23 Socially Strange Animal Memes That Put the Aww in Awkward

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
May 11, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Look, sure society is built off social connections, but just because you might be considered a little socially strange does not mean that you do not deserve companionship nor that you will never get it.

Of course some kinds of socially strange are rather impossible to come back from, but if you happen to be the kind of socially strange that puts the aww in awkward then you might be on track to making some marvelous memories with new friends. And that is why we collected this collection of awkward animals, who have not let their social strangeness stop them from stepping forth and finding connections in the animal world. Using their greatest weakness as their greatest strength. A lesson that we all deserve to learn, master and make a part of our day to day lives. 

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    FOX 32 Someone is putting tiny FOLLOW cowboy hats on pigeons in Las Vegas as animal rescue works to remove them BY AUSTIN WILLIAMS | FOX TV DIGIT
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    dreamghoul @TheDreamGhoul > every time i say my cat's name she looks at me like i just told her that her husband died at sea ...Stan? My Stan!
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    This is 'Keys'. She keeps putting her paws in the air and nobody knows why.
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  • Keys is the embodiment of putting the aww in awkward. You cannot help when looking at her to let a little aww slip from your lips, for what kind of marvelous magic is this that a cat has learned to Mexican wave and tries to constantly rope everyone into joining her. 

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    me watching the waiter at the Italian restaurant cover my dish in Parmesan cheese
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    I SEE YOUR PUPPY & RAISE YOU A KITTEN
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    When you put something in the shopping basket and hope your mum won't notice 1360
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    Waking up between 2 and 4 a.m. Means a higher power wanted to talk with you Feed me
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    A My daughter is trying to study hard, so she can get herself a bed of her own later. חחחח
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    Your chances of getting killed by a cow are low, but never zero
    via cattosbeingcattos

  • Most hoomans and animals have a need to be seen, to be included, to be counted as a part of a friend group. But that does not mean that everyone amongst these souls has a working knowledge of how to bridge the gap from stranger to friend. And much like the unfortunate face of this cow, their interest in friendship can come across a little less than appealing. 

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    Aquarium says sorry for calling otter 'thicc girl' By Alexandra Klausner December 21, 2018 | 11:43am | Updated Monterey Bay Aquarium @MontereyAq Abby is a thicc girl What an absolute unit She chonk Look at the size of this lady OH LAWD SHE COMIN Another Internetism!
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    Fortafy Hero bird saves guy from $300 fine 1
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    This man pretended for drown to see the cat reaction. The cat reaction:
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    I got hungry so I decided to serve myself dinner. You're welcome, Karen
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    Have you ever seen anything happier than two dogs on a dinosaur
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    me trying to get through life
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    I went to the shelter to get a cat but I left with a pair of best friends. This was their first night home. 768x
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    I'll just get some food from that camp 10,000 years later what could go wrong!?
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    My 85 lb dog is scared of my sister's 1.5 lb foster kitten
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    CADO u smell that Karen? its de stench of failure, Karen. dirty litter box = pawblem for both of us
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    My neighbor's husky wandered into my house, dug through my pantry, and found a pig ear that i didn't even know was there
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    is my cat a witch please confirm Do me a boo
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    The global truck driver shortage has not been exaggerated.
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    My dog ran away and wandered into the local Home Depot... this is what I arrived to when I picked her up. DEPOST www home
    via cattosbeingcattos

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