15 Pictures That Prove Red Pandas Are Just Like Us

Let us consider for a moment the red panda. Known to some (jerks) as the "lesser panda," it is in a class all its own. Okay, maybe not class, but certainly its own taxonomical family.

The red cat-bear, as it is sometimes awesomely known, is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and is native to the forests of the Himalayas. Aside from that though, they're really not that different from us, as these pictures will surely prove.

If they get an itch, they want to scratch it:

They have "derpy" moments:

They love hugging babies:

Also fruit salad:

Sometimes they get a little twitchy:

They can appreciate nature:

They love being with their crew:

Or just hanging out:

They know how to work it:

They know staring contests are a fun way to pass the time:

They can appreciate a lazy day:

Or a good laugh:

They can tell when things just got real:

It might be possible that they even enjoy naps as much as we do:

As Us Weekly would say, Red Pandas...they're just like us!