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Happy Friday, darling readers! The first Friday of 2021 and we are feeling really good about it so far! We hope you've been having a stressless and wholesome week and that it carries into the weekend with our original segment -- Lolcats!

Lolcats is the world's LARGEST cat meme gallery! That's right! And it's all thanks to our incredible users who continuously add to it every day! Thank you, wonderful users, Lolcats would cease to exist without you! 

Once a week, we scroll through the original cat memes and prepare the top 35 highest voted memes here for all to see! If you want to join the cat meme gallery, check out our meme builder and meme away! It could be your meme featured here below! 

And don't forget to check out our top 100 original cat memes of 2020!

There's something overwhelming sweet about seeing an animal perched on a human's shoulder! You can feel the bond the animal and humans share from this simple placement and it simply warms our hearts.

We have no idea where this challenge stemmed but we're assuming someone on Reddit began the trend that spread like wildfire throughout the subreddit r/aww community! Redditors were challenging the community members with an image of them and an animal perched on their shoulder. What sort of animals on their shoulders? From rodents to reptiles to birds, to cats and dogs and even a horse! It's a lovely mish-mash of people and animals and it just makes us smile. 

We hope it leaves you smiling as well. If you have a photo of yourself with an animal on your shoulder, share it with us in the comments below! 

Snow. You can love it, you can hate it, you can be unsure about it, you can be fascinated about it, you can be scared of it. There are so many emotions you can feel about anything! And even though animals can't really talk to express their emotions about snow... their reactions to it tells us pretty much all we need to know. 

Such reactions are just universal truths. If you see a cat run away from something, you can tell they're scared. If you see a dog running through the fields and jumping into the lake, you know they're having a blast and seizing the day. There are just some things we can tell without any exchange of words happening. And just like that, we can understand each of these animal's reaction to snow. And they're all different and wonderful in each and every way.  

It the beginning of the year and the snaps have been planted! We'll see them blossom in the spring, we'll harvest them in the fall, and we'll bring you fresh cat snaps all year long! 

We can't get enough of our weekly offering of delicious cat snaps, they provide us with a complete balanced breakfast. Snaps are essential to any diet! It provides the heart with smiles and that makes it absolutely essential! While daily snaps are hard to come by, a weekly snap feast is just as equal to everyday snacking. 

We hope you've got your bib on nice and tight -- get ready, get set.... dig in! 

It's time to welcome two new puppies into the world!!! 

But these two puppies are not regular puppies. The two babies were both born with cleft lips, making them extra special in many different ways. The cuties will have a harder time than most going through their little doggo journeys. Especially now that they are so, so tiny, they will need some extra special love and care. 

Luckily, they found themselves in the hands of an amazing human. Working in a sanctuary and having taken care of at least one dog that we know of with a cleft lip, imgur user thevaiobandit101 knows what to do. The tiny pups will be tube fed for the next few weeks and will be a lot of work, but they are in good hands. 

Good luck to the puppies and to thevaiobandit101, we wish you an easy and amazing life! 

Cats are truly the masters of parkour, or should we say purrkour. 

What makes cats the perfect little purrkour warrior? Well, for one, they can transform their bodies into a liquid state and can twist and turn as no human could. They are little gymnasts, born to be God's purrfect little murdering machine! Their ninja skills are unmatched and we have no choice but to accept the fact that cats are simply better at everything than we humans could ever be. 

It's a difficult truth to accept but once you do, life does make more sense. Here are some of the finest purrkour skills we have ever witnessed! Get ready to have your mind blown, and your heart melted. 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to PuiPui, The World's Stylish Bunny!

It is with a grave heart that we discovered PuiPui to have passed away back in 2018, but PuiPui deserves a spot in our Instagram spotlight because he was a style icon! Written in his 'about' section on PuiPui's website, "PuiPui was blessed with the opportunity to be introduced on media around the world. Many people said that they had never seen such a rabbit before, and seeing his pictures made them feel happy.
He brought me many wonderful encounters."

PuiPui was often dressed to the nines in dapper clothing, which was all handmade by his owner, Mumitan. 

From playing a detective or photographer or a chef or a soccer player, PuiPui was a master of outfits and will forever be remembered. 

