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{{quote|''"They're so cute. They're like if puppies and kittens could have babies."''|'''Leela''' talking about [[Everything's Better with Penguins|penguin chicks]], ''[[Futurama]]''}}

A [[Tastes Like Diabetes|cute widdle]] creature typically consisting of [[Generic Cuteness|fur, big eyes, maybe a Big Smile, and little else]]. It's probably biologically unfeasible, if not [[You Fail Biology Forever|downright impossible]], but who cares? It's stupidly huggable, and if the show is [[Merchandise-Driven]], it will probably be a top seller. [[Series Mascot|In many cases, it will become an easily-recognizable symbol for the show/series/whatever]]. All together now: "Awwwww..."

May double as [[Non-Human Sidekick]] types, but the main purpose of these creatures is to be irresistibly cute. Sometimes, they are [[Ugly Cute|unconventionally cute]]. Their natural habitat is the [[Sugar Bowl]], but they have been known to wander far and wide.

Depending on the series, there can be either only 1 or 2 types of cute characters, contrasting the rest of the cast. In others (most commonly those taking place in [[Sugar Bowl]] realms) the most, if not all the cast is like that.

The robotic counterparts can be found in [[Cute Machines]]

If it's so ugly it's cute, it's [[Ugly Cute]]. If it's not so lovable, it's a [[Small Annoying Creature]]. If it's [[Beware the Nice Ones|appealing but ferocious]], it's a [[Killer Rabbit]]. If it's ''really'' not conventionally cute, then it's [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]].

If ''really'' unlovable, it's [[The Scrappy]].

May cause [[Cuteness Overload]]. May be [[Yet Another Baby Panda]].

Contrast '''BIG TIME''' with [[Eldritch Abomination]], and also contrast ''that'' with [[Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?]] if it's a nice monster.

