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Longtime Bored Panda readers would know the therapeutic, soul-soothing effects of animal photos. Seeing these adorable snapshots of pets in their element can quickly put a fat grin on your face.
Here’s another serving of wholesomeness for you, courtesy of the Wholesome Animal Images Facebook page. We’ve picked out some of the best pictures to give you belly laughs and warm fuzzies at the same time.
If you’re having a rough day, hopefully, this list can help turn it around. Enjoy scrolling!
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Ms.GB 10 months ago (edited)
Especially the ones where they're wrapped in a blanket. Only thing missing is Netflix.
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Stygtand 10 months ago (edited)
Apparently i love pictures of fruit bats! 😄
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
I really like bats, but the Flying Fox/Fruit bats are adorable. BTW, click on "animalunusual" under the photo to see lots more animal photos.
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R1MV4Superleggera 10 months ago
Gosh! Still makes me feel like an insufferable ba**ard every time I think when my beloved bodyguard had a small surgery and had to wear the cone of shame 😔
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
Better than them opening up their stitches! They have new inflatable donuts that can be used in some circumstances in place of the cone.
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The Doom Song 10 months ago
My boy absolutely hated the cone of shame. We had to get the extra large coz the large didn't fit his neck. So the cone was way too big for him and he kept bumping into everything
YouBetTheyDie 10 months ago
Cute but I'd not let a kid get that close to a dogs face when a dog may be in pain
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martymcmatrix 10 months ago
Excuse me Miss, are you streaming a Netflix account you're not paying for???
Looking at adorable animals immediately gives a calming effect. According to science, these images do help in reducing stress and anxiety by up to 50%.
In late 2019, the University of Leeds conducted a study in which 19 people watched a montage of photos and clips of cute animals. The results indicated a drop in blood pressure in the participants, who were due to take an exam 90 minutes after the research. The focus groups described their session as “relaxing” and “enjoyable.”
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Mabelbabel 10 months ago
Well that takes all the fun out of it-Lego isn't meant to arrive ready-assembled.
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Gustav Gallifrey 10 months ago
'OK, you sheep, i'm in control here, i've got you right where i want you!'
Colleen Glim 10 months ago
🎶 One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn’t belong.🎶
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
Oh, look. Your father's finally returned. Let's role out the red carpet.
Dr. Andrea Utley, who headed the research, shared more data with CNN, revealing that participants’ blood pressure dropped from 136/88 to 117/71. For context, the standard and healthy range is 120/80. The average heart rate also fell to 67.4 bpm, a 6.5% reduction. The resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 bpm.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
...I literally did not realize one of those was a human child until I read your comment. My brain saw four cats XD
Load More Replies... Mimi M 10 months ago (edited)
Great pic. Wonder if it's posed - note that cup is far from spill, and very clean looking.
MegDragon 10 months ago
I assumed that’s because the little kid poured it out on purpose haha.
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Science Nerd 10 months ago
But the cup was at the edge of the table, just asking to be pushed off.
John Seidel 10 months ago
There's a better than even chance that the milk was neatly poured on the floor for everyone to enjoy.
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Bettye McKee 10 months ago
When you take your dogs for a walk but you can't find the other leash.
MAKtheknife 10 months ago
It's a nice warm place. And by now, I'm sure most of us have seen the videos of the cats and the skate-boarding turtle.
Studies from around the world show similar results. In 2015, Hiroshima University in Japan conducted research that revealed how adorable pictures of baby animals can help improve attention and concentration.
Specifically, humans naturally respond to these younglings' “baby schema” characteristics, such as their large heads and high, protruding foreheads.
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Susical 10 months ago
I think the cow's right ear may be in front of the person's face. But something just still looks off about that person.
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Michelle C 10 months ago
“Well, I found them out in the field, Ma. We have to wake them , though.”
Nikki Gross 10 months ago (edited)
For those wondering, that is the cow's right ear laying across his face. Source: Both sides of my family are farmers, ranchers and country folk, so I grew up with those critters. 😂
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Bored Birgit 10 months ago
Oh yes, I want one, too with those cute bunnies.
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Associate Professor Hiroshi Nittono led the study involving three experiments and 132 participants. He concluded that these cute images could help improve performance on detail-oriented tasks.
