29 Adorably Absurd Animals That 100% Passed The Vibe Check This Week

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Aug 23, 2026 2:45 PM EDT

Summer is nearly over, school is starting soon, and the vibes are low. With an impending vibe check on the way, there's only one pawssible solution to bring some pawsitivity back to your life - adorably absurd animals.

On one hand, I'm over summer. I'm done with sweating as soon as I step outside, I'm done with this outrageous humidity, and I'm done with mosquitoes. But on the other hand, I'm not ready to give up my long summer evenings, beach days, and the sound of my kids playing in the water. They feel it too. We already went back-to-school shopping, and the excitement of that wore off really quickly. It went from "New pens!" to "Noooooo, we're not ready to start another school year" before we even left Target.

By the time we got back home, everyone was down in the dumps, and you could cut through the sorrow in the air with a butter knife. I knew I had only one option that would not only entertain me and bring my pawsitivity back up, but also give a marvelous mood boost to my animal-loving kids… I had to bust out the ridiculously adorable, absolutely absurd animal memes. Handpicked by yours truly, these hilarious creatures 100% passed the vibe check this week. They pass the vibe check every week, but these are some of the more recent ones I found all across the corners of the internet.

It's natural to feel a dip in morale this time of year. The excitement of summer is waning, and a new chapter is about to begin. We're all uncomfortable around the unknown, but if we can't stay strong and confident, how can we expect our kids to? Keep your pawsitivity high, remember to laugh at all of the little things, and enjoy these animal funnies so you can pass your vibe check with flying colors.

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Relatable

via @equine__dentist
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We will continue this fight later

via @animalsdoingthings
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Very precise

via @mellifexfarm
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It's real hair

via @equine__dentist
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Confused and in love all at the same time

via @equine__dentist
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That's a big dog

via @equine__dentist
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Looks about right

via @animalsdoingthings
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Or perhaps a crisp apple

via @equine__dentist
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Does no one know how to spell anymore?

via @mumtuum
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Forever Jimothy fans

via @animalsdoingthings
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My best friend's mom had this clock

via @dribrats77
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Don't be suspicious

via @animalsdoingthings
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"Traffic"

via @animalsdoingthings
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Horse is my middle name

via @animalsdoingthings
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Gets 'em every time

via @o_____o
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Already started

via @equine__dentist
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Yes please!

via @equine__dentist
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Mwah

via @equine__dentist
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Are we nothing but characters in a play of cosmic fate?

via @equine__dentist
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You + me

via @equine__dentist
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Looks very bitey

via @equine__dentist
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Least concern

via @equine__dentist
23
Prehistoric and tasty

via @equine__dentist
24
Me this summer

via JebidiahBeetus
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TGIF

via JebidiahBeetus
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It is me

via @qooslag
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But what if...

via JebidiahBeetus
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First, a nap

via JebidiahBeetus
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Chickens are beautiful

via JebidiahBeetus