The internet can be an unhealthy environment at times. It’s where many people argue over divisive political views or leave nasty comments just to spread hate.
But some corners of cyberspace also offer content that uplifts people, and the Wholesome As Heck subreddit is one of them. This online community is rife with adorable animal photos that can make you forget about the ills of the world for a few good moments.
As always, we’ve collected photos from the page to give you some much-needed good vibes that can last for days.
#1 Big Smile :)
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#2 The Odd One
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#3 Innocent!
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Many of us have felt urges to squish something utterly cute, like many animals in these photos. Filipinos have a term for it called gigil, which is essentially an overwhelming, uncontrollable physical reaction like cute aggression.
And no, it doesn’t make you an unhinged psychopath for feeling such emotions. According to experts like University of Cincinnati professor and researcher Dr. Oriana Aragón, it is completely normal behavior.
#4 He’ll Learn
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#5 Waffles Enjoying Her First Puppicino
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#6 Hammock
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As Dr. Aragón explained in a 2023 interview, cute aggression is simply a byproduct of a mismatch of emotions, otherwise known as dimorphous expressions.
She further noted that cute aggression can act as a release for these emotions and as a reminder to treat seemingly fragile beings like babies and, in this case, animals, with care.
#7 I Am The Perfect Cuddle Ball Of Hamster
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#8 Graduation Day!
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#9 Snacc
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“If you were to see people crying tears of joy, when removed from context, people think that the person is sad. In context, for instance, when receiving an award or seeing a loved one for the first time in a long time, those tears are easily interpreted as representing a positive emotion.”
#10 Hi How Are Ya
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#11 Sherduck Holmes At Your Service
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#12 Lick
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A pair of academics actually conducted a study on cute aggression. Psychologist Katherine Stavropoulos, who co-authored the research, says the entire brain is involved when these emotions arise.
“It’s not just reward, and it’s not just emotion,” she said. “Both systems in the brain are involved in this experience of cute aggression.”
#13 🥰
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#14 Flower Girl 🥰
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#15 They’re In Love
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Stavropoulos also concluded that having the desire to squish a kitten’s adorable face is a perfectly normal and involuntary response to being overwhelmed by positive emotions.
“(People often think) ‘This is weird; I’m probably the only one who feels this way. I don’t want to hurt it. I just want to eat it,’” she said. “When (they) feel this way, it’s with no desire to cause harm.”
#16 Moop Is Hiding :)
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#17 15 Minutes Old 🥰
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#18 You Have Summoned The Comfy Kits
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#19 No Talk, Only Hold
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#20 Ser Borks A Lot Here To Defend You From Loneliness
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#21 🐌
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#22 Chillin’
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#23 You’re In My Spot
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#24 Hello, Yes How Much For This Potato?
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#25 Saffron Accepts The New Baby
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#26 He’s Trained To Find People That Deserve Happiness For No Other Reason Than Existence
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#27 Tiny Baby Shrew
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#28 Dog_irl
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#29 She Is Bb
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#30 Mrs. Steal Yo Birb
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#31 How It Started vs. How Its Going
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#32 Banana Cat
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#33 Important Meeting
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#34 Just The Babiest Kitty
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#35 Oh Lawd
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#36 Three Very Good Reasons Why All Your Paper Products Have Tiny Nibbles In Them
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#37 Best Bun
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#38 Tiny Spiky Boi
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#39 Smiley Boy
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#40 Bunny Cuddle Muddle Puddle
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#41 😁
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#42 Round Ball Of Happiness
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#43 Kitty Sees Her First Christmas Tree 🥰
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#44 Special Ducky Keeps You Safe
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#45 By Popular Demand, The Felon’s Sentence Has Been Extended
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#46 Corporate Needs You To Find The Corgi In The Picture, You Have Until Lunch
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#47 Cute Bird Showing Off For Daddy
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#48 Please Study This Dinosaur Diagram
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#49 Scientific Name: Lil Floof
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#50 Derp
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#51 Meet Randy :)
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#52 She’s From Texas, So Sometimes She Wears A Hat, Too
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#53 You Mess With The Bork-Bark, I Make Your Heart Stop
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#54 Just One Very Good Boy
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#55 I Have Found 4 Minstakes Hooman
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#56 Wasabi Has Been Informed They Are ‘Teh Cutest Kitty’ And Is Still Processing This Information
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#57 Say Goodbye To The Cone Of Shame. Say Hello To The Bread Of Tame!
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#58 First I Cute, Then I Flop, I The Best At Bunny Hip Hop
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#59 Henlo
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#60 How Do The Accused Plead?
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#61 Still A Cat
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#62 Excuse Me, Sir
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#63 Bam-Bam (Full Bio In Comments)
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#64 Smelling The Flowers 🌸
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#65 Ok Hold Mommy’s Trunk We’re Gonna Cross The Savanna
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#66 Always Winking 😉
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#67 Sargent Snuggles At Your Service
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#68 Cuddle Bear Is Hiding Somewhere In This Picture
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#69 Felt Cute, Might Do Heartwings Later Idk
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#70 An Impawsible Distraction
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#71 You Under Awwwest For Being Too Cute
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#72 Unbelievabill Friendship
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#73 Small Bunny
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#74 Surprise Visit From A Birdy Friend Who Let The Random Hooman Give A Tiny Scritch
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#75 Cat V Bun
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#76 For The Most Perilous Of Missions
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#77 I’m Just Retweetin The Tweets
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#78 ☮️✌🏻
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#79 Hi 🥺
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#80 Doggo Feets On The Couch Where He’s Perfectly Allowed To Do The Snooze
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#81 What Is It You Do Here At Inventec?
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#82 There Is No Greater Bond Than That Between A Girl And Her Dinosaur
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#83 Penguin Hug
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#84 Smol
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#85 Pup
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#86 A Bucket Of Pups
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#87 When You And Your Friend Are From Different Paths But You Just Vibe Really Hard When You’re Together
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#88 It’s 3am, Do You Know Where Your Brother Is?
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#89 Spaceship Bun Says “Take Me To Your Largest Financial Institution”
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#90 Cozy Boi
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#91 Goes By Tony Hops
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#92 🥰
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#93 “Parker Just Has This Very Impawtant Stick To Share With Y’all 😌”
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#94 Kitten Kisses 🥺
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#95 You May Approach The Bun
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#96 It’s Clawed A Cactical Turtleneck Lana
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#97 Safety Birdst
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#98 Now That’s A Happy Bun
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#99 The Quack That Loves You Back
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#100 Don’t Flop To Me Or My Bun Again
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#101 We Are Special Baby Brothers And We’re Just Getting Used To A New Home
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#102 This Is Getting Out Of Hand, Now There Are Two Of Them
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#103 I’m Gonna Do The Sleep
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#104 Is Your Tabby Getting Into Pot?
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#105 Get In We’re Going Off Roading
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#106 Her First Set Of Orphan Bottle Babies. She’s Had Them Since Before Their Eyes Were Open. One Is A Little More, Uh, Special
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#107 Kisses 🥰
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