This index is for Animal Stereotypes tropes in which Real Life categories of animal (other than humans) are depicted in a positive manner, such as being heroic, honorable, cute, funny or friendly. See also Good Animals, Evil Animals.
Contrast Scary Animals Index.
Tropes
- Amicable Ants: Ants depicted as heroic or friendly.
- Assuaging Axolotl: Axolotls depicted as calm, soothing, and endearing.
- Bambification: Deer depicted as innocent and sweet.
- Beary Friendly: Bears depicted as friendly and nice.
- Beary Funny: Jolly, funny, rambunctious bears.
- Big Friendly Dog: A large canine who's friendly.
- Black Cat Luck: When black cats symbolise good luck.
- Bluebird of Happiness: Bluebirds symbolizing happiness.
- Brainy Pig: Pigs being portrayed as intelligent and benevolent.
- Buffoonish Tomcat: Tomcats portrayed as silly and clumsy.
- Bunnies for Cuteness: Something's made cuter by adding a bunny rabbit to it.
- Busy Beaver: Beavers depicted as hard-working.
- Canine Loyalty: Dogs are depicted as having Undying Loyalty towards those they love.
- Cerebral Cephalopod: Cephalopods are portrayed as extremely intelligent.
- Chill Capybara: Capybaras are depicted as friendly, calm, and peaceful.
- Clever Crows: Corvids portrayed as extremely crafty or intelligent.
- Consenting Animal Performers: Animals with human-level intelligence who are okay with performing for humans at circuses and similar venues. (Some mean or evil examples exist, but the vast majority of examples are friendly.)
- Cute Kitten: Kittens used to arouse a pleasure/protective/affection reaction in others.
- Cute Owl: Owls depicted as adorable birds.
- Delightful Dragon: Dragons depicted as friendly, gentle, and noble creatures.
- Diligent Draft Animal: Draft animals being diligent hard-workers.
- Doves Mean Peace: Doves used to symbolize peace.
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider: A spider who's cute and/or friendly.
- Friendly, Playful Dolphin: Dolphins portrayed as playful, friendly creatures.
- Frisky Ferret: Ferrets that are cute and energetic.
- Genial Giraffe: Nice, heroic giraffes.
- Gentle Giant Sauropod: Sauropod dinosaurs depicted as docile and harmless.
- Gentle Gorilla: Gentle, friendly gorillas.
- Goofy Feathered Dinosaur: Feathered dinosaurs seen as ridiculous.
- Great White Feline: Big cats with white fur portrayed as powerful and important.
- Herbivores Are Friendly: Plant-eating animals depicted as peaceful.
- Heroic Dog: Dogs depicted as loyal, caring heroes.
- Heroic Canines, Villainous Felines: Especially when pitted against evil cats.
- Heroic Dolphin: Dolphins portrayed as helpful and heroic.
- High Koala-ty Cuteness: Koalas stereotyped as cute and cuddly.
- Honorable Elephant: Elephants depicted as having high standards.
- Huggy, Huggy Hippos: Hippos are portrayed as cute and loveable.
- Lovable Lizard: A lizard who's cute and friendly.
- The Marvelous Deer: Deer depicted as elusive, mysterious, and wonderful animals.
- Meek Mesozoic Mammal: Early mammals are portrayed as underdogs.
- Mellow Mantas: Manta rays are portrayed as gentle and graceful.
- Motherly Marsupials: Female marsupials are portrayed as loving mothers or mother-figures.
- Nice Mice: Mice portrayed as friendly.
- Noble Bird of Prey: Birds of prey having a noble, proud reputation.
- Noble Wolf: Wolves portrayed as proud, noble, dignified, intelligent and usually reasonable (although still dangerous).
- The Owl-Knowing One: An intelligent or wise owl.
- Playful Otter: Otters portrayed as joyful and playful.
- Precious Puppy: Puppies used to arouse a pleasure/protective/affection reaction in others.
- Pretty Butterflies: Positive, lighthearted portrayals of butterflies.
- Quacking Up: Humorous or lighthearted portrayals of ducks.
- Resourceful Rodent: Rodents portrayed as quick-witted or clever.
- Righteous Rabbit: Hares and rabbits presented as good guys in fiction.
- Saint-Bernard Rescue: Saint-Bernard dogs depicted in media as carrying barrels of brandy around their necks, which is used to warm rescued victims from the cold.
- Silly Simian: Monkeys and other primates portrayed as funny or comical.
- Social Ornithopod: Ornithopod dinosaurs depicted as nice and/or living in herds or other social groups.
- Swans A-Swimming: Fictional swans portrayed as elegant, gentle birds.
- Sweet Seal: Seals and sea lions portrayed as cute and friendly.
- Sweet Sheep: Sheep portrayed as cute, friendly, and very sweet-natured. Sheep (especially lambs) also symbolizes gentleness, innocence, and purity. Alongside symbolizing sweetness, forgiveness and meekness.
- Virtuous Bees: Bees associated with community, hard work, and sacrifice.
- Warm-Hearted Walrus: Walruses portrayed as heroic and/or lovable characters.
- Warm-Hearted Whales: Whales and narwhals are portrayed as lovable, smart, heroic, and big fun in media.
- Weasel Mascot: Weasels (or ferrets) depicted as cute, mischievous, playful mascots who nonetheless look out mainly for themselves and can be very critical of people around them.
- White Wolves Are Special: Wolves depicted as noble but untamed creatures.
- Wise Old Turtle: Tortoises or turtles portrayed as both ancient and wise.
- Wise Serpent: Snakes are depicted as wise and sometimes heroic.