The Best Animal Memes of the Week (December 14, 2024)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Dec 14, 2024 8:00 AM EST

One of the most popular memes during this time of year is the 'Elf on the Shelf' memes, and animal memes are no exception. This type of meme goes like this; "You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for [blank] on a [blank], accompanied by an image of an object on top of another object that rhymes with each other. That's all well and good if you know what an 'Elf on the Shelf' is, but many of you might be confused about this newfangled holiday trend that has emerged in the past 15 years. An Elf on the Shelf is an elf doll designed to "spy" on kids. He moves around every night, watches the kids in the home, and reports their good and bad deeds to Santa. He allegedly loses his magic if the kids touch the doll. If you don't love how surveillance-heavy the holiday season has gotten recently, these animal memes won't watch you in your sleep.