'Happiness is a warm puppy': Animal laughs and joys for a happy brain this week (June 25, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 25, 2026 2:45 PM EDT

Oh, you like cute animals? Name every single animal then!

Actually, I don't even think animal experts can do that; there are just too many out there. That would be like asking someone to say every word of a certain language. However, I feel pretty confident in myself, my colleagues, and strangers on the internet that we can all find every single animal meme on the internet. The internet just wouldn't be the same without them! There are too many dark and scary corners of the World Wide Web. It's like the wild wild west out there! That's why they're both WWW. But it is the cute animal content that floods most of the other corners of the web that keeps online a fun and wholesome place.

So, we like to contribute to that. We love a warm puppy, a cuddly kitty, and every animal in between. Heck, they don't even need to be domesticated animals. I would pet a crocodile if I didn't think it would bite me. And honestly… I probably would still bite it if I thought it would bite me, but it's looking at me like it likes me. My dream is that I give off the vibes that no matter the animal, they can just tell I'm chill, and they wanna befriend me. If you have made it to this animal memes list, I bet you're dreaming the same dream. It will have to just stay an animal meme dream, though, for everybody's safety.

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The little treat is animal memes.

via happyd*kes
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My fellow... donkeys!

via hasiri_u
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The coolest cat around.

via no.*ucksgiiven
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This is how being in love feels like:

via rabbitparadise66
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This dog is TOO relatable...

via thecarboncrusader
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Birds are descendants of dinosaurs... That's terrifying.

via @AurasBirds
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Wait... This isn't the bathroom.

via @dinosaurs1969
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This is definitely fine.

via zachmcclintic
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Would you rather be a nutso driver or a road rage driver?

via squirrel.lover_ig
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How do I find these leg less puppers?

via ronfancy
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The post child for "honk sho me me me me meeeee."

via viralsarcazam
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If not friend, then why friend shaped?

via @synapsid-taxonomy
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A littler birdy told me...

via memezar
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There is one ear listening, that's close enough.

via annie_bruna_bonnie_and_clydle
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That's the dichotomy of feline friends!

via catsinplaymode
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What? This IS studying...

via rabbitsandstyles
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How can I help it? Grandma cookies are the best!

via medonkae
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Forgive me, Father...

via @klara_sjo
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Yummmmmmm, log.

via memegod
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Close enough, welcome back ICanHasCheezburger.

via @hardcatmemes
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How the headlines make me feel:

via chicken_heaven