Animal Pictures Worth More Than 1000 Words (20 images)

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Sep 5, 2022 1:00 PM EDT

Everyone, we would like to congratulate you on successfully turning off alarm clock and opening your phone this morning. We know it's not a huge achievement, but it's Monday morning, and on Monday morning, every achievement should be celebrated. Of course, you're a long way from being ready to face the day and be productive, we know, that's why you're here - you need your morning dose of inspiring animal photography to start the day off strong.

Lucky for you, on Monday morning, every single week, we bring you a brand new collection of animal pictures worth 1000 words. Every one of these photos holds a story within it that is not easily captured - whether it's in the cute, ridiculous or funny animal photos - and every one of them will get your imagination going. We hope you have a great productive Monday and an even better rest of the week!

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via u/Sayara2022

"The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) made global headlines when scientists announced its discovery in 2013, a notable event as this was the first carnivore described in the Western Hemisphere since the 1970s. It is native to the forests of Colombia and Ecuador. This is a photo of a baby olinguito."
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via @AnimalsCaption
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via u/Dr_Mantis-Shrimp_PhD

"Neither otter nor shrew, the poorly-named giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox) is in fact more closely related to elephants. Nearly blind, these semiaquatic African carnivores swim like crocodiles with side-to-side motions of their powerful tails, sniffing out prey like crabs, fish, and frogs."
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via @cat_auras
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via u/SingaporeCrabby

"Acorn woodpeckers are so good at snugly fitting acorns into holes they make in trees that they often have trouble pulling them out. In fact, whenever the woodpecker finds a loose acorn in a hole, it will put the acorn into a tighter fitting hole. It's all about keeping critters from stealing them."
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via @dog_rates
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via u/JalenNico
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via @cat_auras
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via u/SandersIncBV
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via @CatWorkers
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via @aqualuvsuotd
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via u/404_N4M3N0TF0UND, 头条@未看文化
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via @cat_auras
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via u/therra123
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via @pups_Puppies1
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via u/therra123, Jessie Williams
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via @cat_auras
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via u/NoMasterpiece8118
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via u/Hf8uz
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via @Happydog___