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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok]]'': Ecchan as seen in the trope image.
* ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''.
* ''[[Chi's Sweet Home]]''
* Although played straight with some [[Pokémon]] in the games (see below), this trope is subverted in [[Pokémon (anime)|the anime]], perhaps in response to the complaints that Dawn has mostly cute Pokémon—adorable [[Big Eater]] piggy Swinub evolved into a [[The Berserker|rampaging disobedient]] Mamoswine within the course of three episodes.
** Then brought right back in with two of the main group's Pokémon in ''Best Wishes''. Ash's Oshawott (who Ash even ''says'' is adorable), Iris's Axew, and Trip's Vanillite ([[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|although Iris disagrees]]).
** Even Team Rocket has had cute Pokemon, especially Chimecho, Mime Jr., Cacnea, Wurmple, and Woobat.
** Seeing as about half the legendary Pokémon are cute buckets of fuzz (Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi, for example), that's something of a subversion.
* The same can be said for ''[[Digimon]]'', though Patamon is probably the Rookie that fits the most; of course, that's before he becomes the super-special-awesome Angemon.
** Culumon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' exemplifies this trope. It has to be among the most "awwwww" inducing critters ever seen.
*** Guilmon also gives out his fair share of cute when he isn't fighting. Okay, he's a big red dinosaur even in his base form, but his personality is utterly adorable.
*** [[Digimon Tamers]] ''in general'' exemplifies this trope, which is really odd, considering how dark it is. Culumon could carry the entire season's cuteness factor on his own because he's so dang adorable in every way. But then you have Guilmon (adorable personality), Terriermon (Do I need to say it? "Moumantai~"), Lopmon (Terriermon all over again, the frown doesn't diminish it)... And then MarineAngemon is introduced. ''Cuteness overload''.
**** Thing about Marine Angemon: Most of the supercute Digimon are at Baby and In-Training levels (the levels of actual infant Digimon, and the heroes' [[Sleep Mode Size]].) Marine Angemon? ''Mega.'' (That is, the levels of the heroes in [[Super Mode]], and post-midseason [[Big Bad|BigBads]].) [[The Powers That Be]] sadly didn't let him out of the bag much, but he saves the day in a big way once.  {{spoiler|D-Reaper is a program that is basically an [[Eldritch Abomination]]. Its base matter, called 'chaos,' is the red gel its creations are made of and revert to when defeated. It keeps spreading no matter how many you "kill." See [[Fighting a Shadow]]; nothing actually ''destroys'' D-Reaper matter. Nothing except Marine Angemon's attack, normally used for ''healing.''}} Said attack takes the form of pretty colorful bubbles, naturally.
**** Not to mention Impmon, he even has a tummy smileyface.
** All the baby forms in the Digimon Nursery. I'm certain even Myotismon's baby form will make you go awww... However, running though a digidex can be quite webbish...
** Then we have '''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Cutemon]]''' in ''[[Digimon Xros Wars|Xros Wars]]''. Yeah.
** Puwamon in ''[[Digimon Savers]]''. Best described as a little ball of feathers with big [[Puppy Dog Eyes]].
* Momo, a Japanese dwarf flying squirrel [[Non-Human Sidekick]] of Fuu in ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''. You really have to see [http://www.google.com/images?q=Pteromys+momonga pictures of the real thing] to believe it is an actual species on this planet.
* Potato, the puppy from ''[[AIR]]'' that some people think was so named because it resembled a pile of mashed potatoes. It's disturbingly intelligent (Kano can apparently talk with it), says nothing except "Pico pico" and is ''mind-bendingly'' adorable!
* The Androgynous, fluffy, playful Mokona from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'', ''[[xxxHolic]]'' and ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''.
** ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' also features, in one episode, a stupidly-cute, injured, foxlike critter that Hikaru instantly adopts and names "Hikari" after her old dog. {{spoiler|Turns out it's actually a demonic monster named Vigor, who deliberately played this trope in order to get the jump on them.}}
** ''[[xxxHolic]]'' partially subverts it, however, as Mokona turns out to be a total booze-hound just like Yuuko.
** ''xxxHoLic'' also has Tanpopo, Himawari-chan's almost painfully adorable little bird. And Chibi Kitsune.
** Am I the only one who found the tube fox, which agrees with the -mon stuff mentioned above, cute?
*** No, you're not the only one. That was my favorite character in the whole show.
* [[Daa! Daa! Daa!]] has Pepo, Luu's adorable, stuffed animal-like alien space pet that's a Peponian...from the Planet Pepo. Guess what it says? That's right. Pepo!
* Wizz from ''[[D.N.Angel]]''; cutest floppy-eared rabbit-like thing ever.
* Not so cute, but definitely plushie-like squishy: Saizo, Okita's pet pig in ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]''.
* The Puuchus from the ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' anime are meant as a parody of this. They're actually evil alien invaders and when you hit them they bleed purple and take on the haggard features and guttural tones of [[Golgo 13]].
** Domesticated Puuchus on the other hand turn into heroes from shows like [[Captain Harlock]] or [[Gundam]]. Not ugly, but definitely weird.
* There's also Kuriboh from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'', which is where LittleKuriboh of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' gets his name from.
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|GX]]'' takes it to the next level with a winged version of the fluffball as Judai Yuki's duel spirit partner.
** And in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|5Ds]]'', Ruka has yet another variation, Kuribon.
* Chopper from ''[[One Piece]]'''s half-human form is definitely an example. Even though creatures of his type (animal zoans) look like adult humans crossed with animals, Chopper ends up looking like a three-year-old cosplaying as a plushie, for reasons of Cute, and possibly because he was actually an animal that [[Anthropomorphic Shift|became half-human]].
** Ladies and gentlemen, [http://i41.tinypic.com/20t1d8i.jpg Baby Laboon].
*** [[Squee|AAAAAAWWWWW!]]
** And the [[Cute Machines|Spaceys]] in Eneru's cover story.
* In ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', Mari Land is a world entirely populated by Ridiculously Cute Critters.
* The Kodamas from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''.
** For that matter, most films by Miyazaki have at least one ridiculously cute creature: the soot spirits in ''[[Spirited Away]]'', the forest spirits in ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', Jiji the cat from ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', the title character in [[Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]], the fox-squirrels creature from ''Laputa: [[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' and ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]''!
*** Non-Miyazaki [[Studio Ghibli]] example: the tanuki in ''[[Pom Poko]]''.
* Guvava, Mylene Flare Jenius' [[Empathy Pet]] from ''[[Macross 7]]''. Basically a Tribble with eyes.
* It's easy to forget how late in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' it is before [[Pet Baby Wild Animal|Maya]] shows up.
* Botan, the baby boar in ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]''. When it first appears, Tomoya and Sunohara aren't quite sure what it is, though they both agree that it's ridiculously cute.
** After the time-skip Botan is grown, but is still depicted as cute. Doesn't hurt to have kindergartners playing around it as if it's a living stuffed animal.
** The big dango family, of course; they could be described best as [[Better Than It Sounds|small rolls of bread]] [[X Meets Y|with]] [[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mushroom eyes.]]
* [http://www.dancingcavy.com/Kirara--2-28-05.jpg Kirara] from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. At least until she [http://www.inuyashaworld.com/chara_image_show.cfm?imagename=sango&counter=6 transforms].
** Thus becoming [[Badass Adorable]]
* Ryo-Oh-Ki from ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]!'': a fluffy little cabbit—a cat/rabbit hybrid. She also turns into a ''spaceship''.
** She also {{spoiler|acquires a humanoid form at the end of the original ''Tenchi Muyo!'' OVA series and does the most adorable dance for the visiting Juraian royalty.}}
*** In [[Tenchi in Tokyo]], she can become ''[[Mini-Mecha]] Ryo-Oh-Ki!'' And she is the cuuuuuutest Mini Mecha you ever saw!
* Boota in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. Appropriately enough, when {{spoiler|he acquired a human form, he was a [[Bishonen]]}}.
* The little green alien creature that steals Sheryl's panties and which Ranka befriends from ''[[Macross Frontier]]''.
** Later on, Ai-kun (the green critter) molts and {{spoiler|becomes a stage-1 juvenile Vajra, and somehow ''still'' manages to act obnoxiously cute}}.
* The critters from every incarnation of ''[[Pretty Cure]]''. They're so damn <s>puntable</s> ''cute''!
* The main character of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' is actually one of these! Ahiru's (which means 'Duck' and is named that in the dub) true form is that of a yellow duckling with big, big blue eyes. Even the resident [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] can't resist her cuteness.
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' spoofs this with a cute but incredibly depressed bunny that's the pet of the main character.
** Then there's the giant salamander.
* Kuroneko-sama from ''[[Trigun]]''.
* Jonathan the baby seal from ''[[Kaleido Star]]''.
* And we can't forget P-chan, Mr. Panda, Shampoo-neko and MuMu-chan from ''[[Ranma ½]]'', even if they'd rather not suffer from Jusenkyo's [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]] curses.
* Along the same lines, Pokota from ''[[Slayers]] Revolution'' is the a prince, bound into the bizarre but adorable shape of an alien bunny looking thing with gigantic wing-hand-ears, a cape, and a zipper up his stomach that opens on to L-space. He is, of course, [[Tougher Than He Looks]].
* ''[[Potemayo]]'' and Guchuko have all these beat. None can stand against their [[Moe Moe|moe]].
* Both Alexander (a [[Big Friendly Dog]]) and Nina (an adorable little girl) arguably served this purpose on ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''... {{spoiler|separately.}}
** Say what you will about it, but... {{spoiler|the chimaera}} is actually quite cute too.
** And in the manga, Xiaomei, the midget panda actually stunned ''Scar'' into silence with her cuteness.
*** Hope that they don't talk about any important plot points in a scene that has her in it (there's at least one), because I guarantee [[Funny Background Event|all you'll pay attention to is the little panda.]]
** Why does everybody forget the poor Black Hayate?
** Den is one of these too, being a [[Big Friendly Dog]].
* The Ham Hams from ''[[Hamtaro]]'', and they know it.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', most of the [[Non-Human Sidekick|Non Human Sidekicks]]. Hanatamago and Pochi are some that are named, both being fluffy little dogs. China has a [[Pandaing to the Audience|little panda]], England has his little spirit friends and so on. There is also a recurring white bunny with gray ears seen with America, England and Japan (probably based on the author's pet rabbit). [[The Greys|Tony the alien]] is also rather cute.
** Let's not forget Kujimarou the bear cub (with drastic memory problems!) belonging to [[Moe|Canada]].
*** Kumajirou's just joshing. He really does know who Canada is, [[Canada, Eh?|eh]]?
** Greece's cats, too. And Iceland's puffin. Not to mention America's whale friend, and the cat that "ferociously attacks" Italy in a training session.
** What, no mochis?
* Johnny Joestar's stand, Tusk, from the ''[[Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' story "Steel Ball Run".
* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' has been recruiting a lot of these lately. [[Beware the Nice Ones|And they're loads more deadly than they look.]]
* The Por Vora from ''[[King of Bandit Jing]]'' are made of adorable. Too bad they're also [[Made of Explodium]].
* Kero in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', much to his chagrin, as powerful magical guardians are ''not'' cute.
* Chibisuke from ''Dragon Drive''. Well, he's not as small as a few others, and he turns into a much bigger dragon later, but still.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110907041950/http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie/v/manga/artwork/chuchu/Chu-Chu_01.jpg.html ChuChu], the little purple marmoset from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' (Particularly in the manga.).
* Bonta-kun from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]] Fumoffu''.
* Isako from ''[[Dennou Coil]]'' uses a group of virtual pets to do some of her chores. They are all extremely adorable fluffy round things, but underestimating their abilities would be a big mistake.
* The Bearbees from [[Kyou Kara Maou]]. They're snuggley embodiments of love that sprinkle glitter, say 'Nogitsu!' and concider Yuuri and Wolfram [[Has Two Mommies|to be their parents]], making them Greta's siblings, I guess. They're highly endangered and their poop makes very high-quality, but very smelly, paint.
** Unless they're the mudhybrid ones. Then they'll [[Gremlins|turn into monsters]] that will [[Nightmare Fuel|viciously attack your children]] if you get them wet.
* Pero Pero from [[Kare Kano]], the dog that gets around by rolling around.
* ''[[Moyashimon]]'' features one of the few successful attempts at making bacteria and mold spores cute. This especially goes for the series mascot, an anthropomorphic spore of ''Aspergillus oryzae''.
* The devolved dragon... slime... THING... Nyo-Nyo from ''Lilim Kiss''.
* Sodom from [[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]] looks like a winged black hamster/guinea pig... who can also transform into a powerful dragon when needed.
* ''[[07-Ghost]]'' has an incredibly cute little pink dragon, that can only say brrrrupyah but also  {{spoiler|it's the reincarnation of Teito's best friend Mikage.}}
* [[Mad Scientist]] Watari from ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'' has his fluffy little owl 003.
* The sheep and the bunnies in [[Karneval]]. All characters (apart from Gareki) seem to find them adorable as well.
* Diana—Luna and Artemis's adorable kitten from the future—from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* In ''[[Star Driver]]'', we have Wako's little fox kit named Vice (as in Vice President...of the drama club).
* The adorable Shikigami paper dolls from ''[[Kekkaishi]]''. How can you not see these little fellas doing a dance in the end credits and not go "Aww"
* The [[Cute Kitten|sunekos]] and the "[[Everything's Better with Chickens|lord chickens]]," chickens that wander in the Ayanoi Gakuen campus, in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4 Kurara/Clara] the spotted jellyfish from ''[[Kuragehime]]''.
* Kyuubey of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is this combined with [[Weasel Mascot]]. {{spoiler|Also a [[Cute Is Evil|brutal subversion]]. His cute appearances hides his [[Starfish Alien|tr]][[Blue and Orange Morality|ue]] [[Evilly Affable|na]][[Hive Mind|tu]][[Lack of Empathy|re]].}}
* Deconstructed to hell and back with Maromi in ''[[Paranoia Agent]]'', a symbol of Japan's persistent refusal to ''grow the hell up''.
* [[Doraemon]]
* The ludicrously adorable blue penguins in ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]]''.
* The Keronians in ''[[Keroro Gunso]]'' including Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu, Dororo and every other that shows up over the course of the series. There's also pop-star alien girl Sumumo who isn't Keronian but might as well be.
* Hime-Chan's stuffed lion Pokota from ''[[Hime-chan no Ribon]]''.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|The Animal Soldiers]] from ''[[Tentai Senshi Sunred]]''. Their attempts at fighting Sunred are commonly thwarted by squealing schoolgirls picking them up and hugging them.
* Polly, Francine and the Ninja Crows from ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]''.
* ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' - Hamzou
* Almost all the puppies shown in ''Inubaka''

== Comics ==
* Shmoos, in the ''[[Li'l Abner]]'' comic strip. They're not just cute, they're also very tasty. [[Let's Meet the Meat|And want to be eaten.]]
* Every creature in the ''Owly'' comic, including Wormy the earthworm.
* The baby golden gargoyle adopted by Abel in ''[[The Sandman]]''.
* [http://www.stupiders.com/comic.php?pg=21 Cheche] from [[the Stupiders]] is a perfect example of this. He's a furry boa constrictor, consisting almost entirely of fluffy fur and two huge googly eyes, tiny cute fangs and to top it off, he's always smiling. [http://www.stupiders.com/comic.php?pg=40 His brother, however, has issues].
* [http://www.findchaffy.com Chaffies]. They are fluffy little bunny-like critters who are [[Perpetual Smiler|always smiling]], with only 1 1/2 ear after a simultaneous lawnmower accident. Also, they like to wander off absolutely everywhere, getting themselves hidden amongst other Ridiculously Cute Critters.
** One page in the ''Find Chaffy'' book has them hidden in a whole group of [[Pandaing to the Audience|pandas.]]
* In the main [[Marvel Universe]], [[Catgirl|Tigra]] has recently gotten pregnant by Hank Pym ( {{spoiler|really his Skrull double}}) and given birth. Her baby, William, seems to combine the best cute features of babies and kittens.
* Gnutten & Gnuttarna from the Swedish comic ''Bobo''.