“This study shows that viewing cute things improves subsequent performance in tasks that require behavioral carefulness, possibly by narrowing the breadth of attentional focus,” Nittono wrote.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
"I'm just going to jump over to this couch for a nice nap...motivation fail...this will do...zzz" my kind of doggo lol
Riley Quinn 10 months ago
When exhaustion takes over before proper positioning is accomplished.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
Of course, now I got to make another waffle for myself though lol
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
Not the usual cat flying off the counter when the toaster pops up. This little guy knows what that sound means.
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WindySwede 10 months ago
"A friend with steak is better" 🎵 Placebo – Pure Morning
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Panda McPandaface 10 months ago
I'll just erm... rest here... you know, until your back is turned...
Nelson Álvarez Sáez 10 months ago
I'd like to find someone who looks at me the ways he's looking at that barbecue
Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
It must suck to be a dog. Humans should never be stingy. Imagine having 200 times the nose power of a human and be fed dry kibble. Torture
Researchers have suggested that caregivers' improved attention to detail may be due to their close attention to their babies, including their vigilance against potential threats.
“Perceiving cuteness exerts immediate effects on cognition and behavior in a wider context than that related to caregiving or social interaction,” Nittono and his team wrote.
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Jennifer Potter 10 months ago
"Give your brother a kiss now, before you trot," Awwww, Mom! Ok...
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G A 10 months ago
Odd how the paw prints go the other way, almost as if his feet are on backward, or it's a bad cut n paste job.....
Tabitha 10 months ago
And if it’s not photoshopped, please wash that cement off that cat’s paws. That stuff burns.
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
Yes, this is hilarious, but I hope someone wiped the caustic cement off his paws so they don't get burns.
Beth Wheeler 10 months ago
Naughty kitty, I hope they got it's paws cleaned off before it caused any problems
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
Hey, hooman, you know that light socket over there? well, if you lick it...
cerinamroth 10 months ago
I mean I've heard of Ed Sheeran but I don't think I know any of his songs
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B Hobbs 10 months ago
The camera loudly clicks, hunter jerks awake, fires rifle, shoots hat off photographer, deer prances away.
painttheyellowsubgreen 10 months ago
He's exercising proper trigger control. Never put your fingers on the trigger until you're ready to shoot.
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Linda Riebel 10 months ago
I've never understood people who think killing animals is "sport." Oh, all right, for food is ok. Who took this picture?
painttheyellowsubgreen 10 months ago
At first I thought it was just depixelation, but I suspect you are correct.
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Brian Droste 10 months ago
This reminds me of two things. One is a poem about a group of men going deer hunting and one of the men's adventure of what happens to him. The other one of a song about a group of hunters and there hunting trip and what they actually do. Both on the comical side.
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Nikki Gross 10 months ago
All of the pet stores had to hire extra security, because CATMAN still hasn't caught Bones and his heist crew.
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Eric G 10 months ago
The look that says, "I wake you hooman, not the other way around. Guess who's going to run around hollering at 2:00 a.m. tonight?"
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Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
Awww the poor seal. He probably wonders what the puppy is and why he is on the other side of the tank
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Tabitha 10 months ago
They do say people and their pets often start to look alike.
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Poppy 10 months ago
If this is the photo I think it is (my memory is shocking as I age!) I think this pilot volunteered to fly several homeless dogs to a shelter to find homes and he ended up falling in love with this hippo and adopted him.
Ria C. 10 months ago
I chose to believe you are correct because it makes me happy for them both.
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Michelle C 10 months ago
“Day 5: I’m starting to get used to this being in outer space thing! Dad and I look cute, don’t we?”
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Jennifer Potter 10 months ago
"Now re-read me the last paragraph, Tabitha. Does it contain any of the key terms?"
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Tabitha 10 months ago
Bad cat, bad cat. Whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when we pounce on you?
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 10 months ago
What is this place???? I'm going to guess somewhere in Asia. They have all the fun interesting cat stuff
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cerinamroth 10 months ago
It's like those high-pressure jets they have at our local swimming pool that feel wonderful on your back...
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
"woke up, ate breakfast, nap on your bed, chased a toy, nap in the sunlight beam, another nap..."
