We're Cute Too! The Most Underrated Adorable Animals (PHOTOS)

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Huffington Post   |  Eve Solomon
First Posted: 09-27-09 01:10 PM   |   Updated: 09-27-09 01:19 PM

Certain animals have a stigma about them and just don't get enough credit. This week, HuffPost Green thought we'd give a little bit of love to the cute underdog. Vote on your favorite underrated but adorable animal.


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Made famous by the hairless Mr. Bigglesworth in "Austin Powers," the hairless rex is generally considered the ugliest of cats. But these felines are actually quite adorable with their big ears and eyes.
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Certain animals have a stigma about them and just don't get enough credit. This week, HuffPost Green thought we'd give a little bit of love to the cute underdog. Vote on your favorite underrated but a...
Certain animals have a stigma about them and just don't get enough credit. This week, HuffPost Green thought we'd give a little bit of love to the cute underdog. Vote on your favorite underrated but a...
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- Doc0976 I'm a Fan of Doc0976 10 fans permalink

The only ones that rated high on my list were the baby elephant seal and the shaggy dog. The rest i would hardly describe as cute, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder...I guess.

The toad has a mutant-like situation going on...looks like it has an extra appendage. The banana slug DOES look like the male organ. Squid, bats, hyenas and hairless cats? Nope, sorry, no warm fuzzy feeling over here.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:25 AM on 09/28/2009
- joelaf I'm a Fan of joelaf 5 fans permalink
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Nutria are cute, too. Like beavers without the flat tail.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:01 AM on 09/28/2009
- hamchunk I'm a Fan of hamchunk 20 fans permalink

I don't know if I am I having some sort of Freudian moment or what but, does the Banana Slug look like (to use cheap romantic novel usage) a giant cudgel of love grissel? A blood engorged piston of man-meat?

Do you guys get my drift?

Ya know wha' I mean?

You sure?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:43 AM on 09/28/2009
- Smirk I'm a Fan of Smirk 29 fans permalink
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If it's banana yellow, stop playing with it and get thee to an MD. :)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:05 AM on 09/28/2009
- hamchunk I'm a Fan of hamchunk 20 fans permalink

You're right!! Darn spray-on tan!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:07 AM on 09/28/2009

Does it look like male genitalia? Yes. Actually I was expecting mention of this in the description as well.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:04 AM on 09/28/2009
- talkingdog I'm a Fan of talkingdog 24 fans permalink
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There's nothing 'sweet' about hayienas they're never your friend, they only want to eat you.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:24 AM on 09/28/2009

Does the toad have a leg growing off of its stomach? Is this photo taken from a science article talking about the effects of pollution on frog populations? Or am I just seeing things?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:03 PM on 09/27/2009
- hamchunk I'm a Fan of hamchunk 20 fans permalink

I see it, too. I was staring at it for some time. Eeewww!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 AM on 09/28/2009
- Smirk I'm a Fan of Smirk 29 fans permalink
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Yes, I think it does have an extra limb. Poor thing! This is a much better photo of a toad:

http://img.mailchimp.com/2008/12/22/61ac2746f8/Fowler%27s_Toad2-Bibb-John_B__Jensen.jpg

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:02 AM on 09/28/2009
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Not too sure about the Banana Slug.... Anyone else?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:38 PM on 09/27/2009
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They taste like escargot.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:47 PM on 09/27/2009
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But it probably has to be swallowed whole.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:10 PM on 09/28/2009
- Smirk I'm a Fan of Smirk 29 fans permalink
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I think the banana slug is the mascot of a town in California where they are very common.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:03 AM on 09/28/2009
- Javaline I'm a Fan of Javaline 15 fans permalink
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You're talking about Santa Cruz, and they are/were the mascot for UC Santa Cruz. They are, as NoCalDrummer says, quite the garden pests, but they are fascinating creatures to watch. I used to live up in the mountains above Santa Cruz, and all day long the dogs in the neighborhood would crap all over the roads with the most disturbing abandon. At twilight the slugs would come crawling out of the woods and party on the droppings - in the morning there was nary a plop to be seen. Also, if you look closely at them they have populations of teeny little bugs scurrying all over their bodies. From an artistic point of view they are rather beautiful. Just don't step on one.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:22 AM on 09/28/2009
- brahdog I'm a Fan of brahdog 25 fans permalink
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i love bats

i would add alpacas/llamas, possums and geckos

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:28 PM on 09/27/2009

I'm sorry, but the banana slug, which can get to be the actual size of a banana has destroyed many of my (and others') vegetable plants during our rainy season. We used to have "Slugfest" here in our town, until some animal rights advocates thought "slug races", etc. were "demeaning" and "cruel" to them. Sorry, they're garden pests - they never had it so good before or after.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:06 PM on 09/27/2009
- futate01 I'm a Fan of futate01 40 fans permalink
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Yeah sure banana slug. Please, if bananas looked like that I'd never eat another banana.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:37 PM on 09/27/2009
- RruffPaw I'm a Fan of RruffPaw 2 fans permalink

Don't look directly into the elephant seal's eyes! They're Evil. Pure Evil!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:35 PM on 09/27/2009
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We have a yellow-footed tortoise named 'Lucho' who acts like a dog. Whenever he sees someone, he comes over..."where is my food, you beech"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:32 PM on 09/27/2009
- Krek I'm a Fan of Krek 14 fans permalink
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test_ing

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:12 PM on 09/27/2009
- RruffPaw I'm a Fan of RruffPaw 2 fans permalink

Test Summary:

FAIL. ERROR CODE H001 *** INVALID HYPHENATION ***

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:00 AM on 09/28/2009
- LITU I'm a Fan of LITU 106 fans permalink
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I love my goldfish, Glub. He's there when I need him, never craps on the carpet, and he's learned how to avoid the barbless hook.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:08 PM on 09/27/2009
- Krek I'm a Fan of Krek 14 fans permalink
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The bat has an unfair advantage - none of the rest have been allowed to use props.

Also, I cannot believe the person who captioned the photos passed on the comedic opportunity that is the banana slug!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:07 PM on 09/27/2009

Who wrote the teaser on the Home Page?

"The Most 8 Underrated Adorable Animals"

Aw, c'mon guys, you can do better than this! Please!

(Try "The 8 Most Underrated Adorable Animals" or
something similar.)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:10 PM on 09/27/2009
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