[Photo] Here’s a Royle’s pika, Ochotona roylei, sunning itself on a rock in Nepal. When they sense that a predator is sneaking up, the let out a shrill warning call and their bodies jerk forward and up with each bark and whistle. At nighttime they eat their own feces to maximize the nutrients they get from food. CREDIT: © David Emmett

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.


150. Solenodon

149. Potto

148. North American Raccoon

147. Long-tailed Tit

146. Jerboa

145. Juan Fernández Fur Seal

144. Pine Marten aka American Marten

143. Golden Lion Tamarin

142. Chevrotain aka Mouse Deer

141. Arctic Fox

140. Sun Bear

139. Pocket Gopher

138. Fisher

137. Hawaiian Monk Seal

136. Orangutan

135. Stoat aka Ermine

134. Patagonian Opossum

133. Bushy-tailed Jird

132. Chickadee (Even the name sounds cute.)

131. Langur

130. Gelada Baboon

129. Emperor Penguin

128. Leopard Seal

127. African Black-footed Cat

126. Domestic Sheep

125. Wildcat

124. Tree Hyrax

123. Antarctic Fur Seal

122. Black-footed Ferret

121. Pallas' Cat

120. Dik-dik

119. Feather-tail Glider

118. Lemur!

117. Pygmy Marmoset

116. Kodkod

115. Gundi

114. Zokor

113. Geoffroy's Cat

112. Titi

111. Grivet

110. Bearded Saki

109. Pygmy Hog

108. Gelada Monkey

107. Phascogale

106. Pika (They're tiny, squeaky things that gather flowers, beat that.)

105. Mandrill

104. Squirrel Monkey

103. Culpeo

102. Vervet

101. Pygmy Hippopotamus