The 40 Cutest Things That Happened This Year

Real good year for cute things, you guys.

40. A goat wore some mega-stylish boots to help with her arthritis.

Via: SWNS.com

39. A dentist had the brilliant idea of bringing his golden retriever into the office to comfort his patients.

Source: i.imgur.com

38. A corgi puppy ran in HD.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KEBdLay6050.

Source: youtube.com

It looked really great.

Via: corgiaddict.com

37. A seal waved hello.

Via: telegraph.co.uk

36. A seal waved good-bye.

Source: i.imgur.com

35. Hamlet the mini-pig went down the stairs.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=H7leMctSTMc.

Source: youtube.com

34. A brown bear woke up from hibernation…

Image by LEHTIKUVA / Reuters

…not totally ready to face the workday, but definitely getting there.

Image by LEHTIKUVA / Reuters

33. A dog became a lawyer.

32. Some people brushed a sleeping prairie dog. Always a good idea.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ESl0ISNjwv4.

Source: youtube.com

31. A pygmy hippo named Prince Harry gave a lucky lady a kiss.

Via: facebook.com

30. An attempt to put socks on a dog did not go well at all.

Source: i.imgur.com

29. A deer was born, and she was immediately awesome.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qrSa6vjjRHo.

Source: youtube.com

28. We all found out what a wet koala looks like.

Via: flickr.com

27. A lot of pugs found gainful employment as Etsy models.

Via: etsy.com

26. A really top-notch panda was born in San Diego.

Image by San Diego Zoo / AP

25. An extremely courteous dog helped a girl get a drink of water from the fountain.

Image by Newspix/Rex/Rex USA

24. A baby duck chased a man.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CWgbmgIzoT8.

Source: youtube.com

23. The coolest dog ever went for a walk.

Image by Marco Ugarte / AP

Image by Marco Ugarte / AP

22. A husky surprised another husky with a clandestine kiss. Like, really surprised.

Source: i.imgur.com

21. Animals with stuffed animals of themselves was a thing again. And it was a very good thing indeed.

Source: i.imgur.com

Source: smilepost.ru

Source: smilepost.ru

20. A kangaroo and a lemur played tag

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xUMQbc26UHM.

Source: youtube.com

19. Echidnas came back in style in a big way.

Image by Tim Wimborne / Reuters

Image by Tim Wimborne / Reuters

Image by Tim Wimborne / Reuters

18. Cats and babies finally found a few things they could agree on.

Source: i.imgur.com

17. This happened.

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16. Two kittens fell in love in a laundry basket.

Source: i.imgur.com

15. Some 2-legit-2-quit baby otters were born…

Source: watoday.com.au

…and proceeded to eye everything warily.

Source: watoday.com.au

14. An orphaned baby elephant found a new family to love.

13. Dogs carrying smaller dogs in tiny baskets was a thing.

Source: i.imgur.com

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12. An overworked cat fell asleep on the job.

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11. A mischievous sloth photobombed the hell out of some bros.

Via: mjs538

10. Dogs were shamed…

Source: dogshaming.tumblr.com

Source: dogshaming.tumblr.com

9. …and redeemed.

Source: sydisfancy.tumblr.com

8. Someone threw Ludwig the baby elephant a birthday party, and he LOVED it.

Source: i.imgur.com

7. Thor Hedgehog. THOR HEDGEHOG.

Via: bunnyfood.tumblr.com

6. A raccoon was overwhelmingly grateful for some treats. “For me?” asked the raccoon. “Yep, for you, buddy. No one else around here even eats raccoon food.”

Source: i.imgur.com

5. Marmot Boy was friends with marmots!

Image by Caters News

Image by Caters News

4. Someone surprised this baby red panda

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5Lh47WtOJeY.

Source: youtube.com

3. The most dramatic picture ever taken of a fugitive seal happened after a zoo escape.

Via: @duluthnews

2. A possum broke into a bakery and ate so many danishes that he couldn’t leave.

Via: imgur.com

1. And someone discovered a cat island.

A cat island is an island where cats make all the rules.

The rules are mostly just being awesome and having a great time.

Everybody loves their lives on the cat island. Cat islands are the best kinds of island.

The end.