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Prepare yourselves for a cuteness explosion like no other, because imgur user hermesetas has shared their kittens with the world, and none of us were prepared. So tiny, so adorable, so energetic and happy. And what in the world makes our hearts happier than happy kittens in a warm and loving home? That's right, nothing. Happy kittens always make us happy without fault.

The internet has fallen in love with these awwdorable kittens, and you're about to as well. Because whether they're chill and snuggly or energetic and zooming around, these kittens are straight-up too cute for this world. 

Istanbul's Aslan Park is home to two big cats who have become best friends. A white lion called Pamuk and a Bengal tiger called Toby who are both only 18 months old have taken over our hearts with their adorable friendship. When they were just  four months old, the zookeepers attempted to separate the cubs, but the cubs had other plans. 

Daily News reports that Gökmen Aydın, the general par manager, said: "We wanted to separate them as both belong to different species. Then we realize uneasiness in animals. We started to think about the cause. When they got together later, we saw that they want to stay with each other. They became friends within four months," and we just can't help but awww.

Pamuk and Toby sleep most day, like all cats do, but they play together a lot and absolutely hate being separated for any reason whatsoever. "They sometimes sleep while hugging each other," added Aydın, and okay, que some more awws right about now. We wish them a long friendship even as they grow older and as much happiness as they have in general. Their story brought us immense happiness for sure. 

Check out pictures of Pamuk and Toby together below! And if you're interested in more happy friendships between species, take a look at this Pitbull and rescued fox cub who are total BFFs.

When it comes to animals, no one has more love to spread than twitter users. Every day, every week, practically every minute, people tweet something new about animals, showing their love for the little creatures in many, many different ways. Everything from cats to alpacas and from funny animals to the most wholesome doggo meets baby pictures you've ever seen. 

So, every single week, since we know you love animals just as much if not more than any dedicated twitter user, we bring you the best, most viral animal tweets we can find. And we hope that all the positivity twitter has about animals spreads to you as well. 

One major order of cuteness coming right up! It's Tuesday and we're already feeling drained from the time change, the end of Halloween, and the fact that it's simply Tuesday. We need a dose of cuteness ASAP, to help fight these blues rolling in.

Thankfully, our weekly prescription has been refilled and ready to go! Doctors' orders demand that you look and watch all these adorable animals being adorable. It'll help with the stress and anxiety of this year. However, they do warn that a cuteness overdose may be possible, in which there is no known cure. We think the cure can be found with an extra dose of cute, so they revive your stolen heart. 

Have a great week, everyone! 

Do you know those times when you catch your pet doing something really weird and just have to snap a picture and send it to your friends? No explanation, no context, just a picture of your black cat staring at your new black cat figurine and having an existential crisis. Yeah, those are some of our favorite moments too.

Week by week, we bring you a whole collection of moments such as these - pictures with no context at all that you know there's a story behind, and that their story could never be covered in anything less that 1000 words. They're funny, cute, inspiring, and totally perfectly timed, and they are the best ones we've seen this week. So, enjoy and may you be inspired. 

Positive teachers that genuinely care about the well being of their students, as well as cultivating in them a legitimate passion for learning, are some of the most cherished human beings on the planet. As can be expected, a fair number of kids resist the idea of school, hitting the books, and keeping up with all that homework. Put the right teacher in front of them that can get them excited about the whole academic process, and you might actually end up with more stories like this wholesome gem from Raifa Rafiq.

Zookeepers have strange and interesting jobs compared to what most of us do all day, so seeing them imitate animals makes us excited but also virulently jealous. Zookeepers at the Minnesota Zoo took photos of themselves as the animals they work with, and it makes us want to look for a job openings at the zoo. Our favorite is the millipede.

It's hard to remember to take care of yourself these days. Maybe if you had an adorable Twitter bot sending you emojis and reminders it would be easier. That's what @jonnysun thought when they created @tinycarebot.

