she's reportedly signed the word "chase" after tying her trainer's shoelaces together and made laughing noises at her trainer's clumsiness.
Lmao
Your Mom wants to know if you're eating properly and Meemaw has knitted you a new sweater
Mom (loudly): "Billy? Honey. Your friend Mel came by with cookies she made you." Dad (even louder): "your friend Mel said they're special. After she left, your mom & I had one. Or three. I can't remember." Mom: "Billy? I don't know what flavour they are, but your dad and I liked them. Ask her for the recipe."
Hurry Up Mom!!
Please Release Me From The Void
“Does Your Dog Bite?” “No, It’s Worse. She Judges”
That's the beauty of having a dog. They know who really farted, they know you're lying when you blame them, but they can't tell anyone. Except those with an unusually effective side-eye...
Mine would tell on you. He points with his nose and motions with his eyes.
Load More Replies...But there are various issues with the incongruity theory of humor and related theories, including the fact that they fail to take into account that jokes with predictable punch lines can also be funny and that certain incongruous things aren't funny.
Furthermore, they also seem to evade the primary reasons why we laugh: being tickled by a friend or family member.
They Look Extremely Pleased To Know One Another
In case you’re wondering, the zoo adopted the cat, who was homeless so that the lynx could keep seeing their friend.
If the cat can find a way in.. does that mean that the lynx can find out way. out...
I Would Love To Know What The Joke Was
And now I am imaging a cat telling the cat version of the Aristocrats joke 🤣
Load More Replies..."How do you catch a mouse? Sneak up on it and....dramatic paws." G'night follks!
Hahahaha!
Zoom Cat
My cat also loves Zoom calls, but he prefers to show them his butt.
Have her intercept all sales calls at the front door. One look and they run.
Recently, a few psychologists came up with a new theory. They propose that humor arises from the so-called benign violation or "something that threatens a person’s well-being, identity or normative belief structure but that simultaneously seems okay," they wrote in a paper about the theory.
"W-What?"
Morning With Meow
I would NEVER trust a stranger with the animals in our home. This kitten is lucky the dude seems nice. But folks, come on, it shouldn’t be the duty of someone on vacay to clean up after the pets YOU chose a
People leave their pets when they rent out their house to strangers.....does that happen a lot?
Many AirB&B's are just a room to rent in other peoples homes. That's literally how Airb&b started, a room to rent, then it morphed into homes and single-handedly tanked to real estate market.
Load More Replies...When You Love Cookies
His name is Negro and was adopted by the staff of a college in Columbia. He started paying with leaves after seeing students exchange something for snacks. The story was featured on Boredpanda https://www.boredpanda.com/dog-buy-treats-leaves-negro-colombia/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
What a very smart, very good boy who deserves allllllllll the cookies and hugs and kisses OMG!!!!!
Load More Replies...The story is adorable. He noticed college kids buying snacks with cash so he showed up with a leaf and they gave him a snack. Now he does it every day.
Even better, Negro's cash is even green!! What an incredibly smart doggie!
Load More Replies...Cutest Note Ever
Benign violation can explain why a number of things make us laugh, including being tickled: that is, tickling benignly invades someone's physical space.
You can't tickle yourself because that doesn't constitute a violation and complete strangers can't tickle you to the point of laughter because you won't perceive it as a benign act.
Under this theory, various animals do, in fact, have "humor," if only they can be tickled.
Ahhh So Adorable
Used the bed, with the canopy, and head on pillow......😸.....really cute!
He’s Back Once Again
Eggcellent
Sorry what am I supposed to be looking at here, it's just a white English bull terrier /ee
He Can Do Anything
Putting your best foot forward is far different than adding in things that just aren't true...
Load More Replies...Research shows us that our primate relatives — chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans — all produce laughter-like sounds when tickled (as well as when they're wrestling and play-chasing).
This also suggests that humor and our ability to laugh likely came from humans' and great apes' last common ancestor.
Additionally, another study discovered that chimpanzees can make silent "laugh faces" just like humans.
Priorities
WHAT PART OF MY DOG'S BIRTHDAY DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? Geez. Yeah yeah, sorry about your mom. Rest in peace and all that.
And GSD's don't share their hooman unless the other hooman is special enough
Huh? Wazzit? Wha .. What's Happening??
Mine does that a lot, not getting under the blankets, but if i wake him up by accident, he's confused look is hilarious.
I do that too when I get to have a small mini-coma with my weighted blanket. Those things are amazing.