Take a moment to scroll through some of PuiPui's fashionable moments! And follow PuiPui on Instagram to see more of his incredible outfits in full detail! 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram: China, the kleptomaniac cat.

Welcome back, dear readers! And welcome to our 'I Can Has Cheezburger' original segment filled with nothing but cats. 

Cats bring so much joy and warmth in our every day lives, we need to dedicate a weekly item just to cats doing cat things. Whether those things may be funny and wild, or sleeping, or anything else. The daily moments in a cat's life are what is featured here and they all make us smile. Their overwhelming cuteness just fills the soul with glee and we want to share that feeling with you. 

We hope you're ready to have your heart penetrated by some major 'aww's' heading your way! 

Happy Humpday! We know it's been difficult getting back into the swing of things after the holidays, but we must. Luckily for all of us, and for you, we've come prepared with a mid-day snack to give us all the necessary energy boost to make it through today, and perhaps, through this week.

We like to gather crazy and wild animal memes for a mid-week relief on those tough to get through weeks... which have been quite often lately. And if we're not sharing crazy and animal memes, you can pretty much guarantee a dose of wholesomeness is coming your way. Both excellent mid-day snacks that simply provide different emotions.

We hope you're having an easy, breezy week thus far. And if not, we're here to help! 

You have once again made it to Wednesday, friends, and we know that at this time, you're just starting to feel it- the weight of the week settling in, the countdown toward the weekend starting. Don't worry though. We have exactly what you need to make it through the rest of the week - a shot of inspiration that'll get your imagination running and give you the energy that you need to keep going. 

Every single week, we bring you a collection of these incredibly inspiring pictures of animals - wholesome, funny, strange and absolutely magnificent - the kind of pictures that are worth a thousand words and then some. We can look at them endlessly and not get bored, and we hope that they'll bring you the same kind of inspiration that they give us!

Have an amazing rest of the week, and come back next week for more incredible pictures like these!

This is the greatest idea ever!

If you've always wanted a cat, and just wasn't sure about what living and sleeping with a cat would be like, this one Japanese Inn located in the hot spring town of Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan might be the answer to your questions! My Cat Yugawara, a lovely inn that has a really unique offering... the chance of having a sleepover trial with a potential adoptee! 

In Japan, inns are known as 'ryokans,' and you'll be able to distinguish a ryokan from any common inn, a ryokan has more a minimalist design, futons for sleeping on a mat on the floor, traditionally paper walls, and communal baths (in this case, hot springs as well). What truly sets this inn apart from others is the opportunity to help cats find a forever home. Potential cat owners, who are unsure about living with a cat due to various living conditions, can really have their eyes opened by booking a room with a cuddly and adorable feline. Some rooms at the inn can house up to five people, letting a whole family experience a day in the life of having a cat. 

Welcome to this mini - but gorgeous - cat gallery where we'll be taking a moment to say a few words about the incredible and stunning Ocelot cat. 

For those who don't know much about this wild creature, an ocelot is a wild cat that is native to the southwestern region of the United States, Mexico, and South America. Oh, and the Caribbean islands. Many live in the leafy canopies of South American rain forests, and some live in the brushlands and can be found in Texas! Ocelots are larger than a house cat but not as large as a leopard, per se. 

You can tell if the cat is an ocelot due to its unique pattern, solid black spots, and streaks on its coat, and they also have adorable rounded ears! Fun fact about this lovely animal, the ancient people of Peru, known as the Moche people, worshipped ocelots and often drew them in their art! 

Just further proof that cats are holy beings and we're simply here to worship them.

So much cuteness, so little time! We are excited to start this New Year fresh with positivity and endless adorableness to get guide us through another unpredictable year! 

And because it's an unpredictable year, that's why we're here with your weekly refill of fresh cuteness! Once a week, we gather up the cutest animal pics and vids we come across and deliver them all to you here. It's a humble job but someone must do it! 

Let's face it, the first week after the holidays and the winter break is difficult. Plus, after the holidays, winter just feels... bleak. We need some warmth, some color, and some wholesomeness to help get us through. So, single-file line please as we refill your cuteness precriptions!