23 Cute Animal Memes to Beat the Heat and Keep Summer Sweet

We hope you're staying hydrated, animal fam, because it's a scorcher out there! Summer has officially arrived and we've got the temperatures to prove it. We like to wait as long as pawssible to turn on our air conditioning because it's better for the environment, but at this point, we are left with no choice. We're now in iced coffee season, and we'll do anything we can to help cool ourselves down. Does anyone have a backyard pool we can borrow?

There are a couple of tricks we have to help keep our temps low and our days enjoyable, however. The first is walking outside with an umbrella so that you're always in the shade, and the next is to scroll through some cute animal memes! They may not physically affect our coolness, but they do help the time fly by with all of their adorableness, so even in the most extreme heat, we're not that bothered. We collected 23 of these cuties below, so whether you're baking in the sun or fresh as a daisy at home, these memes are sure to make your summer sweet!

01

via @KittyOffRecord
02

via ObsessedWithAnimals
03

via @glurpo
04

via ObsessedWithAnimals
It's our dream to go to a capybara cafe in Japan. It would be like cuddling with a giant, hungry coconut. Plus, they're really good at making friends with everyone, so we think that we would have a good chance of befriending one and convincing them to be our permanent animal sidekick.
05

via ObsessedWithAnimals
06

via ObsessedWithAnimals
07

via ObsessedWithAnimals
08

via @angelshwty
09

via ObsessedWithAnimals
10

via GladysOpossum
11

via ObsessedWithAnimals
12

via @indigo_0
13

via ObsessedWithAnimals
Did you know that “cats on glass” is a whole sub-genre of cat pictures? Yes. It's ameowzing. You can see their toe beans and how all their floof speads when they lie down. We're not describing it well, but it's pretty epic once you see it.
14

via ObsessedWithAnimals
15

via ObsessedWithAnimals
16

via ObsessedWithAnimals
17

via ObsessedWithAnimals
18

via ObsessedWithAnimals
19

via ObsessedWithAnimals
20

via Storyful, Facebook/Genticorum
21

via Sweetheart Ragdoll
22

via ObsessedWithAnimals
23

via WildcatSanctuary