Bonjour
Buddy
Off topic, but does anyone know what breed of dog is in this picture?
What kind of a**hole parent forces their child to have timeout in a specific spot, facing the wall and putting their forehead on it??? Those parents that force their kids to stand in corners or to kneel on hard things, just to satisfy their pathetic ego with a control trip, make me sick. You can actually raise a child to be a good human being and to behave without humiliating them and breaking down their self-esteem. Parenting really isn't about being a control freak! Rant over ...
Oh honey. We worry about you and your unwarranted belief in your self control and wisdom.
Load More Replies...Dogs are also known to have a kind of panting laugh and play face that's suggestive of humor.
But as far as these pictures go, we're probably the only creatures that can appreciate them. Which makes them even more special.
That's Rude 😒 🥲
Cat: I will wake you up at 2 a.m. 4 a.m. I will climb your curtains. You will only feed me steak for the rest of my life, and this is just the beginning...
Animals are so sensitive. My dog reacts better to positive reinforcement. It's best to give them compliments after they've stopped the "bad" behavior.
Lab Gear
Still one of my favorite jokes from SpongeBob: Plankton: This is my lab. AND THIS IS MY LABORATORY!
Load More Replies...Of course they need protection gear. It is hard enough to get a seeing eye dog, but try to get seeing eye dog for your injured formal seeing eye dog.
Mom Cat
I have pet rets and I also do a lot of cat rescues. I had a mother cat with kittens that kept "gathering " my rats like they were hers🤣 She would groom them and every time the rats would try to leave, she'd meow at me for help. (All under intense supervision) It was adorable 🥰
She was like mother help me with my strange children.
Load More Replies...The big kitty's face.... "I AM MOMTHER".... F**k i cant stop laughing at this
Her eyes are just daring you to snatch and run. Gahead and try...gahead
I hope this is a stray kitten and she didn't like...steal a kitten 🤣
There Are Best Friends
There is a program in zoos that gives cheetahs their own emotional support dogs and it’s so ADORABLE 🥰
Do they have support people for cheetahs programs? I would like to enroll.....
Load More Replies...It's actually outreach and education for a program that puts dogs with herd animals in Africa so that cheetahs don't come by and get shot. The cheetahs never actually bothered the herd animals but the farmers thought they would and they shot them. Some zoos-I believe the Columbus Zoo maybe first-started pairing the dogs with cheetahs to talk about and promote the program and the dogs and cheetahs really got along.
And also emotional support in captivity I should say.
Load More Replies...Oh okay! So Cheetahs are really anxious and shy creatures (me too) and they’re given their own dogs and the cheetah copies their behaviors and becomes more like the dog. It takes dogs out of shelters and into their one type of home.
No Work
Mister Landlord.. This Is.. Ummm You See
And just as plumber looks through hole to answer Kitty, Kitty drops wrench through hole
Load More Replies...I hope there wasn't a shelf by the sink, looking uo through the plughole only to find several objects hurtling towards you.
Did you find my mousey toy? I dropped it down there and I know it's lonely.
Happy Accident
Tony Hawk replied to this and said it was his little brother Mike. https://americasbestpics.com/picture/moistbudeha-and-nourthatsthestutt-bob-janke-googled-tony-hawk-to-see-Ioho66I79
Who Wore It Better?
Real trousers, it's the hip and thigh to waist ratio making the magic.
Load More Replies...I could make that with under a 1/4 ball of yarn, and in probably one movie.
You should make one for her daughter that fits, lol
Load More Replies...I cant tell if you were being sarcastic or not, so just in case: The picture that shows the top on a human model is actually the picture from the website that the OP ordered it from and shows how its supposed to fit, but it's actually only big enough for a cat.
Load More Replies...The Best Portrait
I literally just snorted coffee out my nose at your comment HAHAHA
Load More Replies...https://crownandpaw.com/ This is the site, you can get many different types of paintings, the renaissance category is my favorite 😂😂😂
Load More Replies...Gifts
Beware when different species start to communicate w/each other and assist one another. The uprising is coming.
Hey-a Boo Boo, i found something better than a pic a nic basket!
Load More Replies...I once found a deer leg while hiking. Just the leg. With a bone sticking out the end like a cartoon zombie arm.
Load More Replies...If a Lab can't be bought off with food, it is unworthy of the name Lab.
He Still Fine Af Tho
It's gonna be a bright, bright, sunshiney day!
Load More Replies...Are There Posts Worth 999 Views?
