15 hilarious vintage photos of animals from 100 years ago

Gabbi ShawJan 13, 2024, 01:43 IST

Three little monkeys.Bettman/Getty Images

While many things have aged poorly over the past few decades, some are just as funny today.
That, of course, includes animals engaging in what can only be described as human behavior.

As the days get shorter and the temperatures get colder, we could all use a little pick-me-up — and nothing elicits such pure joy as animals doing cute things.

From dogs sipping a beer to a sneaky pup stealing a kid's ice cream, these vintage photos from the last 100 years show animals doing what they do best: making us laugh.

A boy is a little too focused on flirting — he should be watching his ice cream.

Always keep an eye on your ice cream.Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images

This London Zoo visitor takes loving animals to a whole new level.

Move over butterfly kisses. It's all about giraffe kisses now.Reg Speller/Getty Images

Personal hygiene is important, even for penguins.

A zookeeper gives a penguin a shower from a watering can in August 1930.Fox Photos/Getty Images

These two wiener dogs should probably be cut off.

Two pups in the 1890s enjoying a brew.American Stock/ClassicStock/Getty Images

This tram might not be elephant-proof.

Mae West the elephant.Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

We bet you didn't know that geese look great in glasses.

Actress Fay Webb with her goose.General Photographic Agency/Getty Images

We wouldn't mind our golf game getting interrupted by this family of cats.

Cats on the green in 1930.Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Is this little girl walking the dogs or are they walking her?

It can be hard to keep control.Bettman/Getty Images

This cat is ready for liftoff.

Circa 1914.GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

A very happy birthday to these two kitties.

Another image by Harry Whittier Frees.GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

But it's not all play for some cats.

A cat and rats photographed in September 1933.Central Press/Getty Images

This canine is clearly channeling Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Bones?Bettmann/Getty Images

This chimp has better balance than plenty of humans.

The suspense is killing us.Bettmann/Getty Images

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, indeed.