From a rare blonde raccoon turning up at wildlife rehabilitation centre in Nova Scotia, to a beaver being helped across the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., Canadians have had a number of heartwarming, intense and adorable interactions with animals in 2016.
Take a look at 15 of our favourite Canadian animal encounters from the past year.
B.C. man trapped as three cougars surround car
Bald eagle vs. Canada goose: Scuffle between symbolic birds
Elusive capybara captured after escape from Toronto zoo
Men who filmed themselves feeding bears fined $345 each
Stolen van with 16 dogs inside located, all dogs safe
Juno the polar bear named, spooks CTV Toronto's Scott Lightfoot
First giant pandas born in Canada make debut at the Toronto Zoo
Blonde raccoon welcomed at N.S. wildlife rehabilitation centre
Foster dogs who fled in January found after massive search
Seal jumps onto kayak, strikes a pose in Deep Cove, B.C.
Beaver ushered off the Trans-Canada Highway by a Mountie
Bull on the loose wanders through the streets of Regina
Seal vs. Octopus: Battle for survival at Ogden Point, B.C.
MyNews: Dog comes face-to-face with bobcat in Tyson Lake, Ont.
Kayaker encounters whale off Kitsila
no Beach, B.C.
'Kevin Bacon' the potbellied pig apprehended by Halifax police