== Eastern Animation ==
* [[Cheburashka]], from several Russian/Soviet children's stop-motion cartoons of the late 60s and early 70s. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sICgWJ46_4E Sample on YouTube (subtitled)]


== Films ==
* And of course the race of Ewoks from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe.
** The ''Star Wars'' Bestiary informs us of the Voorpak. It is a tiny, almost spherical Pomeranian-like animal that Naboo nobility use for companionship and warmth. It is basically a cross between a Pomeranian for its size and fluff, a fuzzy spider for its hidden legs, and a Vampire Bat for its face.
** In the [[Expanded Universe]] are the catlike race Kushiban, who look like [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ikrit-PotJSB.jpg this]. They're a sentient species. This particular Kushiban? ''Jedi Master Ikrit''.
* Fizzgig from ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''. Basically a Tribble crossed with a pomeranian and a ''shark''.
* Mogwai from ''[[Gremlins]]''. As long as you stick to the rules.
* [[Kung Fu Panda|Kitten Tai Lung]]. [[Misaimed Fandom|Oh GOD]], [[Cute Kitten|kitten]] [[Unintentionally Sympathetic|Tai Lung]].
** [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LookAtMe.jpg Who could resist this face?] [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/tailungcub2.png Or this one?] [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Ingonyama/LoveNuzzle.jpg They weren't kidding when they said they wanted to make the characters "look like plush toys"].
** [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-z_JbsmxZ8/Te79mAgXauI/AAAAAAAAAZE/pdHPIsMLQdk/s320/BabyPo5.gif Baby Po] from [[Kung Fu Panda 2]]. No wonder Mr. Ping adopted him!
** Don't forget baby Tigress! [https://web.archive.org/web/20121007055223/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110309171658/kungfupanda/images/5/50/Tigress-yin-yang.png]
* The caterpillar in ''[[The Fox and The Hound]]''.
* Gurgi from ''[[The Black Cauldron]]''.
** Considerable [[Disneyfication]] there, as in the book, Gurgi was a hairy beast-man covered in leaves and twigs, and smelled like a wet dog.
** Henwen from ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'' is just about the cutest animated pig you'll ever see.
* Saphira, during her infancy, from ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]''. The one good part of that movie, and she was ''almost'' adorable enough to make it worth it.
* Thumper and Flower from ''[[Bambi]]''.
* Puss from ''[[Shrek]]'' could stop an advancing army with his ginormous eyes.
* Rover from ''[[Planet 51]]'' is an insanely cute robot with a fetish for rocks.
* The Chipmunks and Chippettes from ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks|Alvinandthe Chipmunks]]'' and its sequels.
* Subverted in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', when the creatures resembling human children suddenly reveal their murderous and cannibalistic tendencies (despite Guy foreshadowing their transformation).
* {{spoiler|Kevin's}} babies in ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]''. Cuter {{spoiler|chicks}} have never been seen.
** Dug the dog. "I am Dug! I just met you and I love you!"
* [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16000000/lilly-lilly-from-alpha-and-omega-16025513-1728-1296.jpg Lilly] from [[Alpha and Omega]], without a doubt. Click on that outgoing link, and try telling me she isn't the cutest wolf you've ever seen.
* Toothless from [[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]] may very well be the most adorable fire-breathing lizard in any movie ever.
** The Terrible Terrors, big-headed tiny dragons that act like house cats.
* From ''[[Rio]]'', we have [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--Wy62eNMjdE/TnlWJ5MbWHI/AAAAAAAABc8/t1CzMZ2KGj8/s1600/Rio+Movie+Baby+Blu+iPhone+4+Wallpapers+.jpg Baby Blu]{{Dead link}}. Not to mention {{spoiler|Blu and Jewel's offspring at the end of the film}}. Just...the '''CUTE!!'''
* F.T in [[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes]] qualifies since it is completely useless : its only role is to make Tara say "it's so cute" and try to protect it from the baddies.


== Gamebooks ==
* The Jib-Jib from ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' is a subversion, being small and fluffy, and possessed of a [[Cute but Cacophonic|loud screech that can be heard for miles]]. They're used as living burglar alarms by some people in the setting.
** JubJubs (and Meekins) from [[Neopets]] were inspired by these critters. No, really.


== Literature ==
* Martian flat cats from [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[The Rolling Stones (novel)|The Rolling Stones]]'', which may have inspired Tribbles.
* The "pygmy puffs(keins)" from ''[[Harry Potter]] 6''. Basically a miniature Tribble dyed girly colors.
** Also nifflers, furry little black things with long pointy snuffly noses. D'awwwww....
* [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], in ''Book of the Duchess'', has a puppy beckon the narrator because it wasn't yet trained for hunting (meter-preserving [[Blind Idiot Translation]])  {{spoiler|then it ran away :(}}:
{{quote|''A whelp that found me as I stood, / That had a-followed, and could do no good. / It came and crept to me as low, / Right as it had-a me a-know, / Held down his head and joined his ears, / And laid all smoothly down his hairs.''}}
* Treecats from the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' series. Yes, they are as deadly as thay are sapient, but they are as cute as they are deadly. How else could they endear themselves to those people they haven't bonded to in order to obtain celery?
* Lazarus Long gave this observation in the [[Robert A. Heinlein]] novel ''Time Enough For Love'':
{{quote|On the planet Tranquille around KM849(G-0) lives a little animal known as a "knafn." It is herbivorous and has no natural enemies and is easily approached and may be petted---sort of a six-legged puppy with scales. Stroking it is very pleasant; it wiggles its pleasure and broadcasts euphoria in some band that humans can detect. It's worth the trip.
Someday some bright boy will figure out how to record this broadcast, then some smart boy will see commercial angles---and not long after that it will be regulated and taxed.
In the meantime, I have faked that name and catalog number; it is several thousand light-years off in another direction. Selfish of me--- }}
* [[Heroic Dog|Mouse]] of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' started out this way. Harry acquired him by accident when he was hired to rescue a bunch of puppies and one of them crawled out of the box and hid in his car. Harry proceeds to spend the rest of the book carrying around the little gray furball in the pocket of his coat, and several characters are reduced to cooing over it due to [[Cuteness Proximity|the sheer cuteness]]. However, he [[Big Friendly Dog|doesn't stay tiny for long]].
* One of the protagonists of ''The Skins of Dead Men'' has tamed a creature that he refers to as a "coon cat" (probably a [[wikipedia:Bassariscus astutus|ringtail]] from context.) Reactions are [[Squee|about what would be expected given the linked picture]].


== Live Action TV ==
* And of course there are the [[Explosive Breeder|Tribbles]] from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
** The Klingons disagree.
*** But they're the only ones, and their revulsion for tribbles is mutual and probably genetic.
*** Also, probably a direct reference, the Nubbins from [[Sanctuary]].
* The adorable, burping yeast sock puppets that appear on many episodes of ''[[Good Eats]].''
** So popular are they on the show, in fact, that many fans have attempted to make their own.
** Actually, Alton Brown's upcoming [http://www.amazon.com/Good-Eats-3-Later-Years/dp/158479903X "Good Eats 3: The Later Years"] comes equipped with a "Make your own yeast puppet" kit!
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' had a genetically engineered fuzzy cute thing called "Nummy Muffin Coocol Butter" that the Mads sent up to the Satellite. Mike fell under its/her spell, but he was forced to send it/her back because 1. she had a shedding problem that really rankled the Bots, and 2. Frank was missing her desperately.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': People want plush Adiposes '''now'''.
** [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MW7HZ6?tag=yafgc-20&camp=15309&creative=380093&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=B001MW7HZ6&adid=07ES30WWMYJ7D7C84CNP& So be it.]
* [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Daniel Striped Tiger]].
* Chicken puppet Chica on PBS Kids Sprout is this. One blogger compares her and the network to crack, and every other post on Sprout's Facebook page is requests for a plush Chica toy.
* Many of [[The Muppets]] would count (With their big, bulgy eyes and fluffy bodies- specially if you live on ''[[Sesame Street]]''), Bean Bunny stands out, as he's supposed to ''act'' cute so the rest of the Muppets wouldn't have to.
* ''[[MythBusters]]'': For the Breakstep Bridge myth, Jamie Hyneman created a set of little marching robots—pretty much army helmets and boots.
{{quote|'''Jamie:''' They were kinda cute, weren't they?
'''Adam:''' They were very cute. Cute [[For Science!]]! }}


