Animal Photos Of The Week

Animals were certainly up to some interesting things this week.

A penguin that was visiting the Kentucky Legislature for a bill honoring the aquarium where he lives decided to use the Senate floor as his bathroom. The Kentucky lawmakers were certainly amused.

Animals were making us laugh in other ways too. Check out this hilarious collection of animals photobombing and ruining otherwise normal pictures.

Are you not a football fan? If cute animals are more your thing, get your head in the game for Puppy Bowl VIII. The Puppy Bowl, a celebration of all things cute, will air on Animal Planet next Sunday during the Super Bowl.

This couch potato won't be competing in the Puppy Bowl. In this video, a dog can't get enough of "Marmaduke" on TV.

For more exotic cuteness, be sure to watch this video of a baby aardvark's first steps at a Belgian zoo.

Below, check out some of our favorite animal pictures from the past week, and vote for your favorites:

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[TMMA]

01:02 PM on 01/31/2012

Saddened by the precious lamb picture which was followed by information regarding the probability it would be consumed as an Easter dinner :-(

[Judith Jaehn]

11:56 AM on 02/04/2012

The way they kill these babies are horrific. The screaming never leaves you...
The way they kill all animals is a nightmare...We must end this.. Slaughtering animals has went down by a large percent....To us that's great news....

[YAMO]

07:29 AM on 01/30/2012

Baa,baa,whack! Get over it. Never did eat lamb anyway.

[blurredmolly]

04:49 PM on 01/30/2012

lamb chops.....mmmmmmmmm.....

[karen lyons kalmenson]

06:42 AM on 01/30/2012

all animals are as wonderful
as can be
but should be safe from human
plates
and living free

[Judith Jaehn]

11:51 AM on 02/04/2012

I agree with you 100% dear sister.........

[karen lyons kalmenson]

12:23 PM on 02/04/2012

♥♥♥

[brooklyncitizen]

02:49 AM on 01/30/2012

I hope people that eat meat realize the irony in oohing and aahing over these animal pics.

[intellifran]

08:45 AM on 01/30/2012

I hope people who don't eat meat can understand the irony of wanting them to be free but not give free choice to humans who eat meat...

[Jude Arsenault]

10:49 AM on 01/30/2012

that sounds like the argument that slave owners used while fighting against the abolition of slavery.no i don't think so.

http://mag.audubon.org/articles/living/low-carbon-diet?pagination=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJaPhau74s&feature=share

[Jude Arsenault]

10:51 AM on 01/30/2012

that sounds like the argument that slave owners used while fighting against the abolition of slavery.no,i don't think so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJaPhau74s&feature=share

http://mag.audubon.org/articles/living/low-carbon-diet?pagination=2

All of which is to say that for people to care, the climate–food discussion must be about more than just facts, more than pounds of greenhouse gases per units of food. It’s got to be about morality, about right versus wrong. And I don’t mean the usual morality of environmental “stewardship.” Or even the issue of cruelty to farm animals. I’m talking here about cruelty to people, about the explicit harm to humans that results from meat consumption and its role as a driving force in climate change. Knowingly eating food that makes you fat or harms your local fish and birds is one thing. Knowingly eating food that makes children across much of the world hungry is another

[IrieMoon]

10:50 AM on 01/30/2012

Most people who eat meat don't eat panda, large wild cats or exotic birds.

[brooklyncitizen]

09:49 PM on 01/30/2012

that is just a rationalization/ people eat cats in other parts of the world yet we find it offensive.
humans will eat anything.

[brooklyncitizen]

02:38 AM on 01/30/2012

THe caption in picture 10 claims that "exotic animals are some of the many exotic goods smuggled through the tunnels from Egypt intoGaza"...what a load of bull...how about food and medical supplies?yeah those are exotic when you are being starved .

[BobSacomano]

12:36 AM on 01/30/2012

Love the animals, I was little saddened to see the little lamb tagged though...:(

[nemo1967]

08:37 PM on 01/29/2012

A BABY TIGER VERY CUTE......JUST LIKE A KITTY :))))))))

[fanoogle]

07:11 PM on 01/29/2012

I was enjoying the photo of that that adorable little lamb until I read that he would be butchered. Would rather not see that.

[Debbie338]

07:35 PM on 01/29/2012

Funny, I had kind of the same reaction. I was thinking "Hey, I hope you people think about this cute little guy next time you order rack of lamb."

I'm a veterinarian. A client brought in an injured pet lamb that had been bitten by a dog, and we hospitalized her for a couple of days. My husband, who used to love rack of lamb, saw the little thing. When I pointed out that's how his delicious rack of lamb started, he said nothing. But, he has never ordered red meat since.

[fanoogle]

08:07 PM on 01/29/2012

Thank you Debbie
I am sure you are an animal lover too by your chosen profession! I have been following a family of bears in Ely,MN for about two years now. You may be interested. If you visit Bear.org you will find a lot of information. Right now there is a webcam in the den of a wild bear, Jewel, who just gave birth to two cubs last Sunday. The dencams are put in by Wildlife Research Institute/North American Bear Center. Dr. Lynn Rogers, who has been researching bears for over 40 years. You will be amazed at the work he does. You can see the dencam at Wildearth.tv.com. Hope you take a look.

[julesmu84]

05:37 PM on 01/29/2012

Anyone else a little weirded out by the captions? "A suchandsuch remains at National Zoo..."

[lglasst1964]

11:18 PM on 01/29/2012

Yes, I saw that and it bothered me also.

[cebu98]

05:35 PM on 01/29/2012

Animals are o much more precious and innocent than people.

[bluegnu63]

07:12 PM on 01/29/2012

And, pure.

[karen lyons kalmenson]

06:43 AM on 01/30/2012

and trustworthy

[Jude Arsenault]

10:55 AM on 01/30/2012

go vegan!

[carolfrisch]

05:04 PM on 01/29/2012

I loved the expression on the calf's face! It is nice to smile at animals instead of always reading bad news and people fighting in the comments section.

[Jude Arsenault]

10:57 AM on 01/30/2012

reality is that the sole purpose for the existence of these domestic animals who were created by human manipulation is to be exploited,abused and murdered.if you sincerely are against that then you must go vegan.

[mimidec67]

04:46 PM on 01/29/2012

With all the bad news out there,it's nice to see something that makes me smile!

[Jude Arsenault]

10:59 AM on 01/30/2012

so it makes you smile while you ignore that these animals will all be slaughtered because most humans lust after meat and animal products including wool,down,honey and silk etc?

[Jtt]

02:28 PM on 01/29/2012

Poor little lambs. Incidentally there is also an outbreak of a new virus in Europe causing widespread deformities in lambs.

Surprised its not being mentioned more. ( http://diseaseclimate.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-livestock-virus-appears-to-be.html )

[Marturia]

04:44 PM on 01/29/2012

Very sad news. Little lambs are so precious.

[Jtt]

06:10 PM on 01/29/2012

I hate to say this but I hope it turns people off eating lamb. Sad they are raised to slaughter.