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Puppies, kitties, parrots, squirrels, and other critters, just like people, come in all forms and sizes. However, one particular shape has earned itself almost a cult-like status on the internet.
There's a subreddit called 'Round Animals' and its 35K members, who dub themselves 'spherical beasts,' absolutely adore these endearing creatures. They share pictures that capture the charm of these round companions, and clicking through the images, we thought that you'd enjoy them too.
So open your hearts and continue scrolling to enter this digital sanctuary and meet its inhabitants.
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#1
Gaze Long Enough Into The Abyss, Eventually The Abyss Gazes Back
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#2
Guys Look At This Furry Ping-Pong Ball I Saw On Twitter 😭
There might be a psychological explanation as to why we find these creatures so adorable.
One study from 2007 found that the amygdala, a part of the brain that is involved in processing fear, reaches significantly higher activation levels when a person is shown pictures of sharp everyday objects (e.g., angular corners of a sofa) compared with their curved contour counterparts.
So we might perceive round animals as less dangerous.
#3
Geometric Near-Perfection
#5
Very Loud And Very Round
Google data designer Manuel Lima believes the reason for this comes from our days as cave people.
"[Circles are] softer, they provide some safety, as opposed to angular shapes–the teeth of an animal, the hard shape of a rock. Those are signifiers of danger," he once told Fast Company.
#6
The Takahē Is A Flightless Bird Native To New Zealand That Was Once Thought Extinct
#7
Round Bearded Roundling (Panurus Biarmicus), Being Round
#9
Arctic Hares
Other research also supports the notion that we connect the shape with happiness.
In 1978, psychologist John N. Bassili conducted an experiment in which he added luminescent dots to the participants' faces.
When the people were asked to perform expressions of happiness, the dots would form into curvilinear, upward, open shapes, while expressions of anger created downward, angular forms.
#10
University Of Michigan Squirrel
#11
A Smol Boll
#12
This Cross-Eyed Cat Laying On A Watermelon
#13
No Talk Me. I'm Angry
Lima's last theory also talks about the curved shape of the human eye, which slightly distorts the world at the edges of the "frame"–similar to the distortions in a crystal ball or a fish-eye lens, though not quite so exaggerated.
Circular shapes tend to complement this physical construction of the eye. “[Circles] fit so well into that visual apparatus,” he said.
#16
He Looks Like He's Wearing A Little Necktie
#17
Oddly Thicc Chinchilla
The subreddit 'Round Animals' was created in 2018, the same year when AV Club ran an article on them too.
In it, writer Clayton Purdom said these critters' cuteness is "defined not by their species, nor by some abstract spiritual quality," but it transcends the regular characteristics and, "like the true nature of pi," remains universal.
We couldn't agree more!
#18
Round Doggo
#20
Not Perfectly Round, But She’s Trying Her Best
#22
Perfectly Round, As All Things Should Be
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Should be used in maths classes to demonstrate the concept of "roundness."
#23
Bunny
#25
Round Little Dude
#26
Its Probably Been Posted But I Give You: The Bearded Reedling
Martine Remmelzwaal 1 year ago
Wow, on second glance, the black spots actually look like 2 birds aswell!
#28
Chonkchilla
#30
My Frog Baja Blast Looking Round
#31
Round Haircuts! :)
#33
One Lorge Echidna
#35
A Very Round Duck I Encountered At The Weekend
CuttlefishHierarchy 1 year ago
Ha! I wasn't born yesterday. That's bread with a duck head stuck to it.
#36
Just Some Round Pigs!
#37
Puppy Donut - The Day She Arrived And Stole My Heart
LauraDragonWench 1 year ago
Oops, there I go again! *a puddle of goo from cuteness overload* It's okay, I've got my bucket now. 👍
#38
Been Told To Add My Baked Bean To The Page
#39
I Feel Like The Luckiest Human Alive To Photograph This
#40
Biggus Boi
#42
She Ate Last Night And Is In Full Orb Mode Now
#43
Say Hi To Gertrudis
#44
Creamy Roundie!!!
Caroline Mcroy 1 year ago
Your mine now I'm kidnapped you your new name is cotten now your going to live in my house FOREVER
#45
Round Hampter
#46
The Perfect Circle
#47
Round Netherlands Dwarf Bunny
#48
Sesame Is The Happiest And Roundest Poodle Ever
#49
Wasabi, A Pekingese, Winner Of Best In Show At The Westminster Dog Show
#50
Round Sophie
#51
Perfectly Round
#54
My Cat Has Really Mastered The Cinnamon Roll Position
#57
I Think He Qualifies
#58
Squish
#59
He Rotund
#60
Roun Bun
#61
My Friends 44 Pound Cat
#63
Caught My Mom’s Diamond Doves Being Very Roumd After Dinner
#65
Doggie Curl ⚫️
#66
My Well Condensed Cat
#67
Perfectly Round And In The Center Of My Bed…
#68
Round Potato Ratto
#69
Oval
#73
Round Chicken
#74
Our School Pregnant School Project Mouse Is Quite Rotund
#75
This Round Pigeon
#76
Mr Parrot
#78
Round Doggo Not Cat
#80
He Is Rotund
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
What a great page! The majority of responders are happy with the pictures, no one is bitching about their toxic family, there is no AITA, no TikTok, no advertising, and no age or gender shaming. It's almost like this is exactly what people want when they come to Bored Panda. 🤔
Skater Chick (he/they) 1 year ago
and I got to see pictures of my WHOLE extended family!
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gmf 1 year ago
Disappointed that Osaka Zoo's squashy seal didn't feature once - DqDZleIUcAEGlLW.jpeg 
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Look at my teacher’s doggo’s perfect hairstyle btw
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
What a great page! The majority of responders are happy with the pictures, no one is bitching about their toxic family, there is no AITA, no TikTok, no advertising, and no age or gender shaming. It's almost like this is exactly what people want when they come to Bored Panda. 🤔
Skater Chick (he/they) 1 year ago
and I got to see pictures of my WHOLE extended family!
Load More Replies... gmf 1 year ago
Disappointed that Osaka Zoo's squashy seal didn't feature once - DqDZleIUcAEGlLW.jpeg
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Look at my teacher’s doggo’s perfect hairstyle btw
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