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As silly as it might be, novelty architecture is something that we can’t seem to get enough of around here. We’ve previously looked at buildings designed to look like other things (care to live in a giant conch shell, anyone?), as well as crazy structures shaped like fruit (a roundup surprisingly dominated by oranges and tomatoes). But a post over on MetaFilter got us thinking about the zoological forms that buildings occasionally take on. From the most adorable kitty-shaped kindergarten that you’ve ever seen to a fisheries office in India that was designed to resemble a big, happy fish, click through to check out some of the world’s best animal-inspired buildings, and just try not to a crack a smile.

Kindergarten Wolfartsweier – Karlsruhe, Germany

Photo credit: Milk Magazine via Apartment Therapy