Moon Moon is at it again..... For those of you that don't get it lol just Google " Moon Moon "
I forgot about moon moon, thank you so much for reminding me. :)
Load More Replies...My bull terrier did that the first day at our new house. She'd never seen a pool before. Went running when she saw me, right into the pool. I'll never forget the look on her face! I taught her after to find the steps to get out of the pool. It had a fence and gate around it so she was never left alone near the pool.
Wish That Was Me
Dang cats are smart and give no f*cks. I love when cats across Nativity scenes and toss the baby Jesus from the Manger and sleep there.
They are and don't! I love how cats domesticated themselves. "F**k hunting! These weird things that walk on 2 feet will serve us."
Load More Replies...Oreo Cat
I would cushion those and make them their permanent little beds until they mess them up of course
I Almost Had A Heart Attack This Morning...
Tigerdog tigerdog does whatever a tigerdog does can it kill a human nooo coz they good tigerdog
therapist there is a tiger in you ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ the tiger in me:
Maybe You Did Chicken Nuggies
"I swear on my dead family... maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday when you least expect it.. I will get my revenge!!"
I have slowly but steadily been growing my own army of birds. I have hundreds a day stop by for food and on more than one occasion I've had an angry bird banging on my window if I'm late with the grub🤣
So, did you? Were you enjoying a drumstick at the time, per chance? Hmmm?
🐥He is wet, raining outside, needs shelter, 🐤some warmth and a dry place to get cosy.. 🐣
Nice Employee
I've got coworkers who seem to think that is their job.
Load More Replies...The hospital I worked at allowed patient’s pets to visit as long as they have proof of immunization. When anyone brought in the dog or cat, I can assure you the stress level of everyone took a noticeable drop.
Spend the whole day playing with Shiloh then try to get all that days work done in 15 minutes
I'm pretty sure that if I ever decided go to therapy, all I would really need is to play with a couple of dogs for an hour and it would be more productive than taking to anyone about my problems. I know I can't take care of a dog properly; I work crazy hours and it wouldn't be fair. But I love them so much and wish I could have one. I'd be someone who would get infinitely better in the hospital by having a dog come to visit me.
Lmaoo
We have the same one. Unfortunately, it’s condition is far from ideal after years of cats ripping it up.
Dude Look Those Eyes He Is Pissssed
Just put a little derby and striped shirt on him
Load More Replies...Great
My malamute brought home a baby bear cub once. The eyes weren't even open yet. Turns out a cougar had chased mama bear onto the road right into the path of an oncoming transport truck. Baby bear was recovered and taken care of until it could be released back into the wild.
Totally an OG moment...Malamutes are one of the closest dogs to wild wolves DNA wise and one of the oldest breeds (over 30k years old)...or should I risk the pun and say a total d-OG moment
Too Weird😂😂
The sign is originally "Beware of the dog. The cat is shady as fauck also."
Someone Isn't Taking Whole Wedding Seriously
This happened at our daughter's outdoor wedding! Their dog followed them up the aisle. Watched during the ceremony and apparently got bored...so she came over to me, as well as the groom's mom, for ear scratches and loving. Then she plopped down by the maid of honor. When the happy couple walked out, she got up and followed them. VERY funny.
If I ever married a man with a pupper I would love wedding photos like this 💜
My old boss' dog took a huge dump next to them at their outdoor wedding. We all almost died laughing. It was a sign of things to come cause she dumped on him till the end.
Low Resolution Dog
This is actually useful for beginner pixel artists! You're not going to get very far with low-colour and low-res, instead you use many many shades to get across your image. Trying to replicate this could teach a lot. :) (PS. A very useful trick I saw is to use transparency on your brush and just layer your main colour as many times as you need)
Might Teach Him Some Boxing
"You may be wondering how I got in such good shape. The answer is simple: pushups, situps, and plenty of juice."
@Billy White: Luckily this condition is not known to cause any medical problems and affected individuals are intellectually normal. Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy is caused by mutations in the MSTN gene. It follows an incomplete autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
Load More Replies...Reminds of the first time I ever saw a bulked up kangaroo! Shocking 😲
Stock
Thanks For Being There
My cat starts with a sympathetic meow - but before long he drowns me out with his own rant. Cheers me up though.
"I'm Not Super Mario"
Mama's Got To Care For Her Baby
Because of the crocodile or because they own crocs?
