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You know how it goes — you’re sitting on the couch, staring off into space, and generally feeling lazy, almost guilty for taking a longer break than usual. Then, you look up and realize that your pet has been doing the exact same thing for the last four hours — less the “feeling guilty” part. We’ve all been there, and it turns out that we’re not the only ones. From sleepy sloths to snoozing squirrels, lazy animals know how to relax and enjoy a good nap. And let’s not forget about our spirit animal, the panda, who has mastered the art of lazy living!
Napping is a crucial part of maintaining good health and well-being for many animals, humans included. Naps can help reduce stress, regulate mood, improve memory, and increase alertness and productivity. Some animals, like dolphins, can even sleep while still active by shutting down only half of their brain, allowing them to stay alert and keep track of what happens around them. So the next time you see your pet snoozing away, don’t be too quick to judge — they’re just taking care of themselves!
In this gallery, you’ll find a collection of animals sleeping or just being the laziest version of themselves. These pictures are a reminder that it’s okay to take a break and chill out. And remember: even the busiest creatures need some good downtime every now and then! So go ahead, kick back, put your feet up, and enjoy these photos of animals being lazy.
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#1
I Was Reading In Bed Last Night When I Realized My Husband And Our Foster Kittens Were All Fast Asleep Like This
FABIHA MONIR PRATHAMA 2 years ago
A symbiotic relationship, human gets cuddles, kittens get cuddles (+warmth)
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#2
My Cat Has Emerged From My Weighted Blanket And Doesn't Know When Or Where She Is
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
*Gandalf voice* Dear Roach you are here, with us. In the year of our lord and savior.
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#3
Sleepy Bat
#4
When Your Dog Park Experience Exceeds Expectations
corgiobsessed00 2 years ago
Same, been going through some stressful stuff in the last 24 hours.
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Bear Likes To Hold His Feet When He Sleeps
#6
Fox Sleeping On Skylight
Thegoodboi 2 years ago (edited)
Give that chin a good scritch. Must say "scritch" repeatedly while doing so.
#7
I Think I Have A New Roommate
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Maybe he just needs someone to vent to. Go have a seat beside him, give him a bear hug.
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
What did you say, Roach?? I must know!
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Someone At The Purrfect Day Cat Cafe In Louisville, Filling Out The Paperwork To Take This Kitty Home
#9
My Cat Snuggles On My Chest In The Morning. I've Been Setting My Alarm 30 Minutes Early Every Day To Give Her More Happy Time
Greg Novinski (Catonthekey) 2 years ago
I do the same thing also. It is now to a point that one day I was going in early and he was on the couch in our spot yelling at me for not getting cuddle time in.
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
I want to cuddle with my kitties in the morning like that, but my dog won't let us.
#10
Trash Pandas Found At Work
#11
Camping With Golden Retrievers
The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
I mean... this is what I do when we go camping... but with a beer in my hand... so I don't see the issue 😂😂
#12
Dad Passed Out After A Long Day With The Kids
The other-other David Wong 2 years ago
I just need one hug with them, then you can have them back
#13
Shhh, Suspect Is Alseep
#14
This Guy Chillin With His Dog In London
#15
Friend Found A Baby Racoon In Their Garage, They're In Contact With The Local Wild Life Rehabilitation Centre. Just A Cutie
#16
We Told Our Dog She Couldn't Sleep Up On The Couch
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
Hahahha this comment made my day ty for the laugh
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I Think Biscuit Likes His New Hamster Bed
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
My folks had a dog called Biscuit; he was a Whippet. When I left my ex and went to stay with my parents for a while, Biscuit used to sleep on my bed. The night before he died, he slept on my kiddo's bed. Still miss him; he'd been with my family for 10 years.
#18
So Tired
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
This was in another BP article... did we figure out in the end if it's comfy or just stuck? :-/
#19
Looked Under My Desk At Work To Find My Service Dog Snuggling The Sock Monkey Our Coworker Got Her For Christmas
#20
The Shelter Made A Rule That These Siblings Had To Be Adopted Together Because They Were Inseparable. They Sleep Like This Every Night
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
My girls were adopted together for the same reason. They were 8 weeks old when I could take them home. They had been born when their mom was a stray and had one other sibling. The kittens were found first, then Mom. All of them now have forever homes.
#21
My Pupper Got Stuck Between The Cushions And Was Too Lazy To Get Out
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
That is literally me a day ago I was to tires so I just stayed there looking at the ceiling 🙃
#22
Cosy Cat’s Family
#23
Want To Know What? I’m Done Trying To Figure You Out
#24
Husky's Mother Ran Out Of Ink
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
upvote for the title! I particularly like the albino one.