== Tabletop Games ==
* * Mortasheen has [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/chainsawkid.htm Chainsaw Kid], for [[Ugly Cute|a certain definition of the word "cute"]], and some of the others could fit under a combination of this category and [[Grotesque Cute]].
** Another good example is the [http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/schmeep.htm Schmeep], which is the most conventionally "cute" thing in Mortasheen and also one of the few that isn't likely to try and murder you. It is also designed [[Let's Meet the Meat|to be eaten, and take joy in doing so]] [[Grotesque Cute|in order to heal your other monsters]]. Albeit, [[Good Thing You Can Heal|they can regenerate from only a skeleton]], but still
* Meeps from ''[[GURPS]] Illuminati University''.
* The ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' supplement ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' has some [[Our Angels Are Different|very cute celestials]]: the fairylike coure eladrins and the musteval guardinals, who resemble bipedal ferrets. Hollyphants in their small form would also count.
** Now, now. Cute eladrins (including coure) are legacy of AD&D -- [[Planescape]] Monstrous Compendium appendix II.<ref>(And "beloved of Valarian" came from ''[[Tabletop Games/Funny|Portable Hole Full of Beer]]'', though there it was a template. ;)</ref>
** Pseudodragons. They look like dragons, but they're the size of house cats. ''Small'' house cats. Faerie dragons are much the same, only with butterfly wings. (Awww.)
* Wastems and Wastits from [[Human Occupied Landfill]]. Wastems are cute little creatures whose bodies are filled with a tapioca-like substance that can be used for anything from food to motor oil. Wastits are cruel, psychotic, and make most grown men wet themselves in terror if they know what they're dealing with. And the worst part? If you don't have the "spot wastit" skill, you can't tell the difference between the two, even if the wastit is walking away from a bloody corpse with a skull in one hand and a bloody butterfly knife in the other.
* Silvanshee Agathions from [[Pathfinder]], which are basically sapient, [[Neutral Good]], [[Our Angels Are Different|angelic]] ''[[Cute Kitten|kitties]]'' with magical abilities. They're also available as [[familiar]]s.
** It also has lyrakien azatas, which are [[Fairy Companion|much like the aforementioned coure]]. And brownies, although they're somewhere between adorable and [[The Fair Folk|creepy]].
*** Pathfinder goblins are the epitome of [[Ugly Cute]].
** And now, [[Plant People|Leshies]]. Save for the [[Nightmare Fuel|rather frightening]] mushroom-based ones, anyway.
* The RPG [[Warhammer 40,000|Rogue Trader]] introduces us to the Gyrinx, a mid-sized cat that hangs around psykers. Of course, this being [[Crapsack World|40k]], they serve as conduits to increase their master's already considerable psychic power and tend to explode if a Daemon takes interest in the relevant psyker.


== Toys ==
* Apparently, Headcrab Plushies exist. These little monsters from ''[[Half-Life]]'' latch onto humans and zombify them. Yet, plushies have been made. One of the characters in the game actualy has a de-beaked one as a pet. Lamar is [[Ugly Cute|kind of cute]], mind you.
** For those who want to further the illusion, they also have ''hats''.
* To one-up the above with a rare inanimate example: literal plush [[Portal (series)|Weighted]] [[Companion Cube]]s!
** Supposedly, plush turrets also exist, but no pictures are forthcoming.
* The Facehugger of [[Alien]] fame comes in plush. [http://www.amazon.com/Palisades-ALIEN-LIFE-SIZED-FACEHUGGER-PLUSH/dp/B000302CXA\] Who would hug it is another matter entirely.
** There's a plush [[Predator]] as well. Personally, if I had a kid and they wanted a stuffed animal tough enough to protect them from monsters, that would be my go-to choice.
* Cacodemons from [[Doom]] have been converted into a couple of plushies as well.
* There are many many different cute-ified plush versions of [https://web.archive.org/web/20100210001404/http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/plush_cthulhu.html Cthulhu], [https://web.archive.org/web/20100611064915/http://www.toyvault.com/cthulhu/nyarlethotep.html Nyarlethotep], and other [[Cosmic Horror|Great Old Ones]] from the [[H.P. Lovecraft|Lovecraft Mythos]].
* There are also cutesy toy versions, plush and otherwise, of various parasites, bacteria, and viruses; such as [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031024951/http://www.mcphee.com/parasitepals/ Parasite Pals] and [http://www.giantmicrobes.com/ GIANTmicrobes]. Of course, [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how cute you think they are.
* [[Tarepanda]] (pictured above)
* [http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/20/have-the-brits-never-heard-of-the-ookpik-index/ OOKPIK!!!]
* [http://www.squishable.com/ Squishables!!] They manage to make everything adorable, up to and including [http://www.squishable.com/pc/squish_cthulhu_15/Big_Animals/Big+Squishable+Cthulhu Cthulu]