Load More Replies...Defeat
Would that be, awww paw baby? I'll get my coat, tip your staff
Load More Replies...I'm Innocent You Know
SO SO CUTE!Just found my kitties litter box turned over . Mom is not happy!
Taking Care Of Good Doggos
So Many Animal Memes, So Little Time
This Cat Loves A Cuddle
Not Far From The Truth
I Mean… Safety First I Guess
Can totally imagine this little cutie doing tippy taps with those pawsies!
It Begins!
Can report that rats also love pizza. Here's my little guy with the mini ham 'n' cheese I made for him! Pizza-630d...2871dc.jpg
Wholesome Tortoise
And more importantly, what would've happened to that chicken nugget if he hadn't found it? 🤢
Load More Replies...Absolute Unit
Love Elephants And This Sweetheart Just Made My Day!
KFC
Beautiful Girlfriend
I do hope you know, that most cats get sick from drinking milk
Load More Replies...Too Cute To Be A Doggo
pls give him to an animal sanctuary that can properly care for him, he's not gonna be that cute forever :)
Cat: I’m Speed
Wait. What Winchesters? Yes, I’m American so I’m kinda freaking out.
Load More Replies...That is an action shot of Dodger Trea Turner rounding the bases and sliding home.
Fake Coughing
My dog was fake limping once! and he kept doing so whenever he needed attention!
My dog did that too. We only found out because he would forget which paw hurt and would switch them. I miss him so much, he was such a great little doggo.
Load More Replies...Some Things Never Change...😁😇🐶
My husky can't leave a stuffed animal in one piece for more than a few days
Family To Family
It's Too Cute I Can't Concentrate
Olaplex
I've been trying to get that shade of blonde for ages!
Load More Replies...He Joined The Army
Expert in the art of spying and working on the shadows with only one goal: FINISH THE MISSION, regardless of the cost.
Omg 🎀
“You Saw Nothing..”
That's Adorable!
Cat says every day he fixes the rug and every day the man comes and wrecks it.
A Cat Who Takes Selfies! What Do You Think Of It? 😍
They look like a couple of dating teenagers where she is trying harder
Bro Is About To Drop A Mathematics Theorem
Nothing Can Escape The Void
Give It For Free
I was talking to a friend who was a mammalogist, and told him I was thinking about getting some guinea pigs, so I got a book about how to keep them as pets, and he grinned at me and asked, "Any recipes?"
Load More Replies...Best Selfie Of Day!😂♥️
This is Henry and Baloo. (Insta: Henrythecoloradodog) Henry (the dog) died earlier this year or late last year I believe. Baloo was really starting to go downhill after his best friend's passing. Henry and Baloo did everything together. Baloo stopped eating and started to stop taking care of himself so their humans - who were DEVASTATED - decided to take Baloo to meet some dogs to see who he bonded with. Now they have their new rescue doggo called Pan who is helping Baloo overcome the loss of his best friend. I cry when I see the videos of Baloo and Henry as you can see how much they love each other.
Thank you for the update. I’m glad Baloo and his humans found a new friend.
Load More Replies...Oh Yeaah!!
I would assume he wants uppies and try to pick him up. It'd be worth the tiny mauling
Should turn around and show their tails; those things look like battering rams!
Legendary Cat
Works For Cats And Humans
My husband and I have had the same conversation, but about getting another dog. Our Jimmy is a Jack Russell mix who's extremely smart and beyond personable, so I asked him if we could adopt again if another Jimmy dog came into the shelter. I know that my husband was thinking the chances of me actually continually checking and finding another Jimmy dog were slim to none, and that's why he agreed.Three weeks ago, I turned on the local news, and lo and behold, the shelter took in EIGHTY Jimmy dogs, all different sizes, but Jimmy dogs none the less, from a hoarding situation. It was a f*****g miracle! Husband claims we never had that conversation and no such agreement exists. I say he's miffed because his unspoken expectations of me were thoroughly quashed. Now I've got to figure out another challenge to back up the first. He can't say no to a second successful challenge. (Maybe an international petition here on BP would be sufficient). Any thoughts, fellow Pandas?
How many of the Jimmy dogs would you have room for if you left husband at the shelter?
Load More Replies...Sleeping
Got Cheated🥺😭
Fun fact, a litter of kittens can - and often do - have different fathers.
Found This On Twitter And Had To Share😭
*points out that NO ONE wants Max in the library!* ...except himself
Load More Replies...Max knows there are mice in the library munching on pages. Max knows better.
He looks just like the kitten that I haven’t seen in awhile from the rescue I volunteer at! His name was even Max!!!