#25
Puppy Warming Its Paws
#26
My Buddies Dog Sleeping On The Mule Steering Wheel
#27
Attempted Murder Caught On Hidden Camera
Tamra 2 years ago
Perp is charged with first degree cuteness and attempted second degree snuggle.
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I Heard You Guys Liked Lazy Hiking Dogs
#29
Lazy Evening
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
OH MY GOD I LOVE PUGS THEY ARE LIKE A UGLY BREAD MUSHED WITH A REALLY FAT DOGGO AND POOF YOU GOT A PUG!!
#30
Baby Quoll
Crookshanks 2 years ago
“Quolls are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den.”
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#31
Lazy Record Store Employee
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
No I'd does not I like them and I am below 20 years old😅
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Husband Said He Was Going To Make A Bed Frame. I Thought It Was For Our New Mattress. It Was For The Cat
#33
We Rescued A Golden Retriever Who Loves Cats. Tiger Isn't Amused
#34
I Hope You Like This Albino Racoon As Much As I Do
Daydreaming in the dark 2 years ago
"A hUmaN CaLlEd ME a PoSSum, I aM nOT a PoSsuM"
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i love albino animals! search up albino peacocks- there gorgeous!
#35
It's A Floofnado!
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
Pls break it down for my tiny 2 brain cells?
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#36
Our Dog After He Gets Too Lazy Halfway Through A Walk
#37
Obie Is Not A Cat. He Is, In Fact, A Panther-Dog
Dana Trahan 2 years ago
I had to google this breed. This one looks more like a cat than a dog to me. Beautiful animal!!!!
#38
I Guess This Sleeping Position Works
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
That's what I was gonna say! great minds think alike.
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Found A Trash Panda Taking A Rest On My Deck Last Night
#40
When The Mower Is Coming But Your Dog Is Too Lazy To Move
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
Yesterday was my sweet boys birthday! He is 4 years old and he looks like this ( he got a stuffed animal cat I named potato)
#41
Recently Put Our Cat On A Diet. We Set Him Up With An Automatic Feeder... He's Not A Fan
rs_adahl1971 2 years ago
I used to have an automatic feeder for my dog until he figured out how to knock it over to open it up and get the soft parts out of his kibble
#42
Signing Off... Kitty Nap Time
#43
Sometimes He Gets Scared That He's All Alone So I Scratch Behind His Ears Until He Falls Asleep
#45
A Good Place To Nap! The Neighbor Had To Check In To See If He Was Ok
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
“911, What’s your emergency?” “I think my neighbor’s dog relaxed itself to death!”
#47
Firefox Crashing On Windshield
#48
Hyperlaxity Power Enabled
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
I have a craving for roti chicken all of a sudden, I don't know why...
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
Those legs that aren't supposed to be twisted that way made me want some turkey
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To Sleep Or To Nap? That Is The Question
#51
Our 4 Month Old Kitten Has Attached Himself To Our 13 Year Old Dog
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
No.... more like meow-shrooms. They will mostly cling onto its planter when planted.
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He Is Gone
#53
We Have Have Some Of The Laziest Animals. A Dog And A Pig That Sit While They Eat
#54
How I Find My Dog Most Days!
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
me recharging my social battery after a big social event.
#55
The Universal Pandemic Experience: Eating Garbage And Falling Asleep On The Nearest Comfortable Thing
#56
My Dog - The Firefox
Dustin Alcaraz 2 years ago
What? Cutest dog in existence! its like Tails from sonic but with one tail!
#58
He Asleep - I Am Now Stuck Forever
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Try the new Pupscarf for only $9.99. “Your neck will never be cold again.”
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
What website do I go on???? I want one!!!
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This Is Nugget
She is the tiniest little chick I have seen and so adorable! She got so sleepy while eating she just went to sleep in the food bowl.
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
Hahahha cannibalistic floofball(what do you call a feathery floofball?)
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I accidentally gave a chicken chicken strip when I was like 10 do not blame me it fell and they ATE IT UP. Fun fact if you leave your chicken eggs in the coop for to long they will eat the eggs
#60
My Two Cats Sleeping In Their Tunnel Look Like One Extra Long Kitty
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
ive seen many pictures like this. Remember the photo where there were two cows one on each side of a wall? it looked like one long cow.
