surprised

You know those moments when you're resting, calm and chill, or you're really focused on something, but then boom- out of nowhere, the tiniest unexpected sound happens, and you get so startled it makes zero sense. Well, cats can relate apparently because they get startled by just about anything or by absolutely nothing. Mildly startled cats are mighty silly, y'all, so get ready to laugh. 

These cats are mere examples of the meme-y-ness of the startled cat phenomenon though. So, if you want to meet the true startled internet cat sensations, check out the perpetually mildly surprised cat and the constantly-alarmed derpy cat. Now, those are some startled cat veterans. 

Every once in a while, a new adorably derpy cat will pop up on the internets, claiming everyone's attention and stealing everyone's hearts. And for some reason, a lot of those hilarious cat internet sensations seems to be consistently going through an unintentionally rough time. Previously, we have met the senior cat with the perpetually derpy face, followed by the cat who is constantly having an existential crisis, and finally, we capped it off with the senior cat who cries when his sweater is taken off. 

Our newest internet sensation is Oliver who - for some unfathomable reason - is constantly A L A R M E D. He's adorable, and we want to do nothing but pet his purrfect little alarmed face. Thank you to idothemaths on imgurfor sharing Oliver's story, it has truly made our day.

Everyone, this is Boyd. Boyd, this is everyone. And no, don't worry, he's not shocked about seeing you. He's just always shocked, period. Whether he's providing you company at your table, whether he's climbed onto your bookshelf, or whether he's hanging out with you in the shower. He is always looking mildly startled, but because of that, he's also always – and we mean always – extra cute.

Perpetual puppy eyes – cat version. We don't think we could ever scold this cutie, no matter what he did. And his owner, imgur user EverythingsAThingItSeems, kiiinda seems to have the same issue, whether they realize it or not. Oh well, I guess we'll just give him a million snacks. We have a feeling he Boyd wouldn't complain.

Surprise! Well, it can't be that much of a surprise. These expressive pets look as if they were just told the most shocking news -- and what's more shocking than finding out you're adopted? We're sure there are plenty of things but this one just felt right. 

Expressive animals are one of our favorite things in this world, it's so hilarious and truly makes it known that all animals carry an arrange of emotions, just like us. You can see when they're angry, scared, or happy. You can tell when they're shocked, curious, or suspicious. They wear their heart on their sleeve, their facial expressions just give them away and we're so thankful for that! 

There are cats who are more expressive than others but all cats can show some facial expressions. Here are 20 pets who just discovered the dreaded truth... they aren't the hooman's biological baby. 

You know that cat look - when they suddenly pause and glare at something, pupils slightly dilated, curious with a look of very mild confusion on their face? Yeah, that look. The look they give the bird that sits on their windowsill as if someone dared give it permission to sit there. Rude bird. The subreddit r/MildlyStartledCats knows what we're talking about. 

It's that cat look that you, as the owner of said cat, cannot help but laugh at. I mean, cats are always hilarious, that's kinda their thing. They're silly and have a tendency to zoom right into the wall sometimes. But what makes them special is that, really, even their very mild confusion by simple, totally normal things, is hilarious to anyone who loves cats at all.