As much as they’d like to be known as royalty and the rulers of our homes, cats aren’t always the elegant, refined, and noble creatures they present themselves as. And there are plenty of unflattering snaps of felines to prove this!

Twitter is simply obsessed with the Unflattering Cat Photo Challenge, and there’s a whole bunch of weird and unphotogenic new pics that we’d love to share with you, dear Pandas. Upvote the best of the worst pics as you scroll down below and, when you’re done, have a look through Bored Panda’s previous post about the challenge right here.

And you know what? These photos make us relate to cats that much more because they remind us of our own imperfect selves. Now those are the kinds of cattos I could imagine having around the house—they know they’re not perfect, like us. And that’s okay. Especially in 2020.

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Image credits: Kenia Venus

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got some pics with my cat at our Halloween party last night.... these were the results

Image credits: Brianna Lee Duncan

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My cat Wednesday

Image credits: Samantha Wright

Now, getting your cat to sit still and pose well for a photo is one thing. Another is making sure that your cat is lean, healthy, and happy so it looks meowgnificent even if you catch it unaware with your camera. While we think that all chonks are beautiful, we also want our pets to live long lives. And that means taking the best possible care of your cat that you can. So Bored Panda spoke about cat health and fighting feline obesity with PDSA, the UK's leading vet charity.

The PDSA told us that owners who want their felines to be slimmer and healthier should always weight out their pets' food and choose a diet that's appropriate for their life stage and activity levels. This means toning down feeding your cat anything and everything in your kitchen and even speaking with your vet or nurse about what they'd recommend for your pet.

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Seal not just sleeping, but passed the @#&% out.

Image credits: Brennan Stephenson

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#unflatteringcatphotochallengeI bring to you, the death stare whilst pooping.....

Image credits: Fiona Kerr

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Does your cat even lift?

Image credits: Rebecca Lin Florek

"Avoid feeding lots of treats and when you do give treats always take them out of your cats total daily food allowance. Healthy treats like a flake of poached white fish or a small piece of chicken should be sufficient," the PSDA team pointed out to Bored Panda that treats are still a possibility. But they have to be just that—treats.

"Always consult your vet or vet nurse who will be able to offer advice on appropriate diets and help monitor any losses. Their help will be invaluable in achieving your goal!" the PDSA advised. However, while at home, you should also do your best to play lots of interactive games with your cat to help them get up and about.

"Fishing rod style toys are great for this but encouraging jumping, running and playing will help and some cats can even be trained to play 'fetch' and will love the time spent with you," the PDSA explained. You'll get your cat moving, you'll spend quality time together and, who knows, all that extra movement might just be useful for pet owners as well.

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#unflatteringcatphotochallenge the 10th picture on your phone is what’s making Ollie retch

Image credits: Bex McCabe

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This is my Toby. He has ninnies. When I asked the vet about it she just smiled and said, look how big they are! Evidently it’s not an uncommon thing!

Image credits: Stephanie Hushman-Willard

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Flying high on nothing at all (catnip has no effect on this idiot)

Image credits: Uttara Sunita Vinay

Taking an unflattering pic of your cat and then sharing it for the entire internet to see is all very well and good. But what can you do to take a good picture, say, if you suddenly decided to branch out and become a world-famous ‘catfluencer?’

Bored Panda previously spoke about what owners can do to take the best possible photos of cats with cat behaviorist and feline expert Ingrid Johnson, founder of Fundamentally Feline.

According to Ingrid, anyone who wants to take a good photo of their cats has the best chances of success when they do the photo shoot in the animals’ environment.

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Lint’s preferred sleeping position

Image credits: Jennifer Turpin

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This is my Fluffy Sadie Goose, caught her being unflattering for the camera

Image credits: Tara Bird

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‘Draw me like one of your French girls’

Image credits: Tracy Quigley

“Taking cats out of their home for a photo shoot is often where things go awry. Use natural light and play with them to encourage them to look confident and alert.”

Ingrid also suggested using toys to get the cats to look where you want them to. “You can shake treats, click, make some sort of sound to get them to look at the camera. As far as keeping them calm, again, it's about working with what they are naturally giving you rather than trying to force something," the cat behaviorist said.