Whoever said comedy is exclusive to humans? Heck, animals can do it too. Sure, more often than not, it’s comedy around animals and not necessarily by animals. But the same can be said about humans, so you get the point.
So, since everyone loves a good laugh, it’s only natural for there to be a dedicated segment for animal humor on the internet. Instagram is one of them.
Animal Humors is an Instagram page that’s all about posting memes on the topic of “everything animals”. “Everything” meaning “comedy gold”, by the looks of things.
We also got in touch with digital culture expert Jamie Cohen for some insights into memes, so be sure to read on.
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Chicken Nugget Chicken Nugget Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
wHAT
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Animal Humors (stylized animalhumors) is a meme page found on Instagram that’s quite frankly just that—a meme page focused on sharing funny animal content in meme form.
As of this listicle, the page has a bit over 3,800 posts sent out into the internet ether since October of 2018. In that time, it has managed to bring together over 253,000 animal meme lovers.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Beagles are great dogs. Heck, all dogs are great dogs. Don’t tell my owners I said that.
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aww he looks happy to help
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The page features a variety of memes that range from goofy to innocent to hilariously ridiculous to flat out what is going on? while you laugh. And that’s across pictures as well as video.
Some of it is perfect timing, freezing the animals in a very comedic pose or facial expression with an elaborate plot line. Other times, it’s a tweet showing what happens when you share pics of your pets with your family and they resort to photoshop. Heck, even AI is beginning to hit the meme scene. With the help of people, of course.
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It’s Toothless
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These pigeons bout to drop a lit album
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Final score: 688points Mr.G86 Mr.G86 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Love it!!
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While there is no factual research as to why animals make the perfect fit for memes, there are several speculations out there. This includes a popular theory that people melt at the mere sight of cats as they bear resemblance to babies, but also probably because the cat-lover community plays a huge part in it.
Digital culture expert Jamie Cohen told We that memes are something that always greatly benefit from animals.
“… Especially ones with expressive faces or big eyes. Just as we humanize our pets, we can imagine ourselves or others in the meme. Having animals in a meme also makes it more evergreen and shareable over time. People often change or trends shift, but we’ll always love animals.”
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That duck is taking a selfie fr
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You got some gunk on your cheek, Dave. Hold still… got it! NOW take the picture.
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Definitely not bored
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Remember I Can Has Cheezburger? Remember LOLCats? Yeah, they used to be the big thing a decade or so ago.
It wasn’t long until dogs came along (natural progression), and then raccoons, and now pretty much every animal has a niche online. But what makes animals so memeable?
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But now China’s taking back the pandas! It will be a mural of sombreros.
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AWWWWW THAT IS SO ADORABLE
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I would make some seriously dumb decisions if I lived there.
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The temporary nature of trends (even more so online) allows for change and growth. And memes are no different. But just like the era of the LOLcat passed, are memes in general counting their last days too?
“There’s an argument that we’ve already passed the peak meme era,” elaborates Cohen. “Now, memes are so commonplace,they’re almost part of language itself. Also, most memes today, in order to be creative, have to be packed with so much information and that makes them much more niche.”
“The era of the wide scalememe that everyone sees is probably in our past, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still make them. I don’t think we’re exhausted by memes, but I definitely think the future of memes will be far more niche.”
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wait is it????
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I have arrived! Now worship me! And bring me treats
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Final score: 575points Mr.G86 Mr.G86 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Cluck cluck. AMEN!
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There’s also another issue with animal memes. While it’s all seemingly fun and games—well, scrolling and smiles—not everything is quite all right with animal-based memes. One study suggests that social media contexts have an impact on how people view animals. And it can go both ways here.
In the study, 211 participants (49% women ages 18 to 44) were shown the same picture of a primate within the context of exotic pets to keep at home. The difference was that, randomly, some would see the picture with one of two narratives attached to it: either a negative one or a positive one.
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“Araaa! Tu madre era un hámster y tu padre olía a bayas de saúco. Araaa!”
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Don’t go to IKEA to get a dog, that’s where you went wrong. That, and then not following instructions.
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little cutie
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The study was conclusive, though the results were limited and required further research. But there was enough evidence suggesting that the image with the negative narrative had an impact on their view of the animal—it seemed more stressed to them.
Furthermore, it also determined that people tend to moderate their discussions on human-animal interactions based on the social network they are in. Relationships, however, are very complex and thus require more study.
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was this written by a bear
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me neither
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Final score: 525points Mr.G86 Mr.G86 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
I can only imagine it doing it in a Scooby-Doo voice
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But if there’s potential for evil, there’s always also potential for good. Memes are known to be used for marketing purposes (appropriately called meme marketing). And, in the right hands, it can actually benefit animals.
A report by Wavemaker suggests that a bit over a half (55%) of 13-to-35-year-olds use memes in their interactions on a weekly basis with nearly a third (30%) using it on the daily. And guess who can benefit from this sort of marketing? Yep, animal welfare organizations.
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I think he just figured out who committed the murder on the orient express
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shawty got the whole club meowin at her
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this isn’t a fox this is a sheep
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The National Park Service, a government organization under the U.S. Department of Interior, is actually one of the better-known examples of using memes in this way.
The institution aims to preserve the natural and cultural resources and value of natural parks and landscapes. Besides all the formal activities and events, it has a booming social media presence with, hands down, one of the best social media spokespeople behind the wheel because the level of comedy found there is top notch.
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it’s a black-beaked, green-winged, yellow-headed bluebird. obviously.
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Mine gets all dramatic too
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Final score: 470points Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
She lied. I’m very disappointed. Poor Voldetort.
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If you were to google about animals and the internet, you might stumble on this very cool concept called the Internet of Animals. IoA is a novel model for understanding and managing life on earth through the use of tech.
By using the available communications infrastructure, researchers are able to study various animal species, calculate populations, and provide guidance in terms of coexisting sustainably with animals.
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HAHAHAHA
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Hm, could it be a liger?
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Final score: 461points Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
Who knew alligators were even literate?
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If you’re seeing this, we take it you’ve enjoyed this list thoroughly? In that case, an upvote is in order. But if you feel like enjoying more, we’ve got you covered with this list of animal memes.
Also, be sure to give Cohen’s website a visit as well. Jamie Cohen is a writer, speaker, educator, and digital media producer who enjoys sharing what he’s learned and empowering others to think critically and optimistically about the hyper-mediated world that surrounds us.
But before you do any of that, why not share your thoughts, jokes, or stories on anything animal-related in the comment section below!
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Took a minute to figure this one out
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this is how I think about a lot of Pokemon evolutions
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Sign checks out
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Boop snow snoot
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Uber for fishes
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Nah man that’s Garfield
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Mum, stop looking!
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Gator got back
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Just in case it starts raining…
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My husband and I use our dog for deliveries all the time and she loves it.
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This is amazing
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That’s… not very good advice. Different fang arrangements exist! EDIT: May be locally correct, e.g. in US. But in e.g. South Africa, the boomslang will kill you with its rear teeth.
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That is a ginger mouse angel.
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Enter Duckman
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Final score: 338points Chicken Nugget Chicken Nugget Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
imagine ur going like 40 mph in the suburbs, turn to the left, see this demonic monstrosity glaring at you from a window, and you reflexively jerk your steering wheel and accidentally run over a random grandma
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IT’S SO CHONKY!
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It’s supposed to be the Beluga.
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Love child of a miniature hippo and miniature crocodile?
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Final score: 297points Chicken Nugget Chicken Nugget Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Report
it was obviously the dog. -cat, 2023
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No, I want I stay frogged please
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