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The bumblebee bat, also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat or Craseonycteris thonglongyai, is the smallest bat in the world and one of the smallest mammals in the world. It just so happens to be one of the cutest mammals in the world as well. It weighs about 0.07 oz, it grows up to about 1.3 inches, and it is endangered, so it's time to give it some love. 

These tiny creatures have a pig-like snout, and they're so small they can easily fit on the tip of your finger. Us, animal people, have a tendency to love any tiny animal, and this one is no exception. So, get to know these guys if you haven't heard of them yet, aww at their cuteness, and hope that there will be more of them as time goes on.

Bringing you some baby beavers for a bright and blissful day! They're cuter than you think, they're ever so slightly camera shy, and they're so tiny and snuggly and unique, and wow, we just wanna give them some love and cuddles. 

It may not be an animal that you instantly think of as cute, but these pictures are about to change your mind so fast you're not even ready. Looking at this will add another adorable baby animal to your list of faves, and from today and till the end of time, suddenly you'll find yourself giving a dam about beavers. 

It's never easy to bring a new kitten home. All you want is for the kitten to be happy and cozy and understand that you mean it no harm. Sometimes, it takes a while for the kitten to discover and get used to its new home. But eventually, they see the loving adoptive parents that we are and give us a chance. 

Such is the story of Melfi, MickDuncher's adoptive kitten. For a whole week, she hid in the bedroom and didn't leave, scared of her new environment full of new humans and animals. But now, she's a happy girl, and we're happier for it. 

Here you have a collection of hippos- baby hippos. Why? Because why not? They're smooshy, sqooshy, funny, too dang adorable, and not nearly appreciated enough. 

You know us, we're the biggest animal lovers in the world, so we give love to every underappreciated animal cutie, and baby hippos are one of our favorite ones. 

You just don't expect them to be as cute as they are. They truly take you by surprise with their adorableness and make you feel like such a hippocrite for not considering how cute they are before now. 

Is there anything cuter than a puppy? Yes, MANY PUPPIES. Many puppies all together, lumped up in one big pawfect puppy pile. Oh, what we wouldn't do to get in there and cuddle with them. We can't imagine a more positive, wholesome way to spend an evening then experiencing the joy of a puppy pile. 

Because we love dogs, and we love puppies, and we're always happy to see tiny, newborn puppies wiggling around and giving each other love and warmth. So, enjoy the pawsitivity, dog lovers, and may you have a puppytastic day!

This one is for the fearless cat lovers in the crowd who want to pet every single cat no matter how dangerous they are. Yes, every single one of them. Of course, we're not tooootally crazy cat ladies and gentlemen, we know that some cats shouldn't be petted unless we want our fingers bitten off, but that's why there are mini versions of big cats, duh. 

Even murdermuffins like bobcats have a mini version that is totally pet-able: baby murdermuffins - bobkittens. You're about to bask in the glory of their fierce cuteness, and your urge to pet one will only grow. 

We all know that cats are the fiercest, coolest, most badass little beings. Even our little spoiled fluffballs have a little tiger in them. But the The Black Footed cat, well that is a true fierce kitty. Thank you, tumblr, for introducing us to this special wild kitty. 

Tiny even when it's fully grown, this murderbaby has a higher kill success rate than actual lions. And you know what, looking at it... we are truly terrified. We totally don't want to lift it up and cuddle it and give it snacks and kiss its fierce little head. Totally not. Then again, we love cats so much that we would probably say the same thing about actual lions, so... gimme that little murdermuffin, i wanna give it a smooch. 

Teeny tiny turtle treat to make your heart skip a beat. 

So small and but so strong, these tiny turtles are guaranteed to put a tremendous smile on your face. And we know that a smile is something that you all need right now. Some positivity to push you through not only to the end of the week but to the end of this long and tiring year.

Really, what more do you need after a year like this besides pictures of something that is purely positive and wholesome and adorable? Something to distract you from all the difficulties of this period and unwind? @TortoisesDaily on twitter has you covered, bringing you turtle goodness every single day.

So, enjoy this tiny collection of tiny turtles, and remember, don't rush, next year can only be better. Slow and steady wins the race. 

It's time for yet another gathering of the itty bitty kitty committee! This time, they are discussing more ways of taking over the world with their cuteness. The conclusion is of course the same, they don't need to do anything but exist to rule the world, which is prefect.

Thanks to the subreddit r/IllegallySmolCats, we are able to purrvide you with this adorable collection of kittens to warm your heart and melt your soul. It's cuteness to a level that you might not be able to handle, we'll warn you right away. There's simply too much cuteness and positivity in a kitty collection like this one. But, for the strong cat lovers in the crowd, enjoy this kitten collection and may your heart survive this adorableness attack.

All it takes is a little kindness to change an animal's life. This heartwarming tumblr thread proves just that. This tiny kitten, later named Nux, was found at the bottom of violetohara's stairs, and though it was a bit hard to catch the kitten at first, violetohara immediately knew that if they catch the little thing, they'll adopt her right away.

And that's exactly what happened. The kitten was sick, had burrs and sticks in her fur and was clearly unwell, but all it took is a visit to the vet and one day in her new forever home for her to start purring and become of of the cutest kittens in the whole world. Nux is still doing great, of course, because with a forever home as loving as this, who wouldn't?

A lesson learned, never to be repeated again. An owner was walking her tiny 3-year-old dog a bit too close to the edge of More Mesa cliffs on Saturday when the dog slipped and rolled off the the cliff. 

Edhat santa barbara reports that the call to the firefighters came at 3:36 p.m., and the Santa Barbara County firefighters had to rush to to the area of Mockingbird Lane and Calle Las Brisas. There, they found that the little dog, named Louis, had rolled off the cliff during a walk. 

The firefighters heroically enacted a high-angle rope system in an attempt to rescue the dog, and luckily, they managed to carry the little pooch back to safety at the top of the cliff, where Louis was able to get back to his owner. Thankfully, there were no injuries. As the call to the firefighters was made right away, they were able to come help right away, but the lesson was definitely learned by all of us. 

Be extra careful with your little animals. Accidents can and will happen, it's impossible to avoid, but where possible, take extra caution because these little guys rely on us to take care of them forever and always. 

For more positive animal stories, check out our end of 2020 collection of the best animal stories!

Welcome to Monday, friends! A new week is coming, but there's still a whoooole day ahead of you to relax and get energized for the following week. And don't worry, we've got just the thing that'll really get your energy rising and put set your mood right for this week - a tiny collection of one of the most adorable teeny-weeny animals out there - widdle baby meerkats.

We know what you're thinking. "Meerkats are already tiny and adorable, can they really get any cuter?" Yes, yes, they can. Because they're a baby animals, and baby animals are always cuter than regular sized animals, that's just common knowledge. 

In the words of imgur user caesarstoga, "[t]here seems to be a critical shortage of these chaps on Imgur," and the same goes for the rest of the internet. These unique pigs are probably one of the most adorable pig breeds out there, and in this viral imgur thread, caesarstoga teaches us exactly why. 

They're cuddly, they're harmless, their tiny widdle piglets are the cutest, and they love hanging out with cats. There is nothing else that we could ask for. Allow these "fat and round" creatures to warm your hearts and your snouts, and us and the piggies wish you "a cracking good day".