[Photo] One of 2,500 yellow-cheeked crested gibbons counted in the recent WCS survey. CREDIT: Matt Hunt.

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.


250. Rhebok

249. Fishing Cat

248. Markhor

247. Kinkajou

246. Père David's Deer aka Milu

245. Paca (Also considered a gourmet meat.)

244. Caracal

243. Bearded Seal

242. Tayra

241. Pudu

240. Pampas Cat

239. Guanaco

238. Anteater

237. Yellow-eyed Penguin

236. Wallaroo

235. Taruca

234. Lesser Grison

233. Spotted-necked Otter

232. Chiru aka Tibetan Antelope

231. Sable

230. Zebra

229. Pygmy Anteater (Pygmy things are cuter than regular-size things. This is one of the principles of cuteness theory.)

228. Cuscus

227. Common Seal

226. Saola

225. Oncilla

224. Sunda Stink Badger

223. Snow Leopard

222. Suni

221. Lynx

220. Goeldi's Marmoset or Goeldi's Monkey

219. Bat-eared Fox

218. Brush-tailed Bettong

217. African Clawless Otter

216. Antelope

215. King Penguin

214. Muskrat

213. Mini Nubian Goat

212. Mouse Lemur

211. Greater Bilby

210. Mink

209. Black Squirrel

208. Ribbon Seal

207. Gibbon

206. Zorilla

205. Agouti

204. Kha-nyou

203. Springbok

202. Andean Bear

201. Fiordland Penguin