Max is trying to finish his paper and you guys are messing with his doctorate
Npc Kitty
Well Guess I Won't Ever Help Then
I Wish This Happiness For You
Just Because
Oh Hello
My cat stalks us when I walk the dog through the park. It's always hilarious to see his little head poke out of a bush.
"Just taking a casual stroll. Nothing more." Little did Sherlock know that his innocent cat was on its way to the pussy magnet club.
It's Been Confirmed
Hampster
We wait to be taken to mousetopia, Drink the thimbles of koolaid down my children.
A Cat That Deserves A Million Upvotes
The Only Good Math Book
When I was studying maths at college (and this was pre-internet yes I’m old) our teacher would just randomly have slides of his pet cats on the overhead projector. Attendance in his classes was really high!
I did this as a student too. If we had to create powerpoint presentations to present I'd add pics of my dogs and cats, always got top marks for visuals xD
Load More Replies...My psychology professor did this with his PowerPoints 🤣 needless to say he was my favorite
Basically Turist
Black Cat
Human Cat Tree
Purrito
Final
This is my dad. Didn’t want a dog, becomes dog’s favourite anyway
He Ready For Halloween
Good Boy :)
Fat Fred
He does have his own chaise with matching umbrella, so he's probably just fine.
Load More Replies...I Would Never Tell Him That It Isn't
Who's Good Boy?
Guest
"After, he'll give a short speech on the importance of banning vacuum cleaners."
Her Reaction
😲 that looks like a peanut butter cake! I so want a slice😆 dog cake or not it's peanut butter!!! LOL
What To Do?
Cat
Nine Out Of Ten Recommend
Hat
Best Friends For Life! (10 Years Ago vs. Now)
Chomp
He/She Deserves It
I wonder if he tried to nibble on Santa 🎅 like he does with his toy🤔😝
Mmmm Yes Must Check Magic Pie Bush
Huh. Guess It Is A Universal Thing
I’ll Always Be There For You
Two Finalists Battle For The Last Choco Taco
the news story and more of the footage https://youtu.be/Zxm0O3sNET8
Tired Af Fam
Grateful
Little Job
Where can I put in an application to work with this little floof????!!!! 🥰🥰
This Cat Is Too Powerful
that just looks like me when i try leave my house and really bright outside
Looks like he has an evil plot and laughing because is so perfectly evil!
He Sit And Ponder
Me, first thing every morning, trying to decide if it's worth getting up for.
Me too, but I always come to the conclusion of NO!!!
Load More Replies...Im His Lawyer He’s Innocent
Please Do Not Drink The Milk
Service Dog
When I was a kid, our dog had a litter of puppies. One of the puppies ended up going to a girl who had epilepsy. She had the dog trained as a service dog, and it was able to alert people when she was about to have a seizure. I don't know what all it was trained to do, but she contacted us at one point to let us know it had saved her life. She had a seizure while taking a bath. The dog somehow managed to turn off the water and drain the tub so she wouldn't drown.
He'd be great for one of those mass casualty drills rescue workers put on.
Bros Stressed 💀
I don’t know about being staged. My crew (have 4 doggos) have certainly brought in their fair share of critters. They stick their heads in the bushes and all kinds of things get stuck on their furry heads.
Load More Replies...His Face
"Oh You Lyin' Ho."
Foxy
Salad
Wild 😂😂
Perhaps It Is So
Somebody Fell Asleep In The Rain
My lab likes to be rained on. If it’s raining she wants to go out.
Load More Replies...His Face Expression 😂🐶
Amazing how many people don't know the difference between woman and women.
He wasn't tossed, he's levitating. The lady is trying to get him down.
All Aboard The Quack Daddy
They definitely forgot that cat's reflection on the water.
Load More Replies...Ah, the warm fuzzy feeling you get from these pics after a long, busy day... 🤗
I'm pretty happy about the uptick in animal posts on the front page lately, lol.
Bruh one of my friends just told me that their great dane had puppies yesterday and they are the cutest things
Somewhere on one of these threads is a white dog covered in grass. Could you ( anyone) please point me back to it.
Ah, the warm fuzzy feeling you get from these pics after a long, busy day... 🤗
I'm pretty happy about the uptick in animal posts on the front page lately, lol.
Bruh one of my friends just told me that their great dane had puppies yesterday and they are the cutest things
Somewhere on one of these threads is a white dog covered in grass. Could you ( anyone) please point me back to it.
