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Hey again, animal lovers! You have managed to get though half of the week, and that means you only have one more half left. You're tired, we know, you want a nap so bad. You're hoping that maybe sleep - maybe dreams - will give you the energy and inspiration that you need to get through that second half of the week. Don't fret though, because we have something even better than that!

Every week, we collect for you some of the most amazing animal pictures that we can find - the kind of pictures that could never be covered in any less than 1000 words. They are funny, beautiful, cute, showing just how amazing nature is. And we're hoping that they will give you that boost of inspiration that you're looking for to get through the rest of the week calmly, productively, and with a whole lot of fun!

This post is for the people in the crowd who truly believe that cats are not affectionate. We, cat owners, know that they are wrong of course, but the stereotype prevails. It's true that cats show love differently than humans and differently than dogs, but they still show it. You just need to know what you're looking for. 

Sometimes, a cat will show you love by blinking slowly while looking into your eyes, other times, they'll do it by showing you their bootie. And sometimes, it's a lot more straightforward than that - when they come to you, asking for physical affection in the form of cuddles. And our amazing Facebook users shared stories of just that which were so adorable we had to share them with you too. 

Goooood morning, animal lovers! And welcome back to one of your favorite weekly segments -- wholesome animal memes!

Once a week, on Mondays, we gather up the sweetest and most heartwarming animal memes and pics currently circulating the web! Why on Mondays specifically? Well, we thought that would be pretty obvious by now but like you, we are not immune to the tiredness and the dread that comes with Monday. The only thing we've come to find works for such a moment is animal memes. And then we take it one step further with added a dash of wholesomeness to the mix. This little dash of wholesomeness really brings forth some feels, and good ones at that. 

Wishing you all a wholesome week! 

Is there anything better in this world than some puppers? Probably not. But something that does come close to the true magnificence of the doggo is the magnificence of tweets that are all about doggos. They will make you smile, they'll make you laugh, they will put butterflies in your belly and warmth in your hearts almost as much as real doggos would.

And seeing that the week is ending, and we could use some of that doggo positivity, we have collected for you the very best dog tweets of the week - the cutest, funniest, most wholesome and most viral tweets, in the hopes of making you smile. Because few things make us smile as much as animal twitter does.

The bigger and fluffier our cat is, the more cat we have to love. That's why we, cat connoisseurs love chonky cats so dang much, and it's why we love huge cats as much as we do. And the next in line in the category of cats who have some Extra Cat on them are cats with fluff that is just too hardcore for this world. 

We don't care how much they shed. We don't car how often we have to vacuum or how many cat hairs in our noses make us sneeze. Our fluffy cats are majestic, they're beautiful and photogenic, and they are absolutely the best cats ever in the whole world for cuddling. And the proof that we love them lays in the constantly active and loved subreddit: r/Floof. 

We're at the finish line of this weekend, and oh my god, we are so not ready for it to end yet. We want to sleep, we want to rest, we want the weekend to last approximately another 105 hours so we could sleep and regain the energy that we need. Thankfully, we still have all of Sunday to do just that. But, you're here not just to see some wholesome posts about animals, you're here to make sure that you start next week off on the right paw. 

This week's tumblr treat for y'all is full of nothing but the most wholesome doggos. Because nothing is a better guarantee for ending the week right - with a smile on your face - than some pawdorable puppers. 

After finishing a boat trip on Monday afternoon, Salmon River fishing guide, Shane Thomas, had noticed an itty bitty bird wrapped up in fishing line. The little owl that he found is of the smallest owl species found in New York, and, being the kind, animal-loving man that he is, he absolutely could not leave the bird as it was. 

"It was absolutely appalling to see, so we had to take action. There was absolutely no way I could live with leaving it there suffering," said Thomas, of Salmon River Guide Service in Pulaski, reports syracuse. 

Read more of the story and check out pictures below!

Wholesome memes are the best kind of memes. They fill you with warmth and happiness, it's nearly impossible not to leave smiling after coming across one.

And wholesome animal memes? That's another level of purity. Animals are already wholesome so you're already guaranteed that wholesomeness x 1000. Plus, those animal memes also come with an element of major cuteness. 

All in all, it's the perfect combo. We can never have enough wholesome animal memes!

Is there anything in this world better than your pet? Anything at all? We would argue that there isn't. Our pets - cats, dogs, parrots, even fish - are our little rays of sunshine, bringing joy, energy and calm into our households. Nothing makes us smile harder than they do, nothing worries us more than when they're hurt, and nothing warms our hearts faster than when they show us that they love us back.

So, today, we and our amazing Facebook community are going to shower our little sunshine pets with the love that they have earned. It's wholesomeness and love galore, mixed with some hilarity. Prepare yourself. 

Ah yes, bird memes. Nothing is as chaotic as bird memes. Seriously, if you look through the various animal memes around you'll find that bird memes are probably the weirdest and wildest ones out there! Why? We don't really know. 

All we know is that over the years, we have grown to like birds more and more because of them. They're unpredictable, super bizarre, can be totally cute, and best of all -- they're descendants of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs! Who out there isn't a little bit curious and fascinated about that? The answer is no one. And if someone out there says otherwise, they're flat out lying to you. 

Is there anything in this world more precious than animals? The answer is no. If you said yes, this may not be the place for you. When it comes to delivering the feels, and the happy-haps, no creature on Earth can do a better job than animals. Not only are they adorable, which they are, but they can also be smart, and they can definitely be loving, and mostly, they can be funny. They are the entire package. 

A package has arrived for you and we have decided to gift wrap for you and place a giant red bow on top! That's right, folks, we have gathered here some of the the cutest and silliest animal gifs that are currently circulating the web! Animal gifs are always a gift. 

You may unwrap your gift! And before you say anything, you are most definitely welcome. 

We don't know if you've heard, but there is this rumor about cats not liking cuddles and not being affectionate. We know, how ridiculous is that. Clearly, anyone who knows anything at all about cats knows that if you have earned their love and affection, they will give it back to you tenfold and more. 

Cats are so affectionate. You just have to allow them to be affectionate with you on their own terms. It may take some time for it to happen, but eventually, if you are nice and respectful enough, it will. And maybe your cat will end up as cuddly and loving as this one. 

Another Friday comes and goes, and we are truly ready to take a break from this week and rest. We want to lie down, have some hot tea, cuddle our cats, and do absolutely nothing but enjoy our cat's  company - and the company of all of the cutest cats on twitter. Welcome to one of our favorite segments - this week's best cat tweets.

We know you want them, but you don't wanna look for them. Because you're resting, and scouring through the wasteland of twitter is hard. So, we collect these tweets for you - the cutest, most wholesome, funniest, weirdest and most viral. We are here to make sure that you start your weekend off on the right paw every single Friday.