This week’s animal pictures: overweight animals

Earlier this week, Current Instincts’ resident cat, Paul, resolved to lose weight in the New Year. As it turns out, feline obesity is quite the problem: 40 percent of American cats are overweight. But they’re not the only ones. Most animals — even those in the wild — are fatter today than they’ve ever been, baffling scientists and dietitians alike. To help bring awareness to the animal obesity problem,  we’re featuring overweight — but still adorable — animals in this week’s animal pictures.

And if you have any diet tips for Paul — or for any other animal — please share your thoughts in our comments section below.

Squirrel

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Perhaps this big fella is bulking up for the Squirrel War?

Duck

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With everything his fellow birds have been through this week, we’re not going to give this guy much flack for being on the heavier side.

Pig

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It turns out we haven’t written about pigs on Current Instincts yet so all I have to say is …  big girl you are beautiful.

Sea lions

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These voluptuous sea lions look extremely cuddleable — and probably quite delicious to a badass polar bear.

Cat

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Large and in charge, this cat doesn’t have a real name — his owner’s simply refer to him as Fat Cat. Paul’s humans are jealous they didn’t think of that first.