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Is there anything that makes you happier than when your pet shows you love, trust and affection? Personally, it's one of the things that makes me the happiest in the world. One of the best ways to see that love and affection, of course, is when your kitty comes to sleep in your bed at night. It's a show of trust not just from the cat but from you too, closing your eyes next to each other like that, and that only brings the two of you closer. 

Having your cat curl up next to you is one of the purest, most wholesome things in the world, but seeing your baby curled up with your cat might be even more cuter. Prepare yourself, the cat tweets you're about to see are so cute and heartwarming you might just get an inexplicable urge to immediately go hug your cat.

Goooood morning, everyone!! Another week is starting, and we're about to make sure that it starts right! Like we do every single week, we've collected the previous week's most viral, funniest, cutest, most wholesome animal tweets - because keeping up with animal twitter on your own is basically impossible, and we know that the only way to start your week off right is with a delicious, freshly baked animal treat, so we make sure to keep up with it for you.

So, have an amazing week, everyone! And for more animal twitter goodness, click right here.

Listen, a hooligan sloth is not something that you see every day, so this one is really something to cherish. An adorable sloth (and her baby) are currently going through a recovery process with a veterinarian, better known as TheSlothVet on imgur, and they are both painfully adorable

.After weeks of not being able to move her arm, the sloth momma is finally able to scratch herself, and she is almost as overjoyed as we are - almost. She has stolen the hearts of the internet, and she's about to steal yours as well. Very slowly. You have every chance to outrun her love, but you know you don't want to. 

Time to warm up and laugh with fondness at how adorably silly our pets can be. 

We all know how much our cats love sunshine, and dogs' love for some warmth rivals that that of cats pretty well. But to what length will they go to get the warmth that they want? Every cat owner knows that their cat will find that one ray of sunshine in the house no matter where it is, and it'll take you about an hour to get all the dirt of your dog after it rolled around in the sunshine in the dog park.

But to have them turn on your SAD lamp on their own? That's a whole other level to get to to achieve warmth. And the following tweets will make sure that your heart is warm too.

When things are hard, we all go looking for something to calm us down, to help us relax and breathe. That's how a lot of you guys probably ended up here, simply looking for some wholesome, calming pictures, and well, you're definitely in the right place for that.

Thank you to imgur user ARussianAndHisBike for carefully collecting 50 pictures of kitties in the hopes of making everyone calmer. "I like to look at pictures of cats whenever I am feeling angry or frustrated or concerned about a global pandemic to calm myself down," the post says, and we can definitely attest that looking through these cat pics has helped us to take a step back, inhale deeply, and bask in the calmness. 

There's absolutely nothing worst than hearing a story about cruel abuse of pets, so when an unfortunate pet like that gets adopted and taken care of, we are all the more grateful. Everyone, say hi to Sweet Potato, a previously abused sweetheart who got adopted by a new veterinarian mom, went through surgery bravely like the hero he is, and got his broken leg fixed. And deservedly went viral on top of it all. 

We want to thank thecomfycat for sharing the story of Sweet Potato and for taking care of the little guy. We hope that he will have an easy and quick recovery after the surgery and that he will be happy with you for a long, long time. 

The beauty of nature is unparalleled. There are such amazing natural phenomena in the world, things that make us appreciate just how amazing nature and animals actually are. Butterflies and moths - that's one of those natural occurrences in nature that no matter how many times we see, we are always amazed by, watching these little weird creatures transform. 

We want to thank BlackNBlue7 on imgur for collecting pictures of some of the most amazing caterpillar to moth transformations we've seen in this viral thread. We are always excited to appreciate nature in all of its glory. 

When we think of jobs that we would love to have in the future, since we're animal lovers, they tend to always involve animals. But even more so, as people who love watching animals run wild and be themselves, who love reading stories about animals being released back into the wild, living where they should, we never managed to name exactly what job we would love to have... Until we came across this viral thread by a wild animal technician.

