This week, cute critters are reminding you to slow. It. Down.

Being human is an experience that, for all the times it’s amazing, can other times feel absolutely awful because it seems like a string of one moment after another where you just want to scream because it’s all so infuriating and it just doesn’t stop being infuriating and when will the chaos stop?

So.

This Friday, Cuteness HQ would like you to take a break from all that chaos. Slow down. Take a break. Watch some animals in slow motion. And then maybe turn the Internet off for a bit. You’ll feel better.

That nose!

Such a tiny, twitchy little nose.

That toe-touch tho

Perfect form, fox friend.

Another perfect landing

Cats are majestic at any speed.

Yet more athletic feats

Synchronized jumping really should be an Olympic sport.

You ain’t nothin’ but a basset hound dog

You ain’t never caught a rabbit, but you can still be a friend of mine.

Slow-motion, aquatic style

That is one heck of a splash.

Slow-motion, aerial style

Nice to be able to appreciate all the pretty feather colors.

An elephant never forgets…

…to slow down and breathe.