37 Surprising Animal Memes for the Hooman Who Thinks They’ve Seen It All

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Feb 13, 2025 2:00 PM EST

If you are a dutiful hooman who has put in the scrolling hours on the internet, you likely feel as though there is little that has yet to come your way. Little that you do not know about, and little that you have not seen. But we wanted to take this moment to remind you that the pursuit for pawdorable pics of awwdorable animals is a never ending one. People all over the globe are adopting and being adopted by pets in the tens if not hundreds per day. Added to that, science is discovering new species each and every day. Meaning that no matter how much you scroll there is a good chance that there will be something that you have yet to see.

And that is exactly what we have stuffed this list full of animals that you are likely to have not come across in your internet travels. So sit back, widen your eyes and prepaw for a good few surprises. 

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    Australia's oldest man spent his last days knitting sweaters for injured penguins.
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    New York subway banned dogs unless they fit in a bag... and people got creative. Dono a
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    This adorable stray cat wandered into a police station and got sworn in as a lieutenant. BEL BELLEVILLE
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    When engineers copy nature
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    Animals with no hair/fur on their body
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    Rabbit
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    Parrot
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    Chimpanzee
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    Raccoon
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    Size of chickens over the years 1957 1978 2005 905g 1,808g 4,202g
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  • Yup, just when you thought that it was only in Scooby doo like cartoons that characters are bread into monsters, real life takes you for a ride. Like, for real, that 1957 chicken could go for a ride on the 2005 chicken’s back, along with three of his friends and the 2005 chicken would not even notice.

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    A fawn curled up beside a fake deer which is used for target practice.
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    The Swiss Valais Blacknose have been rubbing. themselves against the red feeder while eating. and it managed to dye their wool pink.
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    A 17-kilogram cat was rescued from a basement in a Russian hospital, where it had been fed biscuits and soup. He was put on a strict diet supervised by veterinarians, but unfortunately, Kroshik passed away just weeks after beginning his weight loss program. SFM EINMALI
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    Bird saves driver from a speeding ticket
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    Murphy, a disabled Bald Eagle became famous after he attempted to hatch a rock. In 2023, the keepers of his sanctuary replaced his rock with an orphaned eaglet, allowing Murphy to finally become a real parent.
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    Murphy attempting to hatch a rock.
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    Magawa the rat retired after five years of helping explosives teams clear 20 football fields' worth of land.
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    EVERYONE STOP!!! IT'S A BEAR HOLDING BEAR STUFFIE
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    This homeless man's rabbit was thrown over a bridge by a passerby and he immediately jumped into the river to save her. He won an award, was given animal food and a job, and the passerby was charged MONATE CITIZEN AWARD ECOGNISES AND THANKS
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  • Just when you might have thought that there is not even one example of an animal getting the restorative justice it deserves after being the victim of a hooman perpetrated crime. This regal rabbit comes into your life and proves that there is hope in this world for the fluffy critters who walk this earth and that there are hoomans who will risk everything to support them.

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    For the first time in her 29 years, a rescued chimp named Vanilla finally saw the open sky.
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    Vintage portraits of cats from the 1920s to 1960s.
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    Een goede keukenmeid is heel wat waard! Dat is ons poesje, want zij bakt cen fijne taart!
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    WE WONT GO HOME TILL MORNING
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    BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
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    DUNCE
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    The Court Jester of Tabbyland
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    Cat & Turtle 1957
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    ten looks as if it were enjoying its dreams-visions of chasing mice; not ard-sized mice, but little not-too-fast ones.
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    ONE EYE PETE
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    Overlooking biological differences, Muffin, Los Angeles cat, caresses a two-weeks-old motherless white rabbit. Muffin recently gave birth to a litter of kittens. Now cat and rabbit live together quite happily.
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    Many happy returns oftheday
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    "Buffins, winner of the title of 'Cat with the Most Appealing Expression' in 1958.
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    THE WELL FED CAT Joseph, a tabby of 48 pounds, was left a bequest by his owner, Miss Agatha Isabel Frazer Higgins, He is famous in England for both his size and his wealth. Whatever became of him after he got rich is unknown.
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    Cheezburger Image 10467051008
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    Cheezburger Image 10467051776
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    WHY WAS I BORN SO BEAUTIFUL?
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    Cheezburger Image 10467052032
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