Squirrels on skis, food-stealing birds, and grumpy cats—animals provide us with endless hours of entertainment, companionship, and the occasional laugh. And while newsfeeds fill with tales of scandal, corruption, and crime, a sliver of humor can work wonders for the brain and mental health.

Whether it was for their looks or antics, click through for 15 times animals made the world laugh.

Seagull steals ice cream on camera

Tara Dalyntara was visiting the UK when she snapped a photo that became newsworthy. The Thailand resident had just bought some ice cream while sightseeing in Brighton, a city located south of London, when a staged photo of her towering ice cream cone was intercepted by a hungry seagull.

Officers help sloth cross the road

When one of the world’s slowest creatures couldn’t cross a road in Ecuador, it wasn’t long before the internet found out. Photos of a Transit Commission officer helping the sloth, who was clinging to a pole in the province of Los Rios, went viral in January 2016, being shared over 20,000 times on Facebook. The Transit Commission brought the animal back to its natural habitat after a check by veterinarians.

Raccoon rides a subway train

A regular Tuesday morning commute in Toronto was delayed when a raccoon scurried onto a subway train in February 2016. Once the animal boarded the train, it was seen sniffing commuters’ purses and shoes, before it escaped into the subway tunnel.

The Canadian city is no stranger to the furry masked creatures, and a similar incident took place in December 2017, when a raccoon calmly walked onto a busy morning train, again halting service.

A photographer sets up squirrels for Olympics of their own

Ahead of February’s Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, a Swedish photographer captured his own version of the Winter Games, with the help of a few wild red squirrels outside his woodland home. Geert Weggen used nuts to lure the creatures and set them up with different poses and props, such as a pair of skis, a snowboard, and a medal podium.

Photographer captures ‘headless’ penguins

British photographer Paul Goldstein could barely keep his camera still long enough to snap a shot of seemingly-headless penguins on Saint Andrews Bay in 2013. The king penguins had bent their heads back behind them to scratch, which the photographer managed to capture.

Hokey the hedgehog

Once a regular sight in British gardens, the hedgehog has experienced a massive drop in population, from more than 1.5 million in 1995 to less than one million in 2010. But one lucky hedgehog lives a pampered life in Manchester with his adopted owners.

Hokey was adopted at eight weeks old by couple Col Skinner and Beki Smith, who told the Daily Mail they chose the tiny creature because they discovered hedgehogs make great pets, with funny daily habits.

“He loves swimming in the bath then getting wrapped in a flannel,” Skinner told the Daily Mail. “They’re natural swimmers.”

Larry the cat

Few felines hold an official designation, but Larry, the rescue cat living at 10 Downing Street, is one of them. Upon his adoption from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the now 12-year-old cat was bestowed with “Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office,” a job given to him by former British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Though Larry’s position and home have remained the same under Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, he is often labeled “Lazy Larry” in the British tabloids, due to his poor skills at catching mice.

Stache the cat

When Christine Gonzalez heard of a young Oriental shorthair with unique markings, she couldn’t believe her luck.

“He’s got the mustache and literally looks like somebody took a Sharpie pen and put it on him,” the cat’s owner told ABC News. “I couldn’t believe I actually got him and that nobody wanted him.”

Dog licks Prince Charles

It’s not too often a human, let alone an animal, breaks royal protocol. But Bella, a black Labrador puppy, did just that during a royal visit to Devon and Cornwall in July 2017. The playful pup was captured lunging forward to give Prince Charles a lick on his forehead.

Dog photobombs model Gigi Hadid

Supermodel Gigi Hadid took a risk when posing next to a New York City hydrant in April 2016. Siberian Husky Ziggy Stardust Marley Stern considers the spot his favourite bathroom, so when he stopped to do his business, owner Scott VanderVoort wasn’t too bothered, even if an SUV was unloading the model and her three companions.

What followed was a snap that made the front page of the New York Post—Ziggy, midstream, and an unsuspecting supermodel. Thankfully, the Post reported, there was around a one-meter (three-foot) distance between the two.

Man rides pig instead of driving a car

A 68-year-old pig farmer from Chongqing, China, decided to try a different form of transportation when a bout of bronchitis sapped him of his energy to walk. The man, who has been herding pigs for 30 years, decided to take one of his herd for a ride—which proved much smoother than he thought.

Giraffe spills water over a bird

A giraffe made news when it was captured spilling water over a bird that had been pecking at ticks and parasites on the creature’s long neck. The giraffe was bent down, drinking water in Chobe National Park in Botswana, when an abrupt movement caused the animal to douse one of the oxpeckers in water.

“They just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time,” British photographer James Gifford said of the bird’s unexpected shower.

Taylor Swift takes the cat for a walk

Tabloids and online magazines are rife with photos of celebrities walking their dogs, but spotting a well-known name clutching her cat in NYC’s streets is a little less common. Taylor Swift was photographed in 2014, holding her Scottish fold kitten, Olivia Benson, in the crook of her arm.

The singer made headlines for her unusual sidekick but explained the situation simply: “The kitten freaks out about being put in the cat carrier. So I was just like, ‘Okay, all right, we’re gonna just do this!'”

Dog rides a tricycle in the UK

Barry is a Bedlington terrier who loves to ride a tricycle. A video posted in June 2015 shows the adventurous dog sitting atop the tricycle, gliding along a road, his owner, Wayne Sowerby, trailing behind or pushing him. Though Barry took to the tricycle naturally, he does need a bit of help; Sowerby steers the trike from behind, with two thin ropes attached to the handles.

Giuly, the fat cat

Giuly, the Italy-based exotic shorthair, made a name for herself after owner Chiara Bagnoli’s snaps of the portly feline went viral in 2010. The 6-kilogram (13-pound) cat is often captured sprawled on her back in her Italian home, and as Bagnoli says, “She’s quite playful, but very lazy.”