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One of our favorite things about the animal kingdom is when animals decide to be part of our daily human lives for just a moment. Whether it's encounters with adorable yet mildly scary wild animals, or when we capture funny (im)perfectly timed pictures of wildlife. Whenever animals decide to join us puny humans, things tend to get a bit more fun. 

And since we wanna have some extra fun today, it's time for our newest collection of perfectly timed animal pictures each worth 1000 words. They're hilarious, they're amazing, and they are the kind of picture that could never ever be repeated again - that's how unique they are. 

You have done it, everyone, you have made it through half the week, and yes, that is definitely an achievement. You've been getting up every day, working hard, getting things done in the best, most productive way that you could have. Now that you've made it this far though, we know that you're in need of some more inspiration to work with. And that's why you're here, about to look through this week's collection of animal pictures worth 1000 words. 

Each of these pictures is amazing in its own right - from adorable and funny pictures of animals to the most beautiful pictures of animal phenomena that show off just why we love nature so much. At least one of these pictures will get your imagination going and help you get through the rest of the week perfectly.

So, please enjoy this collection and have a wonderful rest of your week!

Out of all the animals in the animal kingdom, monkeys are our closest ancestors. There are many more similarities than differences between humans and monkeys, and that's something that makes them extra adorable to us. If you're a sucker for photos of adorable baby monkeys, feast your eyes on these orangutans, gorillas and others that will make your heart melt instantly and want to adopt a little monkey as your own child (figuratively, not literally of course). We've heard of crazier things. For more humorous photos, have a look at these liquid cats that squeezed themselves into strange places.

When it comes to physics, cats seem to defy it all. No one is quite sure if they come in a solid or liquid state, at this point. They can climb a smooth paving wall and just... stay there. And what's even more confusing than the act itself is how comfortable they look doing it. It's as if their strange and abnormal position doesn't seem to affect them in the slightest. 

Cats are strange mysterious creatures that we may be able to understand and solve. And we've made peace with knowing that. However, even though we've made peace with it, doesn't mean we are stumped every now and then when coming across images such as these below. 

Sweet, gorgeous cats. We simply cannot get enough of their purrfection. From the tip of their ears to the ends of their tail, cats are always a pleasure to look at. Seriously, have you ever been able to look at your cat and not get all squeaky as you rush to give them a million forehead kisses? They hold such power over us and we don't care because we would be so lost without them. 

They say that looking at cute animal images is just as beneficial as petting one, and while we're not sure if that is truly equivalent to one another, one thing we do know is that we are 10x more at ease when looking at photos of cats (or any other animal). Cat images are a balance of peace, hilarity, and sometimes chaos. Yet, each image brings us immense joy and we hope it provides you with those same elevated emotions.  

If you need another round of fifty cat images to bring you even more added happiness, look no further. 

The winners of the 2020 Ocean Photography Awards have been announced and we're in awe of the breathtaking photos of the world we don't see often - the world under the sea. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, each photograph is simply superb.

Each year, Oceanographic magazine holds the Ocean Photography Awards in a celebration of "our beautiful blue planet, as well as a platform to highlight the many plights it is facing." Such as the difficult photographs of the Conservation Photographer award, images of incredible sea life being tormented by waste. It's heartbreaking to see but important to share and be aware of. 

The photographer awards are open to everyone, from amateurs and professionals to everyone in-between. There are six categories and the overall winner which receives the title of 'Ocean Photographer of the Year.' 

The awards were streamed live from an extended reality stage in London, UK, you can watch the awards on YouTube. 

We can't wait to see what remarkable photographs are waiting to be discovered next year! 

There are some images out there that we look at that actually make us pause. They're like art. You look at them and can't help but think about what in the world may have led to that moment being captured in the way that it was. Perfect timing, rare friendships, adorable animal family photos, and adorableness that's out of this world. They've got it all, sometimes all at once.

These kind of pictures that are worth more than 1000 world are impossible to capture in quick captions, so we simply let them speak for themselves. And since we love these kinds of photos so much, we bring you a collection of them every single week to get your imagination running and your creativity flowing.

Cats are majestic creatures who can look regal as heck 24/7. Oh, did we say 24/7? That may be true for some cats, but there can be a few solid moments where cats can look less-than-perfect, and that's what this challenge is about. 

In a challenge that has since gone viral, the #unflatteringcatphotochallenge, on Twitter, has been an absolute blessing to all. We often share the beautiful photos we take but it's delightful and real to see photos of cats being derpy and hilarious. And we'll let you in on a little secret... all of these "unflattering" cat pics are still really cute. 

We've gathered up the most liked photos of this challenge and have listed them down below, for your viewing pleasure! If you want to join the fun and don't have a Twitter, share an unflattering photo of your cat in the comments! 

Oh boi, oh boi! These are some serious joyful expressions! You remember that feeling you used to get at the start of Autumn, and you come across a specially crunchy-looking leaf that you just need to step on? Maybe that's how dogs feel but with all leaves!

Ah, Autumn. Don't fight us on this but Autumn might be the best season of all. Hear me out on this, first:

1. It finally gets cooler but not too cold

2. Halloween

3. Cozy sweaters, warm drinks, overall sense of happiness

4. HALLOWEEN

Oh, and if you live in an area where the leaves change colors, that would be on the list too. But we don't, so it's not up there. 

We hope seeing these joyful dogs frolicking in the leaves gets you pumped up that Autumn is nearly here! Get excited people, these dogs sure are! 

If anyone knows cats (and let's face it that's all of us) then you know they actually love to be the center of attention. 

It almost feels like they pose for those adorable cat snaps that we take! 

But when it comes to it, they like to make sure that we think that they don't want attention. And then they get ALL the attention. Just like that! How do we know? well, these photos of cats photobombing other animals, people and even cats pretty much just prove that cats want to be the center of attention! 

When you look at an image and it tells you a story, that image is worth 1000 words. And each week, we search for such images, images that leave us without any words, and share them with you. 

Amazing photographs, and some of which that capture such complex/simple emotion, photos that don't need any words to describe its beauty. 

Enjoy the following gallery of stunning animal images that don't need any caption. 

The 2020 Comedy Pet Photographer of the Year is back again! 

The competition, sponsored by Mars Petcare, calls for pet owners or animal lovers to submit images of funny furry friends for a chance of winning £3,000 ($3,600). 

All incomes from the competition will be donated to the UK pet charity, Blue Cross, to assist it in its mission of finding happy homes for abandoned or unwanted pets. 

Scroll down for the best entries from previous years!

We love all kinds of photos of cats, and yes, that means the blurry ones too! 

We often delete those blurry pics but in this case, we're shining a spotlight on them because more often than not -- blurry cat pics are hilarious. 

Show us those blurry cat pics! 

Who run the world!? Cats! 

Cats do whatever they want and we let it happen. Seriously, how can we say "no" to those sweet faces?

We can't. And we won't. 

We will continue to let them rule our house (and our lives) with zero regrets. 

Only very talented photographers like Roselien Raimond are able to capture the very true beauty and personality of the fox. This series of stunning photos of foxes looking chill are surely doing these animals some justice.