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Week by week, we bring you the best that animal twitter has to offer - the most popular animal tweets. This week's lineup is starring: showering otters, muscular tigers, and bats with pacifiers. We know that the best way to start off any week is to dive into the mindhive of twitter and be truly amazed by the things that twitter users enjoy. Some will have you smiling, others awwing, some will have you snorting, some will remind you that Halloween is nearing, and others will make your hear flutter with gratitude. 

So, enjoy this week's animal tweets, give your pet a treat if you have one and make sure to wish for them to have a good week too. And our wish this week to you is to meet a cute dog this week and have it lick your hand.

This adorable little corgi was born with a birth defect - she has a single eye, two noses, and two united vertebrae on her back. Nekku, this corgi from Finland, is living happily and prosperously despite all the odds being against her. The vets suggested putting Nekku down, but her owner decided that he loved her too much and had to keep her, and now, she is eight years old and thriving with another two fellow corgis. 

Hope all you lovely readers are having a flippin' fantastic Sunday so far. If you aren't, perhaps this could help make the day just a teensy bit better, and if you're already having a fantastic day -- we hope this just adds to that! 

We've got some truly adorable and silly cat vids that are currently viral on Instagram, all for your viewing pleasure. And just like last week, they're all either adorable, or silly, or both! Truth be told, it's almost always both. 

Get your eyeballs open and ready to take in these adorable cat vids! 

A dose of cuteness to start the week off strong! Cats are adorable everywhere, yeah, we agree, whether they're on your lap, in your hands, on your shelf, or under your blanket. But something entirely special and different is when your cat decides to use you as public transportation and sits on your shoulder. It makes your heart warm. And your neck hurt.

Mine used to do that when she was smaller, would sit on my shoulder and walk around with me, watching the world from that high position of greatness. I miss it and am fully jealous of any cat owner whose kitty is either small enough to still be doing it or is adventurous enough to continue doing it into their adult-cat-hood. So, for any of you cat lovers who are in the same position as me, here's a list of cats who love sitting on shoulders to fill the cat-shaped hole in your heart/on your shoulder. 

Some would perhaps argue that a cat's place is not on one's shoulder, but we would disagree. A cat's place is anywhere it would like to be. But some places cats really don't belong in, and you can check those out here.

Yes, you indeed read that correctly. Even though bath time is normally the worst nightmare for every cat owner and most house cats, some cats actually do like playing around in water. Either random house cats who confuse their owners with their enjoyment of water or special cat breeds who are known for liking water. Ridiculous, I know, no scratching or screaming or anything like that. Only calm kittens who enjoy taking baths, swimming, walking in the rain, or just splashing around. 

Lucky cats owners, honestly. It would probably be a blast to watch your cat happily play around in the bath. But alas, if an accident happens, and your cat ends up falling into your bath or stepping under the shower spray, be prepared for them to knock everything out of the way on their frantic sprint out of the room. At least it's funny though. 

Gooood morning, lovely readers! We know why you're here and we do our best to make sure you have the best, quality animal memes to look at while drinking your hot morning coffee! 

There's honestly nothing better than getting in a few laughs before starting your day -- it's definitely our favorite way to start ANY day. 

Get ready cuz a whole lot of animal humor is coming your way! 

Recently, we've been on a tiny animal kick, featuring the adorable dik-dik's, or how about those insanely cute Japanese dwarf flying squirrels? 

Well, we're continuing this cuteness run with another uncommonly known animal that deserves your attention: the long-eared jerboa! The long-eared jerboa is a rare nocturnal rodent that is very mouse-like. However, unlike a mouse, it has long hind legs (much like a kangaroo) and comically (and adorably) long ears. Oh, and it also has a miniature snout that resembles a pig. 

Be honest, have you ever seen a cuter mouse/rabbit/kangaroo/piglet mix? We didn't think so! 

Sometimes, cats decide that different working establishments theirs to rest at, whether that be universities, supermarkets, hotels, or law firms. Most people don't question it. Cats will go where they want to. But when one day, your hospital's resident cat shows up with the ID badge of a security guard, one that looks identical to the real ones given by the hospital, with its own unique call code and everything... … you might have to do a double take.

Whatever your mood may be, we can always do with an added wholesome boost to lift the spirits! And there's no boost greater than one filled with animals. 

The very definition of wholesome is "promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit," and we can honestly say that what animal-related content does. Well, at least to us. Hopefully, you too. 

Get ready for some seriously smiles, you won't be able to hold it in after this delightful bunch of images! 

Along with their soft bellies, poke-able noses, and squishy cheeks, ears are probably one of the top cat components. They perk up at any tiny noise, they're fluffy and kissable, and they – impressively – can individually turn in basically every direction. And we definitely know that cats can hear all the ghosts around us with these ears, that's clearly why they seem to hear things that we don't. We love cats' ears, so the more ear a cat has, the better, right?

These pictures of cats with extraordinarily cute big ears will hopefully allow you to live the big eared cat dream vicariously through the screen. Because even though we unfortunately can't touch these ears and rub right behind them until these kitty cats purr their heart out, we can 100% still aww at them.

Huzzah! We made it through another week in 2020, that's always an accomplishment and means to celebrate! And we love to do so with our amazing user's fresh hot cat memes! That's right, I Can Has Cheezburger's original cat memes -- Lolcats! 

Lolcats is the ultimate source to find the newest and cutest cat memes! Did you know that we currently have the largest cat meme gallery on the web? Yup! If you want to test that out, just go scrolling, and scrolling... and scrolling away! 

This week, we have gathered the top 25 original memes for your viewing pleasure! If you want to join the fun and create a cat meme of your own, check out our meme builder! 

We all know and love We Rate Dogs, but did you know there's an equally righteous cat rating system, as well? That's right! Twitter's own We Rate Cats takes cat rating very seriously, and always seems to get the appropriate score. 

Cat rating must be challenging because they're all so cute and they're all so... cat-like. Maybe it's a good thing ICHC doesn't have a rating system of their own, or else we'd end up giving all cats a solid 20/10. And a 50/10 when we're in a good mood. Like right now. 

All of these cats deserve a 50/10!

Sometimes, you have a pet that almost seems like they were a human in their past lives due to the seer amount of sass they bring into your life. Seriously, you ever meet an animal that was sort of scary-smart and had the emotional palette of a human? We sure have.

That's how we feel when we come across such spicy and sassy pets! Pets who have no problem whatsoever conveying how they feel, and do so clearly enough for us to understand them. 

Truly, it's a special gift. To all the clever sassy pets out there -- this one is for you!