animal memes

It's pretty creepy when you walk by a pile of garbage and you can hear something rustling around in the dark depths of the trash, but depending on where you live, it's likely just an adorable little trash panda looking for a snack. There's no need to be afraid. In fact, we have way more in common with those little critters than many might think. Do you have dark circles under your eyes? Do you sometimes binge-eat junk late at night? Are you cute but ready to fight? If you answered yes, then these memes are for you. And also, you might be a raccoon.

Can the entire human race have a spirit animal? Because if so, it's definitely possums. Maybe it's something about their expressive little faces—one moment they're full of curious wonder and the next they're hissing on top of a heap of trash. Yup, sounds just like an average day as a human. We've got a special bunch of surprisingly relatable memes that showcase our trash bandit brethren for anyone in a sassy mood. 

If you have an undying love for memes but you also need an escape from content about current events, politics, celebrities, and all the other trending topics that bombard the internet, animal memes are probably the most pure genre of memes that you can turn to. Memes featuring ridiculously cute animals are perfect in their dumb simplicity. If anyone can get offended by a dumb doggo or a silly snek, then maybe memes aren't for them. If you're looking for some classic stupid and unpretentious memes that don't reference anything, these funny animals will make your day. 

Things we are "canceling" temporarily today: 

- Boredom

- Bullshit

- Responsibilities

- Depression

- Ennui

- The crushing weight of our existence

How are we canceling this sh*t? By tuning out and tuning into these tasty memes.

As spring gets warmer and starts to emulate the summer, people all over the northern hemisphere seem to be celebrating. Happy couples taking sunny walks with their pets. Children running around the playgrounds. Sundresses come out of winter storage and make an appearance at picnics and on promenades. Many of these people are feeling like life is good again. But there are other people out there (like us) who know the truth. Sadness is still lurking - and in the scheme of things, it's hard to enjoy a day drinking romp when you know our existence is a very mere bleep on the radar of the universe. These memes, which might trigger the optimistic, do a great job of expressing our existential dread and depression. We're not here to be killjoys, but man is it good to feel seen.

As the states try to segue into some kind of normalcy by opening up businesses and encouraging people to "get out there" (masked or vaccinated) we're reminded of one blaringly painful fact. That we hate humans. Loud. Rude. Entitled. Oblivious. The moment we step outside or onto the train, the misanthropy starts bubbling over, making us wish we'd stayed at home. In these moments, it's beneficial to flat out pretend that humans don't exist. And with the sheer volume of animal memes on the internet, we know we can pretend for quite a while. They're so much better (and cuter) than humans. It makes sense they'd make better meme subjects, too.

Memes are evolving all the time, but it's nice to know that even animals that went extinct 65 million years ago are still relevant enough to feature in ridiculous memes. Dinosaurs may be extinct, but they live on through us. That's why we've put together this dank bunch of dino memes for the kid in you who still wants to be a paleontologist.  

For a long time being a trash animal was a raccoon's game. The masked bandits would creep around in the night, destroying garbage bags of food, rifling through compost, even traipsing into Brooklyn apartments to drink water from a cat's fountain. That last one happened right in front of my eyes. Until recently, raccoons left our other favorite trash critter, possums, in the dust. While they may not be quite as cute as their rivals, they have got heaps of personality. And we're happy to see that in the past couple years they've received a lot of love in the meme department. These excellent specimens are proof.

Why are humans so obsessed with cats? Is it because they sometimes play hard to get? One second they're totally ignoring your 'pspspsps' pleas, and the next they're sitting on your keyboard because they think they're more important than whatever it is you're doing at the moment. But really, we know why humans love cats so much—because they're awesome. If you agree, then these ridiculous cat memes are just for you. 

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'm looking at memes
And I don't want to miss a thing

'Cause even when I dream of memes
The sweetest dream will never do
I'll just look at memes
'Cause I don't want to miss a thing

Happy Earth Day, internet friends! We're gonna be real with you, it feels a little morbid to celebrate the Earth in the midst of ecological disaster and global pandemic—it would sort of be like singing happy birthday to someone while you throw garbage at them. That said, we all depend on this beautiful planet of ours and pessimism ain't gonna get us anywhere. The effect our individual actions have on the environment pale in comparison to the carbon footprint of major industries, but there's no harm in using this day to meditate on how we can be better, more compassionate participants of the ecosystem in our everyday lives. Today we plan to use as little energy as possible by doing absolutely nothing all day but look at memes, starting with this collection of dank ecological content. It ain't much but it's honest work. 

As self-proclaimed meme connoisseurs, we believe memes should be enjoyable for anyone blessed with a sense of humor. Memes come in all shapes and sizes—some are convoluted and riddled with references, while others are dumb, basic and usually featuring some sort of cute animal. There's no right or wrong meme as far as we're concerned, and that's why we like to mix 'em all together once in a while to give the meme fans a little taste of everything. 

We don't need to tell you that lately it feels like we're constantly being inundated by reasons to be bummed out by the world. Gone are the days of wallowing in self-made misery. Now we've got real circumstances to drag us down. Covid-19. Dissipating social skills. Political unrest. Mass shootings. The joys feel as endless as the ways in which Chrissy Teigen annoys us. While it's important to accept our crappy realities to an extent, it's also important to remember that there are still some little glimpses of light in this bleak world. These sweet tweets and wholesome memes serve as pretty decent proof that maybe we're not completely f*cked.