== Video Games ==
* ''[[Pokémon]]'': Pikachu! And Mew. Frankly, about half of all Pokémon start off like this, then get bigger and (slightly) less cute as they evolve. (Kind of like [[Truth in Television|real baby animals]].)
** Some evolved forms still remain incredibly cute such as Dewgong and Floatzel.
** JOLTIK. An absolutely adorable fluffy four-legged spider. What's not to love about this thing?
** I'll see your Joltik and raise you '''Deino'''. It's a [[Blinding Bangs|blind]] baby dinosaur with an [[Idiot Hair|ahoge]], that [[The Klutz|bumps into things]]!  {{spoiler|And then [[It Got Worse|it grows up]], into something even the Pokedex cites as a [[Complete Monster]].}}
** Woobat and Swoobat from the latest games. The former is a blue puffball with black wings, heart-shaped snout and a single [[Cute Little Fangs|cute little fang]] and Swoobat, its evolution takes it up to eleven with big sparkly eyes, big ears, the former's fluffyness, heart-shaped snout, cute little fangs and a heart shaped ''tail''. [[Truth in Television|Truth in Video Games]] as they are based on the [http://bogleech.com/pokemon/pbio-honduranbats.jpg Honduran white bat], which ''is'' this trope incarnate.
** When you think of cute, you normally don't think of living ice cream cones. But just look at Vanillite's face!
** Sentret and Furret. Try to deny it.
** Eevee tops them all, hands down.
** Wait, no mention of [[Cute Kitten|Skitty]]?
** Audino.
** Solosion and its evolutions, who are the most adorable unicellular creatures you'll ever see.
** Minccino and Cinccino.
** Just because it needs to be said: ''any'' Pokemon can qualify as this if the right person finds the right 'mon. The phenomena was even commented on in [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] with a trainer complaining that Amity Park wouldn't admit him and his Steelix because they didn't think it was cute. [[Don't Explain the Joke|He, obviously, begged to differ.]]
* ''[[Bomberman]]'' is just OOZING with them, to the point of risking [[Cuteness Overload]]. Let's start listing them off:
** The roois/Louies from ''Bomberman '94''/''Mega Bomberman'' onward, [[Kangaroos Represent Australia|adorable kangaroos]] that [[Powerup Mount|give Bomberman a ride]]. White Bomber in ''[[Bomberman Jetters (video game)|Bomberman Jetters]]'' also has a small one as a pet companion.
** The [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|dinosaurs]] that [[Powerup Mount|also serve as mounts]]. In ''Super Bomberman 4'', they start off as generic enemies early in the game until you blast them, at which point they turn into eggs. Walk over your first egg and you get to ride one, as well as gaining spike bombs. Any additional eggs you collect follow behind, Yoshi-style. ''Saturn Bomberman'' instead features different dinosaurs as general Louie replacements, also with unique abilities.
** The [[Mons|Charaboms]] in general, but especially Pommy, debuting in ''Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!'' He even introduces himself to a few [[Mook]]s as "the cutest hero in the galaxy"!
** If ''[[Bomberman B Daman Bakugaiden]] IV'' qualifies, there's the B-Darons; mostly [[Funny Animal]]s that don't talk, but clearly show intelligence nonetheless. And many of them are indeed adorable, to the point of young Bomberwomen getting [[Cuteness Proximity]] reactions around them right in the third episode!
** See something at the start of the stage that looks innocent and adorable? [[Everything Trying to Kill You|It'll probably kill you on contact.]] They might be kid mice holding balloons at an amusement park or weird panda umbrella [[Buffy-Speak|things]], but they're still every bit as deadly as everything else.
** Bomberman himself also qualifies [[Your Mileage May Vary|to some people.]]
* The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series has several:
** Most iconic are the Moogles, little white fuzzballs who [[Verbal Tic|say "kupo" all the time]].
*** [[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Not even]] [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra]] [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091008034808/finalfantasy/images/b/b5/DFF_Terra_and_Moogle.png can resist the cute].
** Chocobos, yellow birds used as [[Horse of a Different Color|mounts]], may or may not be ridiculously cute depending on the [[Art Shift]] of the game.
*** In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'', not only do you have cute chocobos, you also have the even cuter BABY chocobos. Recently, baby chocobos have also made it as merchandise as a [http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/topics/special/imgs/goods14.jpg noisy but oh so cute toy].
**** On the topic of XI, you also have [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100922130229/finalfantasy/images/a/a3/ShantottoDissidia012.PNG Shantotto] who would come across as completely adorable...were it not for the fact that she is totally batshit insane.
*** There's a number of Final Fantasy spinoffs known collectively as the Chocobo series, all featuring the same [http://www.vgblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/06/FFF-Chocobos%20Dungeon.jpg ridiculously adorable protagonist].
** ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' has Moombas, apparently an [[Evolutionary Levels|evolved form]] of the big ugly Shumis.
** As far as enemy creatures go, the Cactuar stands out as adorable with its simplistic design and constantly shocked expression.
** Tonberry is certainly cute as he slowly waddles across the battlefield, pokes you with his cute little knife, and [[Killer Rabbit|you fall over dead]].
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' has Cait Sith.
** The Carbuncle, in the games where it is portrayed as a cat (or fox)-like mammal with huge ears, beady eyes, and rounded snout, like ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' or ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]''. Not so much in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' or ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', where it's more reptilian (and is actually a large and menacing boss monster in the former.) Or ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (video game)|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]'', where it looks like something entirely different.
*** [[Double Subversion]] with ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'': You have to fight a very feral-looking one at first, but then you [[Summon Magic|summon]] it and instead get the adorable, Reflect-buffing, shiny-[[Pokémon|Espeon]]-esque creature that's pretty much standard for the later games. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Yes, including]] ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''.
*** ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' outright [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] how increasingly adorable it gets with each game.
** In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', they threw in some literal [[Killer Rabbit]]s by introducing some bosses in the form of the game's terribly cute Dream Hare creatures. (Imagine a tiny bunny with a giant puffball tail and feathers for ears, and that's about the gist of it.)
*** The Ivalice version of moogles are pretty damn cute too, as are the Cu Sith. Just look at those rabbit ears!
** Fury, one of the later mini-bosses in ''XII'', resembled an extremely fluffy purple and white rabbit.
** The Nu Mou race from ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]]''. They got big furry tails, long and droopy ears like a dog, and their face finishes the rest of their cuteness. Of course, these cute factors run away when you start to see them slaughter your team with powerful magic spells if you find them as enemies. Their ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' incarnations goes the [[Ugly Cute|complete opposite end of cute]].
** From ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'', Sazh's baby chocobo. It should be self-explanatory.
* A good slew of ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' monsters also apply, particularly the iconic Slime creatures.
* Flickies and [[Sonic Colors|Wisps]] (other than Purple/Violet Wisps, but Eggman twisted those ones anyway,) from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'' games fill this niche. [http://i51.tinypic.com/1ibxwl.jpg Cream] is pretty adorable too.
** [http://www.sonicgear.org/AustraliaPages/Australia%20Photos/HappyPlushF.jpg Sonic's original Genesis design]. It started to leave the trope around ''Sonic 3'' and it left entirely around [[Video Game]]/Sonic Adventure. It came back in [[Sonic Generations]].
** [http://calmdowntom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Tails_gen.jpg Tails], especially [https://web.archive.org/web/20130626174113/http://images.wikia.com/sonic/images/1/11/Tails_classic.jpg before Sonic Adventure].
** [http://www.freewebs.com/pennydudex/200px-Sonichannel_chao.png Chao]{{Dead link}}, the adorable little pet [[Mons]] from ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''. So cute!
*** Especially the Hero Chao!
** [[Small Annoying Creature|The irritating, yet loveable little]] [[Sonic Unleashed|Chip!]]
** Amy Rose in the classic titles.
** Charmy Bee from ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''.
** ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' has brought back classic Sonic and Tails, and they are both adorable.
*** Even the Modern forms can be [http://shoppaaaa.deviantart.com/gallery/ cute] [http://heidithecat.deviantart.com/gallery/ in the] [http://3hedgies.deviantart.com/gallery/9803321 right hands.]
** Bean from ''[[Sonic the Fighters]]''.
* Mieu from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''.
** While we're still in ''Tales Series'', [[Tales of Legendia|the Oresoren]].
* Rabites, from the ''[[World of Mana]]'' (''[[Seiken Densetsu]]'') franchise. They are usually the earliest and weakest enemies in each game, but ''Seiken Densetsu 3'' features the Black Rabite as the ridiculously powerful [[Bonus Boss]]. [[Killer Rabbit|Evil in its cutest form!]]
** Flammie from the same franchise.
* Yoshi from the ''[[Super Mario]]'' series easily falls under this. Being a small dinosaur with huge but adorable eyes, a big nose, shoes, and possibly sounding cute whenever he "speaks" (saying "Yoshi!", various exclamations such as "Wow!", "Whoa!", "Yay!", "Ha!" and "Wah!", and several unintelligible noises), who's to say he's not cute? Though he does get less cute when you find out [[Cute Bruiser|how exactly he can whip some ass]] in the Mario and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.
