Our pets are more similar to us than we might realize. For example, cats, as social creatures, often copy the habits of other members of their “friend group,” including their owners. You’re a big, clumsy cat in their eyes. So next time your cat is trying to sleep on your laptop, it’s not because it wants attention. It’s trying to be like you, share your interests, and figure out what all the fuss is about.

Bright Side compiled an anthology of animals being just like us. And as humans do, they express joy, love, and confusion, and they’re incredibly good at making goofy faces.

1. “Sleeping squirrels in their nest on the window ledge”

2. “My parents’ dog can wink better than most of us.”

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