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A mother otter at the San Diego Zoo floated her brand-new pup right up to the viewing window like she was presenting an award, and then dad paddled over with his favorite smooth rock to get in on it. Millions of views and absolutely zero of them regretted.
Brave got the first bath of his entire life, and the moment he was toweled off he went and celebrated with every single stuffed toy he owns like they'd been waiting up for him. Posted September 9 and it hasn't stopped climbing since.
A stray landed at the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, his video hit two million views and thirty-one thousand shares, and his owner — out of town, no idea he'd slipped away from the pet sitter — got him back. The reunion footage is the whole point.
Two thousand pounds of Tasmanian chaos returned to shore this year for his twelfth visit, where he flattened bollards, argued with parked cars, and tenderly cuddled an orange traffic cone for an audience of 1.4 million.
An orphaned baby macaque was given an IKEA plush orangutan to hold, latched onto it, and the internet collectively lost it — the hashtag went global and IKEA's orangutan sales shot through the roof. Pure unfiltered heart.
