The 15 Most Outrageous Animals

Infuriating, un-American, and unacceptable

Jack Shepherd
Published in
4 min readAug 7, 2020

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Four unique animals on a grid — a pink and orange moth, a brightly colored bird, a red and black snail, and a strange bat
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Mother Nature is an endless source of wonder and joy, whose intricate and beautiful creations include such glorious beasts as the domestic shorthair and goats. As anyone who’s been fortunate enough to encounter these delightful creatures knows, goats are small bearded cows who are always ready with a friendly smile and a wave, and cats are the tiny brown devils who live under the bed, mostly. Both of these guys are insanely nice and not suspicious at all.

But sadly, that’s not true of Mother Nature’s other contrivances, which are infuriating, un-American, and unacceptable. And all of this is particularly disheartening when you think about the fact that if everyone had just stayed the course, we could be living in a fun, furry paradise with just the right combination of purring and bleating to keep everybody entertained without anybody getting overwhelmed.

But that’s not what happened, and it’s time we talked about it.

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Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd

Written by Jack Shepherd

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail

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