Load More Replies... R1MV4Superleggera 10 months ago
Well, that's what I call having a nice evening with your maximum, Supreme Ruler
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Luckily paralyzed doggos generally adapt really well to doggy wheelchairs or other mobility aids! They also can sometimes get around just fine without a wheelchair (they learn to walk/drag themselves with just their front legs.) Animals do not know they are disabled or have mobility issues. I have a dog who survived distemper as a puppy, and he has constant full-body myoclonus and mobility/balance issues. He has no idea there's anything wrong with him and just gets up again whenever he falls down while playing :)
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Shelley DuVal 10 months ago
And they still graffitied the painting. What is wrong with people, or am I just expecting too much from the people who do this.
somnomania (she/her, queer) 10 months ago
given its location, it may just be the signatures of the artists involved. it wouldn't surprise me if local graffiti artists teamed up with a group that works with disabled pets!
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Jennifer Potter 10 months ago
Me toooo! Now that's good obedience training!!!
Load More Replies... Kristen Woehlke 10 months ago
I'd love someone to look at me with such love as this rat has for this pie!
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Lee Banks 10 months ago (edited)
My 74 year old mom had never heard of a pup cup. Her 14 year old dog had never had one. Some kind soul at the drive through offered one, and they were both confused, then delighted. I would have paid soooo much to witness this. She was so excited to tell me about it. May that wholesomeness get you through the day.
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Riley Quinn 10 months ago
When I told you to put the cupcakes on a stable surface I didn't mean the floor.
G A 10 months ago
My older car was totally chill with my pet rats and would spend time with them sniffing and interacting but I never trusted my younger one near them. You've got to know how your animals will react, but at the age of the kitten in this pic, I'd be more worried about the rat getting a nasty nip in, in an altercation!
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The Darkest Timeline 10 months ago
Then you realized the dog was actually riding the bike?
Load More Replies... Cole Earnhart 10 months ago
Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle! I want to ride my... Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle!
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Michelle C 10 months ago
“This waiting thing is boring! When we leave, human, I have some words for you!”
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Yes! This! Hamsters are actually solitary creatures, NOT social creatures. Hopefully OP has two different enclosures and keeps these hamsters separate normally and was just taking a staged photo.
Load More Replies... R1MV4Superleggera 10 months ago
Hamster 1: "Mum! He's touching me!" Hamster 2: "No! You're touching me!"
Jen Ashworth 10 months ago
Would you lot think a dog fight is cute? This is more cruelty for laffs.
somnomania (she/her, queer) 10 months ago
yeah i learned about this the hard way, although mine weren't the cute robo hamsters you see these days. bought two males, the guy at the pet store conveniently didn't tell us that you shouldn't keep two of that kind of hamster of any gender together because they WILL try to kill each other. my mom had to help me craft a totally separate second enclosure right quick so they could be separated.
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Tabitha 10 months ago (edited)
Your catnip comes in the short yellow jar.
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tee-lena 10 months ago
Mine will fight for cantaloupe. She's usually laid back but not for that
Load More Replies... Beth Wheeler 10 months ago
My dogs would do that, they love fruit. Except grapes, never give grapes to dogs they are toxic to dogs.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
As long as cheezburger haz no onions on it XD
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Bonesko 10 months ago
I'm allergic to dogs and horses and was talking about it at work a couple of weeks ago and said 'being allergic to horses isn't really a big deal because I've never walked into someone's house and thought oh c**p they have a horse!' I was apparently mistaken.
Bill Swallow 10 months ago
"If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college."
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Panda Bear 10 months ago
Reminds me of those The Dog toys that were super popular in the early 2000
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Damned_Cat 10 months ago
That's a Pallas Cat, a very aggressive wild animal, and he's about to tell you what you can do with your cucumbers.
Marnie 10 months ago
Whoever purposefully freaked it out should get what they deserved. I downvoted this one (the post, not your comment).
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
I actually asked ChatGPT to analyze this photo to see if it was Photoshopped - ChatGPT's "opinion" is that it IS Photoshopped due to lighting and proportion inconsistencies. I really hope that's the case :( I know it's legal in other countries (like Russia) to keep wild animals as pets if you get permits, but manuls are so rare that I don't even think they'd be acquirable even in Russia. (And the words on the groceries in the fridge are in English.) So, I really hope it's just a Photoshop.