** Taken to the next level if you consider that he's not a dinosaur. He's a dragon.
** Aside the original one, some Toads also qualify as well, such as Toadsworth (both young and old), the [[Super Mario Galaxy|Toad Brigade]], and [[Distaff Counterpart|Toadette]].
** The Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas have qualified for this ever since ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.
*** As [[Demonic Spiders|irritating]] as Lakitus are, they are still downright adorable.
*** Other enemies like the Goombas have been cutened up enough in recent years to qualify, as well.
**** Even Bowser Jr. isn't immune to this.
** ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' has the Lumas and, of course, the [[Everythings Better With Bunnies|Star Bunnies]].
** The Dayzees from the ''[[Paper Mario]]'' series and ''[[Yoshi's Island]]''.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has many "Vanity Pets" (as opposed to Combat Pets [[An Adventurer Is You|used by]] [[The Beast Master|hunters]]) that fall into this category, including a panda cub (which ups the ante by ''falling asleep''), dragon whelps and baby murlocs. Okay, not many consider murlocs cute, but the baby version is so much cutie-fied (and does a funny dance) that most people don't care. Now getting your hands on one of those is a different story... the first two are [[Collectors Edition]] goodies, the last one is given as a gift to people attending one of Blizzards big events.
** Until this year's Blizzcon (or the [[Direct TV]] Pay Per View feed of Blizzcon), which gives you a Murloc... ''Riding a sunglasses-wearing polar bear which the owner can use as a Mount''. Which somehow only makes it ''even cuter''.
** In ''Wrath of the Lich King'' there is a quest where you have to rescue baby murlocs being kept locked up in cages...and when you open them, sometimes they say, "Mama?" or "Dada?" and then they follow you in a little scampering group. Awwwww.
* The titular character of the ''[[Kirby]]'' series... along with nearly everything else in the franchise. Exceptions are the [[Eldritch Abomination|final bosses]], and Meta Knight who is [[Badass]] instead.
** Unless he loses his mask, anyway. At which point the Badassery [[Uncanny Valley]] steps in and all the shoulder-pads, swirling cloaks, boots, gauntlets and BFS just accentuate the fact that underneath all of that badassery is a cute little guy just like Kirby. Only with deep identity issues.
* The Mimigas of ''[[Cave Story]]''. It would take a [[Complete Monster]] to do any harm to them.
** Unless of course they're [[Tragic Monster|force fed]] [[Psycho Serum|a certain red flower]]...
* ''[[Guild Wars]]'' has rollerbeetles, giant [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|rolling beetles]] that make cute little chittering noises. During Canthan festivals, you even get to participate in ''Mario Kart''-style rollerbeetle races.
* [[Mix-and-Match Critters|Nobody's really sure just what]] [[Klonoa]] is, beyond the adjectives "cute", "long-eared", and "fuzz-covered". This really applies to most everything in his games, as well.
** [[Word of God]] claims that Klonoa's a cat with long ears. Not that you can really tell by looking at him.
*** You can shove the entire franchise into this trope, to be honest.
* The Raposas from ''[[Drawn to Life]]''.
* [[The Goomba|Shadows]] from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. [[The Heartless]] have never been so huggable.
** A lot of the smaller Heartless fall into this category. They are so huggable you can almost ignore the fact that if you get within an arms' reach they will plunge whatever limbs they have inside your chest and rip your heart out.
* Chibiterasu of ''[[Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]'', [[Spin Offspring|a puppy replacement]] for Amaterasu of ''[[Ōkami|Okami]]'', is undeniably cute.
** Hell, Ammy herself is adorable when she's not being ferocious, especially when she gets bored listening to some of the other gods (or Waka) drone on and on, and just decides to ignore them and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|take a nap]].
** If you want to see cute, just take a look at pretty much all the brush gods' offspring. Especially [http://timenerdworld.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/okamiden-thunderstorm.jpg?w=212&h=300 Gekigami's].
* If you have the right items, you can turn yourself into a small cute frog, rabbit, dog, etc. in Gaia Online. Cue the delight if you enter the Zomg! game as a frog. Not to mention all the fluffs in the game itself.
* Several monsters from [[Monster Rancher]] count, most notably Mocchi.
* The main Monsters you run into in [[Wario Land]]! are little banndana-waring red balls with feet and mouths known as Banditoes. They don't actualy do any damage, they just walk about and bounce off your fat gut, and grabbing them causes them to panic in a way that can cause just a little bit of empathy for them. Also, they come in multiple types - yellow, (They jump all about the stage.) Blue (They inflate and float, making a face that looks suspiciously like that anime "Hey-I'm-cute" face we all know and love (:3, to be exact) all the while.) and a lighter blue. (They have forks on their head which can actualy harm you, but cause them to get stuck to the cealing or walls when thrown, with struggling included.) It seems even the game likes them, as some missions to unlock the music soundtrack require you to get through a stage without killing a single baddie.
* [[Nippon Ichi]] games have [[Everything's Better with Penguins|Prinnies]], dood.
** [http://i53.tinypic.com/s1j8l2.png Prinny Asagi]. I believe the phrase you are looking for is "X3".
* Though not technically critters, the turrets in [[Portal (series)|Portal]] have ridiculously cute death speeches. He who does not well up at least a little has no heart.
* ''[[Nelly Cootalot]]'' has spoonbeaks from the Barony of Meeth, which are not only cute for their eponymous spoon-shaped bills, but also serve to show {{spoiler|how evil [[Big Bad|Baron Widebeard]] can be when he enslaves them to work in the Saul Mines}}.
* The titular [[Pikmin]].
* Felynes from ''[[Monster Hunter]]''
* The Grunties from ''[[.hack]]'' games, oink! ''[[.hack GU Games|G.U.]]'' also adds Chim-Chims to the list.
* Guars in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]] III: [[Morrowind]]''.
* Moglins from the ''[[Adventure Quest]]'' series of online games. With the exception of Zorbak.
** To say nothing of Trobbles and Fuzlees.
* The Pooka race from ''[[Odin Sphere]]''.
* Nall and Ruby from ''[[Lunar]]'', being what appear to be adorable winged cats with high-pitched voices. {{spoiler|Until they become full-fledged dragons.}}
* The Yordles from ''[[League of Legends]]'' count, pretty much being [[Final Fantasy|Moogles]] in all but name. [[The Archer|Teemo]] in particular was the game's first designated cute champion.
* The [[Loco Roco]], and some of the creatures in their world.
* The [[Patapon]]. Even some of the creatures they fight are adorable.
* ''[[Ghost Trick]]'' gives us [https://web.archive.org/web/20110212033232/http://superdrama.deviantart.com/art/WP-Ghost-Trick-Missile-166878180 Missile], the [[Badass Adorable]] Pomeranian.
** Missile was previously featured in [[Phoenix Wright]], where he looked more like a Shiba Inu, but with the same amount of adorableness.
* [[EarthBound|Mr. Saturn]].
** Salsa from ''[[Mother 3]]'' also counts.
* The ''[[Zork]]'' universe has the minx, "an irresistibly cuddly animal which shares all the most ingratiating characteristics of kittens, koala bears, and piglets."
* Cute little Kyu-Kyu of [[Vanguard Bandits]], a [[Everything's Better with Platypi|platypus]] who's always hanging around his human [[Badass Adorable|Nana]].
* Om Nom, the candy-eating little green monster from ''[[Cut the Rope]]''.
* ''All'' of the mooks in ''[[Hello Kitty]] Online'' are even cuter than they are dangerously aggressive. As is pretty much everything else in this [[Sugar Bowl]] world.
* The fluffy wamblers from ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' are described as, "known and beloved for their warm hearts, gentle natures, and stumble bumblings...They are widely held to be 'adorable,' and many [[Eat the Dog|dwarves consider them to be a delicacy]]." They're also respected as killers of [[Implacable Man|bronze colossi]].
* The titular [[Knytt]] and [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YcJN5ZAyGRg/RjMk6tqDDOI/AAAAAAAAAN0/v7R8Wh5ADd4/s400/knytt1.GIF his mouse-like scurring up walls.] He is (and his species) cross between a kangeroo and a tiny T-Rex.
* The ''[[The Legendary Starfy|Starfy]]'' series is chocked full of these.
* The titular character of Dewy's Adventure.
* The titular creatures of [[Elebits the Adventures of Kai And Zero]], but a lot of the Omegas, especially. Take one look at the Ice Omega and try to say it's not cute.
* The Djinn from [[Golden Sun]]. Look at [http://goldensunwiki.net/images/4/45/DjinniFugueOverworldDD.png this]
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' give us Remlits, little siamese cat-raccon things with big bat ears... at least, during the ''day''. At night they're a [http://www.zeldawiki.org/images/8/82/Demon_cat.jpg whole different matter]{{Dead link}}...
** You can make the Remlits stay ridiculously adorable ''all the time'' if you complete a certain sidequest, however.
** The Kikwis, who resemble a cross between a penguin and a beaver. Not to mention their [[Verbal Tic]]...
* Furrikin in ''[[Lusternia]]''. Bipedal, intelligent little fuzzballs, they resemble anthropomorphic archetypical animals. Furrikin can look like anything from a panda bear to a raccoon to a sheep, but don't let their appearance fool you - they're smarter than humans and ''very'' fast. [[Killer Rabbit|And not all of them are peaceful, either.]]
** And beware angering even the ones who ''are'' peaceful: they maintain close cultural ties to [[Everything's Worse with Bears|the Tae'dae]].
* Teddie from ''[[Persona 4]]'', it's like this trope page is describing him on purpose.
* Baby mobs in ''[[Minecraft]]''. Just making the body smaller while leaving the head the same size should '''not''' produce such cuteness!
* The Baliflids in ''[[Ascendancy]]''—although judging from the art, this is a case of either [[Ugly Cute]] or [[Informed Ability]]. They are so cute they can force all other species to make peace with them at once.
* The Nopon in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. They stand out in stark contrast from the other denizens of the world with their overly cute looks.

