113 People Who Tried To Take Creative Animal Photos And Instead Created Comedy Gold

Taking a good photo isn’t always easy. I mean, have you seen our list of 40 Family Pictures That Were Clearly A Mistake? And when there’s an animal in the frame, the challenge becomes even greater. After all, it’s not like you can convince a squirrel to wait until you’ve found the perfect angle. But of course, that’s where all the fun is!

So for your entertainment, we collected the most ridiculous animal photos we could find. Some feature pets during a studio shoot, while others capture wild critters at exactly the wrong—or perhaps the right—moment.

Since taking a good photo of an animal can be so tricky, most of us rely on quantity instead. In fact, the average pet owner’s phone contains 20% more photos of cats, dogs, and other beloved companions than of their partners, close friends, or family members.

A recent poll of 2,000 pet owners found that they store an average of 176 photos of their four-legged friends on their phones, compared with 147 photos of their partners.

Pets also outnumber other loved ones, with respondents storing an average of just 65 photos of their parents and 57 photos of their best friends.

The findings come as 46% of pet parents say taking photos of something is a way to show their love for it, while 40% agree that a camera roll is a strong indicator of who or what people value most.

#9 Mama Cat & Daughter Posing For A Photo…😸

Looking back through their camera rolls makes most people feel happy (51%), while others say it leaves them feeling nostalgic (36%) or even warm (33%).

And it’s easy to see why: in the past month alone, people have added an average of 20 new pet photos to their galleries. Fourteen percent take pictures of their pets every single day, with these keen photographers capturing around five snaps daily.

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It also emerged that Millennials have the most pet photos on their phones (217 images), followed by Gen Z (204) and Boomers (103).

Overall, 52% of respondents see their pets as central members of their families, making them worthy of being documented at every opportunity.

#14 Dogs Posing In Chiba, Japan

#15 Wife Sent This After Picking Up Our Dog After Surgery Today. Says He’s “Still Under The Influence.”

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#17 Void Went To The Vet, Left His Trousers Behind

The most likely moment to turn into a mini pet photoshoot is during an animal’s playtime (62%), although 56% can’t resist snapping a picture when their furry friend is fast asleep.

Despite 68% of respondents preferring candid shots of their pets behaving naturally, 70% still reach for their phones when their companions do something unusual or unexpected.

For nearly a quarter (23%), these photos don’t just stay on their phones. Pet owners regularly share them on social media, and 48% have noticed that pet pictures receive more engagement than anything else they post.

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#20 My Husband Who Can’t Hold A Camera Steady And Has All Of 6 Photos On His Phone Took This Perfectly Posed Picture Of Our Cat. I’m A Photographer And 100% Jealous

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While pets remain a favorite subject for many (amateur) photographers, wild animals are also capturing people’s attention, and in the future, we might see more feathery creatures on our feeds.

Around 96 million people in the United States alone observe, feed, or photograph birds; visit public parks to view them; or maintain plantings and natural areas around their homes for the benefit of birds each year. That’s more than 35% of the nation’s population aged 16 and over!

Check out these 50 hilarious and nonsensical bird pics for a good laugh.

#22 Me, My Cat, And The Space Cone Chronicles

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#28 My Friend Swears He Didn’t Pose His Cat This Way. The Cat Did It On Its Own

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#31 Psbattle: Puppy Posing For The Camera At The Dog Park

#32 Step 1: Try To Take Cute Pic Of Dog And Baby. Step 2: Dog Sneezes During Pic. Step 3: Accidentally Capture My Dogs Inner Demon, And My Son Thinks It’s Funny

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#35 Couple Posing For A Studio Seaside Portrait With Their Dog, Circa 1900

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#39 My Dog, Benji, Unsure How To Pose For Photos

#40 Psbattle: Dog Posing By A Cocktail

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#42 Friend Did A Portrait With His Cat Today

#43 Look At This Pile Of 30 Dogs Posing And Looking Straight At The Camera

#44 Service Dog Poses For School Picture

#45 Psbattle: Cat In An Unusual Pose

#46 Does Your Cat Do This Too?

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#48 My Dog Literally Lives For These Photo Sessions. He Runs Over, Waits For Me To Put On Accessories And Strikes A Pose. How He Ended Up In Shelters 3 Times Prior To Me Is Beyond Me. How Does Anyone Find This And Let It Go?!

#49 When Your Cat And You Pose The Same. This Is My Parrot, Roxy

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#52 I Submitted A Picture Of Me And My Dog For Our Humane Society’s Pet Portrait Fundraiser, Thinking I’d Get A Sweet Drawing From An Elementary School Student. I Got This

#53 Happiness Unleashed: A Smile You Can’t Fake

#54 This Dog Posing For A Pic

#55 Daughter Found This Spicy Kitten After A Massive Storm. Funny, See 2nd Pic

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#58 Attempted To Take A Cute Picture Of Me And My Dog. This Was The Result

#59 My Wife’s Been Taking Pictures Of Our Dog Malcom For Years. He Loves To Pose

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#61 My Dog Also Has A Portrait

#62 My Wife And I Went Retro For Our Christmas Card Portrait This Year

#63 This Is Pickle, A Certified Search Dog For Bc Search & Rescue. Here He Is Posing Proudly With A Shoe He Found

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#69 Our Dogs Enjoy Posing By The Lake Too

#70 Taking The Cat Eye Trend Literally

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#72 This Is Every Cat’s Dream

#73 Attempt At Family Portrait

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#75 The Rabbit Was The Only Happy Member In This Portrait

#76 This Failed Panorama Photo Of A Dog

#77 The Cat Is Clearly Not Interested In Your Magic Tricks

#78 Portrait Of Dog As It Shakes Off Water

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#82 The Happiness Of The Owners Is Proportional To The Fear Of The Poor Cat

#83 That “Shark” Is Angrier Than You Think

#84 This Picture I Took Of My Cat Ended Up Looking Like He Was Trying To Take A Selfie! 🐈‍⬛🤳😂

#85 I’m Pretty Sure My Girlfriend’s Favorite Hobby Is Getting My Dog To Pose Using My Computer

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#87 Do Your Dogs Ever Strike A Funny Pose?

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#90 Does Anyone Else Have A Really Un Photogenic Cat 😭😭

#91 Unny-Ridiculous-Pet-Photos

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#93 Tried To Take A Portrait Of My Dog

#94 The Big Dog: “I Didn’t Sign Up For This”

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#96 Photographer’s Hilarious Portrait Captured Dog Trying To Catch Treats

#97 My Girlfriend And I Bought A Groupon For Sears Portrait Studio. This Was The Result

#98 Dogs Are So Underrated

#99 My Husband Took This Amazing Photo Of My Dog And Our Friends Suggested To Have People Photoshop Him In Different Situations. So I Present To You, Ickis

#100 Got My Portrait Of My Two Dogs In Today!

#101 When You Turned Your Dog Into Your Own Chewbacca Wig

#102 My Fiancee Hates The Pet Stairs I Bought For Our Dogs, Saying They Don’t Even Use Them. After Weeks Of Attempted Training I Sent Her A Pic This Morning