[Photo] Jaguarundi. CREDIT: Halvorsen, Gary/USFWS


When it comes to looks, the animal kingdom has some cuties (and some not-so cuties). So the TechMediaNetwork editorial team decided to take on the challenge of ranking them, after extensive debate, in reverse order of cuteness. Here are the top 500 that made the Cute Animals list. You may be surprised at which furry creature came in at #1 and which snagged the last spot. Let us know what you think.


400. Reindeer aka Caribou

399. Banteng

398. Echidna

397. Tapir (Sadly, they lose their stripes as adults. Still cute though.)

396. Flamingo

395. Takin

394. Okapi

393. Cape Buffalo

392. Bengal Tiger

391. Galapagos Tortoise

390. Great Egret (Only cute when hunkered down.)

389. Addax

388. Wildebeest

387. Sumatran Tiger

386. Snares Penguin

385. Pangolin

384. European Wolf

383. Oryx

382. Dwarf Zebu

381. Northern Fur Seal

380. Nine-banded Armadillo

379. Lion

378. Serow

377. Bactrian Camel

376. Sloth

375. Jaguarundi

374. Weasel

373. Cougars

372. Kudu

371. Aldabra Flying Fox (A bat, not a fox.)

370. Donkey

369. Smooth-coated Otter

368. Baboon

366. Coyote

365. Alpaca

364. Mole rat (The non-naked variety, but still blind as can be.)

363. Domestic goat

362. Topi

361. Moose

360. Golden Mole

359. Transcaspian Urial

358. Long-nosed Bandicoot

357. Eland

356. Marbled Polecat

355. Ross Seal

354. Cheetah

353. Spectacled Bear

352. Red Fox

351. Pronghorn