Now, we know exactly what animal related job we would love to have. This one looks like an absolute dream, and we are both jealous and, at the same time, really grateful for all the work ZooWithMegLu does and for her sharing some of her stories working as a wild animal tech.

Whoever started the rumor that cats are not affectionate clearly has never owned a cat. Cats are very affectionate - they just choose their preferred times for being affectionate, and they're picky with who they love, just like we are. It's part of what makes us love them so much. When a cat is affectionate with you, you've earned it, and for that, it feels so much better. 

This cat who went viral on imgur is one who is so affectionate, his owner ItsMoni is even calling him overly affectionate with no perception of personal space. And the internet, as have we, has fallen in love with this cat. Because it's almost as wholesome and heartwarming to watch a cat love its owner as it is to be loved by one yourself. 

Listen, no matter how good your intentions are, sometimes... weird things happen with your pets. Inevitably, your dog will eat something it shouldn't, your cat will get stuck in a closet, and your might forget your sleeping sugar glider inside your bra when you go to your urologist appointment. At least... @LizerReal did. 

Though she kept everyone updated on what was happening after she realized the little glider was in there in a thread that went viral on twitter, one can only imagine the stress she was under, trying to keep the adorable glider safe. Everything passed just fine, thank goodness, with the glider sleeping through the appointment like nothing happened, and getting back home safely. 

Lesson for everyone - double check that there are no pets in your bra when you leave your house. 

When we think of a dream job, one of the things that all animals would probably want is to work with animals all day. Fluffy, wholesome, adorable little creatures that you can pet all day every day. Whether in a shelter, as a vet or as a dog walker, we just want to give love to little animals all the time. 

Well, imgur user S4mmantha is living the dream, and we are getting a glimpse into a day in the life that we would all way. S4mmantha is a dog groomer, and in a viral imgur thread, she is introducing her to some of her favorite doggo customers, shaking hands (and paws) with them for the camera. 

Sometimes, the internet will pluck from obscurity a new star - a cat so cute there is nothing the internet can do but make it go super viral. This Siamese kitten is no exception. The original tweet about it has exploded and for goof reason. This kitten is so cute, you just want it to be yours. 

This kitten has inspired a way of people to claim that this cat is indeed their own (though it's not) and another wave of people to send insanely adorable pictures of their own Siamese babies. It's a cuteness explosion unlike any other, and we are overwhelmed in the best way. So, only look at these tweets if you feel emotionally ready to fall in love with yet another baby feline. 

Just cats being cats. That's all you need to know before watching this list. Silly, weird, and infinitely adorable, these videos capture exactly what our furry friends are like. 

For all the people out there thinking about adopting a cat, watch these videos as educational warnings about how cats are. And for the cat owners in the crowd, watch these and laugh your butt off because you understand. You understand, and you love your weird little hooligan anyway. 

And if you want more cats being cats, click right here.

Welcome to 2021, friends, where things just seem to keep getting weirder. And of course, the internet is keeping up with the weird, bringing about one of the silliest yet funniest memes we've seen in a while. 

Only animal twitter has taken it a step further, deciding to use this strange 'Bernie Sanders wearing mittens' meme as an educational opportunity and teaching people about the size of different ocean creatures through it. Really, you shouldn't expect any less from animal twitter. 

Surprisingly, what you think would simply be a funny viral twitter thread, which it is,  is.. also unexpectedly and strangely educational twitter thread. So, it's time to laugh and learn at the same time. 

Special needs cats are always a challenge to take care of. But for beautiful and terrified cats like Kyrie, finding a forever home is an extra challenge. As adrianontherocks, feline behaviorist imgur user, explains: a lot of times, with pretty cats such as these, the adopters will take them without being ready for the challenges ahead and return them not a month later. 

Luckily, Kyrie found the forever home he deserves. Not only that but ended up totally falling in love with his new adoptive family, and he even became best friends with the family dog! No ending could have been better, and we are overjoyed to hear about it and are thankful to adrianontherocks for not only taking care of Kyrie but also sharing his story!