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What makes you happy? We’ve rounded up 10 animals that know how to have a good time. From playful polar bears to silly stingrays to happy hounds, this gallery will put a smile on your face.

While its name comes from the French word <i>bas</i>, which means "low thing," this basset hound looks like he’s in high spirits.
While its name comes from the French word bas, which means "low thing," this basset hound looks like he’s in high spirits.
Photograph by Ksenia Raykova, Shutterstock

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