What is it about funny animal pictures that touch people? With some humorous animal photographs, it’s that the animals are doing something “like” a human or “to” a person. The there’s the awhh factor. If an adorable animal does anything, we think it’s cute. Another feature of some funny animal pictures is the animal’s unabashed pose. Having no human social awareness, animals can strike the most outlandish poses, which if done by a person, could lead to social ostracism! There is also the unexpected aspect. Sometimes animals do really unexpected things which crack us up. Of course, sometimes the photographer sets the photo up, so the unexpected is sometimes concocted.

My Pal, the Elephant, a photo from behind a little boy or man and large elephant sitting down side-by-side is quite unexpected. Is it made up or un-posed? The improbability and size proportionality make it funny.

Polar Bears In Snow is an example of the outlandish pose category of funny animal pictures. You probably are not going to find people at the park or beach mimicking this photo. You might find it within the confines of a gym or yoga studio.
Dogs and cats always can be the featured star in funny animal pictures. See them and other creatures in the humorous animal photographs collection.