== Web Animation ==
* The Cheat from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', though his larcenous personality is at odds with this.
** Also Sterrance, whom Strong Bad considered so cute that he succumbed to a [[squee]]ing fit.
** To a lesser extent, even Pom Pom fits the bill.
** The Cheat's [[Animesque]] counterpart, [http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkoturkey.html The Cheatball] is a tiny ball with big, blue eyes and a small mouth it never uses. This is a ''perfect'' fit for this trope.
*** All the facial expressions 1-Up (Homestar's counterpart) uses in that toon may make him this as well.
** Lil' Strong Sad leans strongly in this direction.
* The fact that almost every character fits in here is what makes ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'' so <s>disturbing</s> funny.


== Web Comics ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607130533/http://www.amomentofpeace.net/comic.php?num=6 Monster Food] from [[A Moment of Peace]] are classically adorable. Big eyes and little else.
* The Mows from ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|DMFA]]''. You can see them crawling around on [http://www.missmab.com/index.php the main page], even.
** Those look a lot like Meerkas, fat squirrel things from [[Neopets]].
** DMFA also has Deebs (Short for '[[Deathbringer the Adorable|Deathbringer]]' - yes, the [[Trope Namer|original one]]). Basically, a baby bunny made from ''pink bubblegum''. When combined with Jyrras' [[Bishonen]]-ness, it was cute enough to give Lorenda [[Cuteness Overload|acute diabetes]].
* Dust Puppy from ''[[User Friendly]]''.
* The Jinxlets from ''[[Starslip Crisis]]'' are a rare, fur-free species. They compensate for lack of fur with [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831122837/http://www.starslip.com/archive/20080104.shtml overwhelmingly cute behavior].
* Choo-Choo Bear from ''[[Something*Positive]]'': a [[Ugly Cute|hairless, boneless,]] shapeshifting cat.
* Uni from ''[[Unicorn Jelly]]'' is a cute jelly monster.
* Unless you've read ''[[Skin Horse]]'', you won't believe that [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php?view=archive&chapter=27016&name=skinhorse silverfish], [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php?view=archive&chapter=27144 centipedes], and [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/skinhorse/series.php?view=archive&chapter=27154 cobras] can be utterly adorable. But they are. Especially the cobras.
* The Marshmallow Kitty in ''[[Girly]]''. It's squishy!
* Reynardine in his plushie form, in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''.
** Even more so in his "inanimate" plushie form.
* The titular character from the [http://weeshcomic.com webcomic] ''Weesh''.
* Fluffy in [[Hazard's Wake]], whose cast page entry even states, "Does Fluffy have a point other than being the cute mascot-ish character?"
* In a long defunct webcomic, Acid Reflux, we saw critters similar to those that now grace the image at the top of the page: Melting Pandas. They are almost [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], although it's uncertain whether they truly are melting, or just completely boneless. Plus, oxygen is a powerful narcotic to them. Apparently, they only existed to be adorable. The only ones that were still alive were ones that had been put in stasis at an old museum. Upon hearing about the two main qualities of these creatures, one character commented that maybe there's a reason that they were extinct.
* RED Scout's pet chicken Peep-peep in ''[[Cuanta Vida]]'' certainly qualifies.
* Squiddles from ''[[Homestuck]]'''s [[Show Within a Show]].
** Tinkerbull, Tavros's lusus is a delicate, flying, fairy bull.
* The Shadowchild from ''[[Digger]]''. more so if you consider it's dialogue.
** "Feel cold? Can I really? Would that be all right?" "Ummm, sure. Knock yourself out." "Yay!" and “I just ate a sock!” come to mind, as does the “ What’s A [amusing blank] Am I a [amusing blank]?” running joke.
* [[Alien Dice]] recently introduced [http://aliendice.com/blog/2010/09/20/09202010/ Otter Budgies.] [[Tastes Like Diabetes|"Cute" is an understatement.]]
* XZ/Nutsedge from [[Nature of Nature's Art]]  {{spoiler|at first, albeit she's far from ugly or even un-cute even than.}}
* Fritz, the dog from ''[[Zombie Waffe]]''.


== Web Original ==
* [[Neopets]]. All of them. Even the grumpy-looking gargoyle-things, the snarly Godzilla-[[Expies]], the giant mantids, and flame-spewing dragons. Even the mutant and evil versions of same.
** And they get cuter each time they are redrawn.
** And they have baby forms.
** To say nothing of the Petpets, pets for your Neopets. Or, hell, anything on that site, really, except the villains (or most of the villains, anyway...)
*** Almost every petsite falls in this category, like [[Subeta]], [[Wajas]], and others. Except Marapets.
* Along the same lines as [[Neopets]] are the Webkins. Thus far, Gantz has managed to make every species imaginable into a [[Squee]]-worthy plushie covered in their trademark stringy fur (even, oddly, animals that tend to lack fur such as frogs). The things ''are'' [[Merchandise-Driven|designed]] to make kids scream, "OMG!!! WANT!!!" after all.
** Okay, everyone, line up to make jokes about how the company is named [[Gantz]] in five, four...
* ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]'' has CAFs—Cute Animal Friends—are the results of an author attempting cute and instead getting [[Sickeningly Sweet|diabetes-inducing twee]]. Particularly bad examples end up as little more than big eyes, fur, and cute cooing sounds, like oversized [[Star Trek|tribbles]]. Some can be trained or educated into becoming productive members of the multiverse, but a particularly [[Small Annoying Creature]] may be better off simply fed to the nearest mini.
** Speaking of which, minis can fall under this as well, from [[Ugly Cute]] in the case of the mini-[[Lord of the Rings|Balrog]] or [[Myst|Camoudile]], all the way to mini-[[Precious Puppies|Hounds]] [[Sherlock Holmes|of the Baskervilles]].
* I believe [[The Spoony Experiment|Dr. Insano's]] fluffy pink, freakish, orb-shaped son belongs here. Awwww.
* The pet cow you can buy in [http://www.kongregate.com/games/Matoking/progress-the-game Progress: The Game.] It may not do anything other than sit there and look adorable, bur it does it so well that it's worth the price.
* While not exactly a critter, Marshmallow from ''[[The Annoying Orange]]'' definitely qualifies. Midget Apple to a lesser extent.
* The Puffer kittens (SCP-2558-J) from the ''[[SCP Foundation]]'' are this, because of their cuteness and effect it has on the staff the actually have Euclid classification.
* Two words: Nyan Cat.