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Norm Gilmore 10 months ago
I always feel terrifying your pet for fun is psychotically mean. (there you go, corrected it for you)..
Load More Replies... Barbara Wilcock 10 months ago
This made me angry. Why would you purposely frightened this poor animal. Hope it bites your privates when you sleep
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William Teach 10 months ago
It's a puppet https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/polar-bear-public-transit/
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Nikki Gross 10 months ago
Despite what the other bears think, this time Earl is going to win the audition to be the next Coca-Cola polar bear...
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zububonsai 10 months ago
"Idefix, I'll get you bones... a lot of bones... as soon as we're out of this pyramid." Obelix in "Asterix and Cleopatra"
Jnausicaa 10 months ago
Is Idefix the dog? In the English translations he's Dogmatix.
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Who am I, where am I 10 months ago
'Lunch' version, they filmed two different ones
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Beth Wheeler 10 months ago
Time for a spray bottle and hopefully the claws didn't puncture the roast and the teeth didn't touch the chicken. The chicken has to go in a different container now. BAD kitty jumping in the fridge
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
::sighs:: First of all, torturing/scaring a cat with a spray bottle does not actually "teach" it anything or "train" it other than to be afraid of you (and the bottle.) You will damage a cat's trust and love for you if you spray it. And very bold of you to assume that whomever took the photo didn't LEAVE the fridge open in order to get a funny photo. The cat isn't "BAD" - the cat has no concept of human morals, society, or hygiene. Cats have instincts, and one of those instincts is to eat food to stay alive. It is not being naughty or "BAD", it's just instinctively pursuing food.
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 10 months ago
Not if #8 has anything to do with it...
Load More Replies... The Darkest Timeline 10 months ago
They were actually showing corgi races on tv; it was very cute
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Nikki Gross 10 months ago (edited)
CATMAN is waiting for Bones and his team, to stage another heist and rob the pet food store to steal all of the the Catnip.
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From_Another_World 10 months ago
I’m still trying to figure out if it’s really a cat or food that just looks like one 🥲
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
It's food XD There's no definition to the paws/toes area.
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Nikki Gross 10 months ago
Doggie biscuits are on sale for $5.99 and the small bones are 2 for 1.
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Daniel Atkins 10 months ago
Kiss frogs they might turn into a prince and ate less likely to bite.
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Nikki Gross 10 months ago (edited)
Little Jimmy was once again, caught by Aunt Martha at the family reunion.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Just your daily reminder that your cat and dog live in bags of their own skin and fur! XD (It's actually a safety feature - if they are bitten/clawed by a predator or another animal in a fight, their loose skin makes it less likely that their actual muscle/flesh will be injured.)
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
I wouldn't risk it unless the tube was rinsed out :( Onion powder is toxic to cats and kitten will groom it off of its fur and potentially get sick (or die) if there is residue.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 10 months ago
This is really stupid. Small dogs can very quickly overheat, and by the look of this dic ktardery, it would take a while to get that bubble wrap off him >.<
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What do you think ?
RamiRudolph 10 months ago
Which do you think were AI generated? There were some photoshopped ones, but I didn't see any AI ones.
Load More Replies... Nope 10 months ago
To the poll question, yes looking at cute animals can help when you are in a bad mood, however anything that can get your brain paying attention to anything other than what;s put you in a bad mood can disrupt the spiral. That said, give me cute animals when I'm in any sort of mood & my day gets brighter!
somnomania (she/her, queer) 10 months ago
i keep a whole folder of pictures and videos that make me smile or laugh, it's a major part of my self-care!
RamiRudolph 10 months ago
Which do you think were AI generated? There were some photoshopped ones, but I didn't see any AI ones.
Load More Replies... Nope 10 months ago
To the poll question, yes looking at cute animals can help when you are in a bad mood, however anything that can get your brain paying attention to anything other than what;s put you in a bad mood can disrupt the spiral. That said, give me cute animals when I'm in any sort of mood & my day gets brighter!
somnomania (she/her, queer) 10 months ago
i keep a whole folder of pictures and videos that make me smile or laugh, it's a major part of my self-care!
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