Forget Miley, Pope Francis and Beyoncé -- the real stars of 2013 were the famous pets who wagged their adorable tails all over our Instagram feeds.
Those cross-species friendships, dress-wearing pooches and rescue-story kittens cheered us up on even the toughest days.
To pay tribute to our virtual furry friends, we rounded up 42 of this year's biggest animals accounts on Instagram. May 2014 be just as (if not more) "aww"-inducing.
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