#61
Loki Was Loving His Nap
#62
She Loves Her Bunny Big Brother
#63
This Is What I Come Home To Almost Every Day
#64
I See. It’s The Best Place To Take A Nap In A Hot Day
#65
Who Rescued Who? I Have Never In My Life Met A Creature More Loving Than This One
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
I've seen well-fed dogs look like that. It's just that their stomachs are smaller but yeah. He looks pretty underfed. I'm happy he has a good home 😊
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#66
My Puppy Fell Asleep In An Odd Position
#67
When It's Too Hot To Be Farm Animals So You Swap The Hay For A Queen Sized Bed
#69
My First Trip To San Francisco Is Complete! I Saw My First Sea Lion
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
The middle and right one look like they have growths on their heads, anyone know what those are?
Penny Lost 2 years ago
This is what I found: "Starting at 4 years old, males develop a bony bump on top of their skull known as a sagittal crest, which is fully developed by 7 years old. The top of a male sea lion's head often gets lighter in color with age."
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#70
My Bed Dog
#71
Great Danes Are Lazy
#72
Sleepy Dog
#73
Lazy Animals
#74
Warm Paws
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
Radiator cat! Radiator cat! Does all the things a radiator cat…can!
#75
I Think She Likes Her New Tree
#76
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Ferrets
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
"I traveled the world and the seven floofs'
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#77
Now Taking Appointments For Shannon’s Tanning Salon For Squirrels. Our Rates Are Quite Reasonable
#79
The Recent Weather Has Been Hot And Cold I Don't Know How To Dress Anymore
#80
Comfy Hog. Do Not Disturb The Princess Pricklebum
Shayne Randlett 2 years ago
I had a hedge hog with a similar name! Mine was Sir Sputnicholas J. Pricklebottom. I think he had a rough beginning (before me) because he was an ill-tempered bastard, but I loved him completely and miss him dearly...
#81
Meowma Said I Am Lazy
#82
Pet Me Now
#83
When You’re Round Enough To Rest Your Chin On Your Own Belly
#84
Cats Suffered From The Heat
#86
Found My Hamster Taking A Nap After Eating Too Much
#89
This Is Phoebo. He Likes Letting His Feet Dangle Off The Edge Of The Bed While Getting Scritches
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago
So perfect it looks like it's out of a game ! ( hold up where's pheobes nose??)
#90
Getting Ready For Bed. Have A Great Evening Everyone
#91
Lazy Saturday In This House
#92
Each Photo Was Taken 20 Minutes Apart
#93
So Close
#94
My Kitten Walnut. He Sat Like This For Five Minutes. He's A Nut
#95
Can Somebody Id This Turtle? Found This Critter Boxed Up On My Driveway
Dana Trahan 2 years ago
Looks like what we call a dew turtle. Land turtle. Can’t swim. Female. Males have orange on legs and head
#96
Lazy Morning
Shark Lady 2 years ago
Doggo looks like they've already had enough for the day and wants to go back to bed.
#100
It Was Really A Long And Busy Week
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
that's one fat lizard! to be honest if I had one i would feed them a lot too.
#103
Tuesday Feels. Who Else Loves Their Hooman’s Pillows?
STOP! Axolotol time! 2 years ago (edited)
I do!!!! So does my dog. He loved the pillow I gave him . Then he lost it when we went up to new England and left him at daycare...
#104
Racoon Taking A Nap In My Backyard
#105
Getting In All The Sunshine I Can Before The Rain Comes In
I'm.Just.A.Girl 2 years ago
I feel this! I live in WA state, north of Seattle and if you don't soak up the sun while you can, you'll miss it for weeks!!
#106
My Great Dane Beau Being A Giant Snuggly Baby
#108
Daycare & Boarding In Ne! In The Wheaten Greetin' Room & Groom. May Be An Image Of Entlebucher Mountain Dog
#109
Pengasuh Peanut
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
7...6...ah screw it I'm not waiting for that long. *scrach*
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#114
Faces From Monday. Have A Nice Week Everyone From A Zeus In "Today-No!"
#118
When Mommy's Away The Dogs Will Play
#120
2-Year Life Update: It’s Mostly Been This
#121
Throwback Tuesday
Sydnie Laney 2 years ago
Why the heck did the author say "Lazy slobs"??? There animals, are they not aloud to be tired? There sleeping, or sleepy, they are not slobs, if anything a human is. Stop being rude, btw this cat looks so cute! Da wittle tounge!
#122
Being Woken On A Monday
#123
Big Papa, The Father To Kim And Annette's Piglets
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Sydnie Laney 2 years ago
Their not Slobs, there tired, or sleeping, stop being rude to the animals for no reason
Sydnie Laney 2 years ago
Their not Slobs, there tired, or sleeping, stop being rude to the animals for no reason
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