But is it stupid to humanise them? Edgar is just one of the celebrity pet finalists of this year's Comedy Pet Photography awards. Some think we should be more careful in the way we relate to animals.
‘Animals make us better people’ says filmmaker
Antiso-shell: This picture of Edgar munching on a dandelion wowed the judges of a photography competition. Glossary
Genesis - Origin or beginning. The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible, and opens with one of the most famous first sentences of any literary work: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
Serpent - Snake.
Aesop - Ancient Greek writer (c.620 – 564BC) credited with hundreds of fables: short stories telling a moral lesson, often featuring animals.
Deceptive - Misleading.
Anthropomorphism - Acting like objects or animals have human qualities.