Let's be honest, all dogs are good dogs. But funny dogs are extra good dogs. Why? Because on top of being a good doggo, they are doing an extra job of making you laugh. Mind you, it's not an easy job for them to do, and really, their hard work has to be appreciated and admired on an additional level. 

So, when you pet them, it's important that you not only say "who's a good boy" but add "who's an extra good boy". Make sure that you know that even when they're being funny and maybe doing something ridiculous, and even if they get their head stuck in something or eat something they're not supposed to and are not having the best day, they are loved despite and for being the silliest doggos. 

We have some important news for anyone who just woke up from a coma: Keanu Reeves is the world's newest wholesome hero, joining the golden ranks of Bob Ross, Steve Irwin, and Stefán Karl Stefánsson. This adorable story from James Dator changes absolutely none of that. Keanu keeps proving himself to be worth our affection and we are so ready to keep giving it to him. 

It's been the Monday-est week ever. And the fact that it's only Wednesday is certainly upsetting but we are choosing to look on the bright side of things and remember that we are halfway through this long week and the weekend is within reach once more. 

It's officially humpday and we need something to boost our spirits, something to give us the energy to get through the rest of today, and hopefully, the rest of this week at ease. That's where we come in and deliver this lovely gathering of fresh and hilarious animal memes in the middle of the week. It's all for you. 

When the week feels particular difficult we feel the need to bring some laughter and smile to the mix, it helps us so we figured it may help you as well! 

"Yerr a wizard, Harry!" If there's something we can't get enough of its animals wearing hats. Big hats, tiny hats, all hats are made beautiful when placed upon an animal's head. 

And in honor of Halloween being right around the corner, it's important we share animals wearing none other than wizard hats! Animals are bewitching creatures all by themselves, it's simply nice to see that emphasized with the proper magical attire. 

If you're looking for last-minute costume ideas for your beloved pets, why not a wizard hat?

One order of sweet wholesome goodness coming right up! We know what you need right now, and that's a hearty dose of wholesome animal memes to help start the week off on the right foot!

We know, we know, it's Monday and the blues are rolling in on us fast but think of it this way, only one more week until Halloween! We can get through this week, just like all the previous weeks, together. Together with wholesome animal memes to help us get through it all. The power of memes is indefinable and we all know the power of animals is simply out of this universe. So the combination of the two, with sprinkled wholesomeness? It's beyond perfection. 

Each week, we bring you the animal memes that make our hearts sing and feature them here for you, in hopes they provide you with the same warmth. Enjoy! 

We've an update about one of the most positive stories to come out of 2020, and the update is just as wholesome as the original story. The (tiny) giant panda cub that was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo three weeks ago has finally gotten a name, and it is the most appropriate and cutest name of all. Xiao Qi Ji is his name in Chinese, but it translates to 'little miracle' in English. 

The little giant panda has gone absolutely viral in the past couple of weeks after a video of his miraculous birth was released by the zoo, and since the world fell in love with the cub, the zoo decided to let the world participate in naming him. Of course, the internet does not disappoint when it comes to baby animals. 

We were given a choice of 4 names, and after three weeks and nearly 135,000 votes that have been cast, the adorable name 'little miracle' was chosen. The long waiting period was not an accident, it is part of Chinese tradition to wait 100 days before naming the cub. We wish the little cub luck and prosperity, and for his mother, Mei Xiang, to have many more adorable healthy cubs in the future!

Story via The Associated Press.

Not one but Two! Two happy rescue kitten stories by the same volunteer rescue group, and we are twice as happy. An adorable black kitten, now named Kevin, has been rescued from inside of a car engine in Ballymena. And the other kitten, a calico kitten beauty named Cotton, was rescued after getting trapped in an industrial site under a raised oil tank. Twice the rescued kittens, twice the good news, and twice the gratitude. 

It's a personal choice to spend your whole day learning about mistakes and horror, but at the same time it can get to be an enormous bummer that makes you lose faith in people. That's why it's a decent idea to clear the air every once in a while with some wholesome memes. It's important to remind oneself that people are still basically decent, and we could use a wholesome shot of niceness.