Around the Web: The World’s Cutest Animals

We’ve rounded up some of the most aww-inspiring collections of adorable animals around – have a look. Your next desktop photo is just a click away.

By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on January 11 2008

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You may think you’re pretty cool most of the time – but just try to tell us that you didn’t get a little bit verklempt when you heard that sudden gunshot blast in Bambi, or when John Grogan buried Marly beneath his favorite tree. Even if you claim to have a heart of stone, there’s nothing like an adorable animal to make you melt a little bit inside, even if you won’t admit it to anyone else.

Whether puppies are your weakness, or you spend your workdays sneaking glances at photos of happy hamsters and baby pandas, images of cute animals are one of the few things guaranteed to brighten even the gloomiest of days. We’ve rounded up some of the most aww-inspiring collections of adorable animals around – have a look. Your next desktop photo is just a click away.

Cute Overload

Chock-full of photos and videos with funny captions, every single page of this site is filled with the best and brightest of what the animal world has to offer, cute-wise. From otters holding hands, to this over-the-top adorable webcam shot of a little bird furiously flapping his wings, a quick scroll through this site is sure to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I’m Really Sad

Feeling a little down? This aptly named site has just the stuff to cheer you up – lots and lots of funny, sweet, or otherwise awesome animal photos. Sure, it’s simple, but it does the trick.

I Can Has Cheezburger

Consider yourself a cat lover? Then you definitely won’t want to miss I Can Has Cheezburger?, home of the famous LOLcats. The site is home to thousands of humorous photos of cats and other animals, made even more hilarious by the user-added captions. As you’ll notice, the captions don’t exactly feature the greatest spelling or grammar – but you can’t expect Shakespeare from cats, now, can you?

The Daily Puppy

If dogs are your obsession – the younger, the better – get your daily fix with a screenshot from The Daily Puppy. True to its word, each day, the site features a new photo of a loveable puppy, along with a few words from the little guy’s lucky owner. If one’s not enough for you, there are plenty of archives to scroll through: Being Shih Tzu-lovers, we couldn’t resist this page dedicated to Zinny, the happiest puppy on Earth. There’s even a separate page dedicated to grown-up dogs – if you think you’ve got one of the cutest around, send in some photos for a chance to be featured on the site.

BBC Animal Photos

Okay, this is an old one, and we have a feeling if they stayed in close quarters, the tigers have probably devoured their primate pals by now – but we still love this supremely adorable photo gallery anyway.

Filed under: Animals and Pets, General Interest,

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