chonk

Like all domesticated creatures, cats love their food. Sometimes, a little too much. And the result of this is that the cats transform from average cats into chonks. Here are 10 hilarious photos of chonky cats to make you smile. For more animal photos, have a look at these dogs wrapped up like burritos.

Okay, so let's start this off by saying that all cats - no matter what they look like - deserve love. And that means that when it comes to chonky cats, it's important to give some love to them too. Now, that being said, we knoooow that being chonky is not the healthiest thing for cats, and some of these kitties are indeed on a dechonking journey, but still! The more cat we have, the more cat we have to love, and that's precious. 

So please enjoy this collection of massive floofs, and remember to give them treats, but only in moderation. Most importantly though, remember that when you face a chonky cat, make sure to use both hands at once to pet them - they have the real estate for it, and it feels much more purrfect.

There are many animals out there that are chonky bois. They are just chonky. So chonky. And we love them. If you'd like to see some adorable little chonks, have a look at the pictures below. Or for more interesting animal pics, check out these cats with weird fur markings. 

Oh lawd, they comin'! And we're so grateful that they are because if there's one thing in this world that we can rely on is that chonky cats bring smiles to all. It's a given truth and if you don't believe us, you can just scroll down for yourselves and see if those pics and gifs leave you smiling or not. 

For us, it's a definite yes and we're just smiling right on back! Nothing but love for absolute units and absolute units currently on diets -- we adore you all and wish you nothing but health and happiness!

Be sure to check out our newest Instagram page full of cats of all shapes and sizes! 

It's winter, it's cold, all we wanna do is hide at home under our blankets, but allll the wintery fluffy animals are popping out and living their best lives. And that's totally something to celebrate in our opinion. This time, our winter wonderland animal appreciation is the chonkiest, roundest fully baby harp seals.

Does anyone really need anything beyond that? It's chonk, it's fluff, it's baby, and it's so intensely huggable. Just imagine getting your arms around these fluffballs - not to warm them, mind you, they'll be the ones warming you. So try to enjoy this winter as best as you can and let these wintery beauties help you through it. 

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 Panda, the chonky bear! 

Meet Panda, the gorgeous and quite chonky 5-year-old Maine Coon! We were able to get in touch with Panda's owner, Courtney Culligan, and find out Panda's story. "A distant family friend couldn't care for him anymore so my boyfriend's family took him in. They quickly realized a few members of their family were allergic and couldn't keep him - so we took him in!" Courtney tells us.

Upon taking Panda to the vet, they were told Panda was between the ages of 3-7, so they call him "a fabulous 5-year-old." Panda was initially a stray cat, which was made obvious due to the universal sign of a stray cat being fixed - a chipped ear tip. A stray cat who found himself in the right hands! When Courtney first got Panda, he was overweight. Since rescuing him back in February 2019, Panda has lost 3.5 lbs! 

When it comes to Panda's personality, Courtney shared, "He is extremely cuddly and seems like he's constantly purring. He LOVES carrying his toys around the house (like his mini panda). He loves chicken and turkey wet food, hates our vacuum and trash bags, and adores pretty much everyone he meets."

Panda is often featured carrying around his stuffed toys, especially his little panda, and it's probably the most important thing you'll see all day, trust us. Be sure to follow Panda on Instagram to witness his weight loss journey, and of course, watch him be his adorable floofy self! 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Thor, the flying cat! 

We must all be good cat owners and take care of our fluffballs, let's start with that. We have to keep them healthy, take care that they have enough water and food, that they get they pets and cuddles, and that they stay active. Keeping cats active can be difficult though, we all know how much they love their beauty sleep. 

Some cats, despite our best efforts, are chonkier than others. These gorgeous big beauties deserve all the love in the world too. So, take care of them, rub their big fluffy bellies, buy them a laser pointer and get them going crazy over it, and make sure that they they know that the bigger they are the more places you have to pet them. 

When you think of cats, you think of majestic and elegant beauty, do you not? Well, there are definitely cats that are elegant and graceful, most cats actually are both without trying at all. 

Then, there are cats like this... Adorable chonkers who make us do a double-take. Sitting as if they're people, and even wearing a human expression, we can't help but feel a little confused when looking at these images. 

Overall, we do like the images and have decided to be on the hunt for even more cats sitting like so. It has brought us a great deal of happiness. (Honestly, we like an any exposing a cat's fluffy soft belly)

Sit free, cats of the world! Don't let society tell you what's acceptable! 

Suffolk Owl Sanctuary has deemed a rescued owl "too fat to fly" when it was brought in from a ditch and thought to be injured... turns out, the owl wasn't injured and simply too chonky to fly. 

The little owl, known as a Athene noctua, was examined by staff and they found it to be "simply extremely obese" and "unable to fly effectively" as a result of that. 

So even so the owl isn't injury, it's still good that it's at the sanctuary where they can regulate its diet and he it achieve a more "natural weight" and thus, able to fly once more. 

Good luck, little guy! We believe in you! 

Story via BBC

Fat Fred is living the chonky dream.

Imgur shared the viral post on Facebook, an image of signs taped to a glass door that shine the spotlight on their glorious chonk -- Fred. 

From what it sounds like, Fred is a very good, chonky boy, and sorry everyone, he is not up for adoption. 

However, as the bottom sign mentions, smaller models are available! 

The popular and continuously growing Facebook group, 'THIS CAT IS C H O N K Y' now has billboards representing the group, and chonks, in NYC, LA, SF, and Chicago! 

If you are unfamiliar with this group, and you are a cat lover, it's probably the best page on Facebook ever created. With nearly half a million followers, a page dedicated to chonky cats from all over the world. 

This beautiful group of people are constantly sharing their cats, love for cats, and every so often console and grieve along side those who have recently lost their furbaby. 

It's more than just another Facebook page, it's support group for all those who love cats and simply love love. 

Congrats on the nationwide recognition 'THIS CAT IS C H O N K Y'! 

Oh lawd. They are chonking!

Winter is coming up and these adorably fat squirrels are all ready for it! They have just stuffed their cheeks with all the possible acorns they could find. All of them!