== Western Animation ==
* Guano from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]''. Of course, it's obvious he's a parody of Pikachu
* Extend this trope to mechanical 'animals' and you get ''[[WALL-E]]'', whose huge adorable eyes seem custom-made to tug the heartstrings of all who gaze upon him.
* [[Deathbringer the Adorable|Rhino the Hamster]] from ''[[Bolt]]'', whose cuteness is potent enough to distract henchmen and save the day.
* Mort, the little lemur in ''[[Madagascar]]''.
* The ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]'' had Beebo, a bio-engineered creature created as a pet. Unfortunately, overfeeding it caused it to [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|become a giant monster]] [[Extreme Omnivore|who ate everything in sight.]] Even then it was still very cute.
* Momo the [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Winged-Lemur Winged-Lemur] from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', a [[Mix-and-Match Critters|lemur/cat/bat cross]] that is all cute.
** Don't forget [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Foo_Foo_Cuddlypoofs Foo-Foo Cuddlypoops].
** And Appa the [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Bison Flying Bison] X3
** [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Koala_sheep#axzz1kjOwCHnq Koala-Sheep.]
** And that [https://web.archive.org/web/20090628121019/http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Rabbit rabbit] Aang initially thought was [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05av9iJvgiQ Flopsy].
** [[Ugly Cute|And Flopsy himself!]]
** Baby. [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Rabbaroo Rabbaroo].
** The [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Singing_groundhog#axzz1kjOwCHnq Singing Groundhogs]!
** And the [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Enemy_birds Enemy Birds]!
** What? No [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Turtle_duck#axzz1kjOwCHnq turtle ducks]? For shame.
*** Especially the turtle''ducklings''. So adorable!
** Plus the [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Purple_pentapus#axzz1kjOwCHnq Purple Pentapus].
** ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' gives us [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Naga.PNG#axzz1nvavBB7p Naga]{{Dead link}} the [[Canis Major|polar bear-dog]] and [http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/File:Pabu.PNG#axzz1nvavBB7p Pabu]{{Dead link}} the [[Weasel Mascot|fire ferret]], a cross between a [[Captain Obvious|ferret]] and a red panda. That is a powerful combination of cute.
* Ling Ling from ''[[Drawn Together]]'' is a subverted example in that while he is an adorable parody of [[Pokémon|Pikachu]], he is a [[Sociopathic Hero|sociopathic killing machine]] (this is his in-show description).
* Halfway subverted with [[Fan Nickname|"Cujo"]], the lovable ghost pup in ''[[Danny Phantom]]''. It's friendly and adorable in small mode, but can turn big and aggressive if it needs to. "Yikes" is a far more appropriate word for ''that'' one.
* Parodied on ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' with the Gigglepies, big-eyed, [[Care Bears|Carebear]]-esque creatures who speak entirely in rhyme. It's eventually revealed that they are actually alien conquerors who enslave worlds with their hypnotic cuteness.
* Nibbler, from ''[[Futurama]]'', probably qualifies—he's [[Ugly Cute|pretty weird looking]], but he's small and squeaky enough to make the tough, no-nonsense captain Leela go to pieces and adopt him as a beloved pet. He later gets a little red cape and diaper. {{spoiler|It turns out that his entire species is sentient, and uses their cuteness as a ploy to infiltrate places where the local species is bigger and uglier as part of a giant conspiracy.}}
** Not to mention, in the episode "The Problem with Popplers",  {{spoiler|the Popplers themselves, as they are actually the young of the ''sentient, not to mention angry'' Omicronians}}.
** Cats have the power to mind control people by being ''just so cute''. They even beat out the Nibblonians on the cuteness front.
* Lily and Sparkles, the [[Team Pet|puppies]] of ''[[Barbie and the Diamond Castle]]''.
* Katie the little... uh... fuzzy yellow thingy (she doesn't match any of the other animals) from ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]''
** The original Horton illustrations by Dr. Seuss also fits this trope. Admit it, your mind went "awwww!" when you first set eyes on him on the cover of the book.
* Ding-A-Ling Wolf from the ''[[Hokey Wolf]]'' cartoons is arguably the most adorable [[Hanna-Barbera]] sidekick of all.
* ''[[Chucklewood Critters]]'' is full of them.
* Once [[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]] were at a petting zoo and saw a cute little lamb with big eyes. They all let out an "Aw!", then saw an even littler lamb with even bigger eyes. They let out a bigger "AWWW!!", then saw the ''littlest'' lamb with the ''biggest'' eyes, and let out the biggest '''"AWWWW!!!"''' of all. Then the second lamb walked in front of the third one, and Homer shoved it out of the way.
* [[Chuck Jones]] had a penchant for ridiculously cute critters that brought out protective impulses in unlikely characters - like the kitten to bulldog Marc Anthony, or the penguin to Bugs Bunny.
** Early in his career he did shorts which starred ridiculously cute critters, such as Sniffles the Mouse among others. It wasn't until hanging around with the likes of [[Tex Avery]] that he began to use more humor.
* Ridiculously cute critters have gone in and out of style when it comes to Western Animation as a whole, having their original heyday in the 1930's with Disney's ''Silly Symphonies'' shorts and the [[Follow the Leader|copy-cat series]] of just about every other animation studio at the time. By the time [[World War Two]] came around these were chucked out the window in favor of the [[Karmic Trickster]] and the [[Screwy Squirrel]], but they resurface periodically.
* Snap, Rudy's little chalk drawing in ''[[ChalkZone]]''. Those huge eyes? Sweet nature? A bit of a daredevil? [[Powerpuff Girls|Fingerless hands]]? SO CUTE!
* On ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', ''no one'' can resist [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511024949/http://mysticmanor.tripod.com/garfieldlogan/funstuff/theface.jpg The Face].
* Despite being quite the trouble maker and all around annoying, Peri from ''[[Spliced]]'' (who seems to be the cross between a cuttlefish and a squirrel... or maybe a cat?... or a fox perhaps?... or maybeOH NEVER MIND), with his big eyes, huge grin, and buck teeth, seems to be a favorite among female fans.
* Cerbee, Jimmy's pet "[[Call a Smeerp a Rabbit|dog]]" on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] and Patrick, especially in their baby forms.
** Baby Mr. Krabs.
** Gary.
* Meap from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.
** Also, as we see in flashbacks, [http://phineasandferb.wikia.com/wiki/File:Baby_Perry.JPG baby Perry]
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' has Mort the mouse lemur and Eggy the duckling. Private probably qualifies as well - he's made even King Julien go "Awwwww".
** Private manages to attain a level weaponizable cuteness in one episode. Naturally, Skipper takes advantage.
* Every living thing in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', but especially the [[Horde of Alien Locusts|paras]][[Extreme Omnivore|prites]].
** Kneel before [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljva2tefAV1qincmao1_500.png newborn Spike], bronies!
** This is an interesting dynamic, in that the ponies are all adorable, so for anything to stand out it has to be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WP09vmcTHo&feature=related absurdly adorable].
** Dinky Hooves and another filly qualify in the [[Crowd Song]] from ''Winter Wrap-up'', when they're hopping with the bunnies.
** The ''[[My Little Pony]]'' franchise as a whole thrives on this trope.
* Scaredy Bat and Doom Kitty from ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''.
* Shifty Dingo from [[Blinky Bill]] (and Blinky Bill and Nutsy).
* Dot Warner and Skippy Squirrel from ''[[Animaniacs]]''.
* Furrball, Fifi, Sweety, and Little Sneezer from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''.
* Baby Pepe from ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''.
* Reginald the koala from ''[[American Dad]]''. In his first appearance, he even had a theme song and a montage dedicated to his cuteness. The fact that he's a secret agent who works for the CIA probably makes him even more adorable.
* Pos from [[Skippy Adventures in Bushtown]].
* Like the ''[[Futurama]]'' example above, the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Meapless in Seattle" has the alien Mitch become a being so cute that he can entrance people, {{spoiler|including Phineas.}}
* ''[[Betty Boop]]'''s puppy, Pudgy, from the time when the ''[[Hays Code]]'' took effect.


== Real Life ==
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131101163205/http://cuteoverload.com/ Cute Overload.]'' It's in the name.
** Best taken in small doses, as the cuteness has been known to cause tooth decay.
* I take the token inanimate entry for the [http://www.cs.unm.edu/~aaron/images/europeweb/SmartCar-10.jpg Smart cars].
** The original Mini.
*** I see your original Mini and raise you [[The Love Bug]], Herbie.
* Being one can be a problem for child actors. Facial features that make children ridiculously cute such as round faces, tiny noses, etc... don't look so well when they grow up and enter adulthood, sometimes ruining their acting career.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uDuls5TyNE Maru!]
* Bonsai trees! Okay, so maybe not a critter, but the uber tiny ones are just too darn cute.
* Tiny beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks.
* Fennec Foxes. They're much smaller than most foxes and have ridiculously oversized ears.
* The Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel, ''Pteromys momonga'', is probably the most [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103083341/http://cuteoverload.com/2009/08/12/obviously-created-by-japanese-scientists/ ludicriously cute creature on the face of the planet]. See the links below for squee-worthy examples:
** [http://salivatingdog.com/2005/10/cutest-thing-on-the-planet.html Cutest Thing on the Planet]
** [http://www.cutespotting.com/2011/03/24/japanese-dwarf-flying-squirrel/ Cute Spotting]
* Jumping spiders. It says a lot that this little critter was used as a basis for Joltik, a [[Pokémon]] considered ridiculously cute.
* [http://www.aaanimalcontrol.com/cutephotos/opossum11d.jpg OPOSSUMS!] [[wikipedia:File:Turkish Van Cat.jpg|AND CATS!]] [http://www.aspectofthehare.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/raccoon1.jpg AND RACCOONS!] [https://web.archive.org/web/20101212132739/http://allamericanpatriots.com/files/images/deer-mouse.jpg AND DEER MICE!] [[Long List|AND...]]
* Canids in general (like Dogs, foxes, Wolves.) But for a good example, look no further than the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps19JiliGrE&feature=related dalmation!]
* Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys.
* Pigs. Well, some of them...
* Garter Snakes.
* [[Everything's Better with Penguins|PENGUINS.]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsg8JccRZCw This.] Look at all the puppies.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CinfuRwQlO0 This].
* Fruit Bats.
* [http://marinesciencetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/harp-seal-pup.jpg Baby harp seals]
* Ladies and gentlemen, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idRc_KkInds baby tigers].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111208045520/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/manukura-kiwi-bird-new-zealand_n_1071241.html Damn kiwi!] It's made even more cute in that it's white!
* Lowland Paca, and while on the subject of unusual adorable animals, aardwolves as well.
* The [http://bogleech.com/pokemon/pbio-honduranbats.jpg Honduran white bat] ''is'' this trope.
* As evidenced by multiple examples already, ''a lot'' of rodents are this. Here's one more for the road, the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120612153531/http://www.acuteaday.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/long-eared-jerboa.jpg long-eared jerboa].
* Barn owls. Their faces are shaped like ''hearts''!
** Small true owls too.
* [http://www.oceanwideimages.com/images/10788/large/fat-tailed-dunnart-24T5048-02D.jpg Many] [http://www.visitmungo.com.au/images/photos/ningaui-2.jpg small] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120521055307/http://petsareourpassion.com/clients/3668/images/sugarglider_thumb.gif marsupials] are prime contenders for cutest mammals ever.
* [http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/09/science/23150525.JPG Mouse lemurs].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140215105755/http://gifs.gifbin.com/102010/1288178159_elephant-shrew-om-nom-nom.gif Elephant shrews]. Especially the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120218204032/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/SmallMammals/images/babyrufoussengi.jpg babies].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130824010958/http://www.americanmonsters.com/site/2011/03/bizarre-sheep-dog-hybrid-born-in-china/ This strange little thing]. Basically, it's a sheep born with a ''[[Mix-and-Match Critters|puppy's head]]''. [[Better Than It Sounds|Way cuter than it sounds]].
* The [[wikipedia:Sand cat|Sand cat]] is the cuteness of the domestic cat turned [[Up to Eleven]].
* Sandpipers and [http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Semipalmated_Plover/id/ac plovers]. Especially the tiny ones.
* While the adults may be nothing to write home about but, surprisingly, baby alligators and crocodiles can go toe-to-toe with other animals in just how cute they can get. [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/07/alligatorbabies/ Not only do they look like little lizards, they even chirp like baby birds!]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOV18WKNtgI Baby Holland lop bunnies].

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