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What If Animals Were Vegetables? Japanese Artist Answers That Question (40 Pics)

This artist creates adorable animals based on foods and vegetables. Known on Instagram as PonkichiM, the artist uses their skills to make cute and lovable concepts of what would happen if vegetables suddenly started barking or meowing.

The designs look amazing and very creative—like the creatures came straight out of a fantasy book or alien planet. The text next to the drawings explains why eating certain foods is good for you and some facts about them, which is a good way for children to learn about food and its nutrients.

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#1

Shiitake Mushroom Weasel

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The artist has almost 93k followers on Twitter and creates many amazing artworks. They were previously featured on Bored Panda when they reimagined dogs and cats as noble knights. So if you want to see that click on the link and enjoy! Maybe you’ll even find your pet and see how they would look like as a warrior.

#2

Spinach Owl

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#3

Chinese Cabbage Dog

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PonkichiM’s drawings are very detailed and intricate. There are even little comics featuring the animal-vegetable characters with adorable depictions of them being hugged, snuggled, or tickled. Their style heavily resembles anime and manga, which are very popular in Japan and became well liked in the rest of the world not so long ago. It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t know what Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon is.

#4

Garlic Cat

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#5

Coriander Chinchilla

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On their Instagram account, the artist says that they create one character a week and share them every Sunday on their Twitter. People seem to love these, some even saying they look like a new generation of Pokemon.

#6

Cauliflower Llama

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#7

Lotus Root Fox

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What do you think of these reimaginations? Would you like to have one as a pet? Tell us in the comments and vote for your favorite one! Don’t forget to show some love to the artist on their social media.

#8

Eggplant Cat

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#9

Cabbage Tasmanian Devil

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#10

Peanut Walrus

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#11

Daikon Radish Fox

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#12

Broccoli Squirrel

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#13

Melon Turtle

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#14

Chinese Chive Honey Badger

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#15

Potato Cow

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#16

Pumpkin Cat

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#17

Sweet Potato Newt

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#18

Soybean Panda

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#19

Celery Slow Loris

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#20

Watermelon Cuttlefish

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#21

Vegetable Sparrow

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#22

Mushroom Mouse

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#23

Whale Shark Carrot

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#24

Asparagus Crow

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#25

Vegetable Pig

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#26

Tomato Pigeon

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#27

Spring Onion Eel

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#28

Vegetable Koala

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#29

Ginger Duck

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#30

Octopus Onion

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#31

Chinese Onion Muntjac

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#32

Bell Pepper Cat

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#33

Bitter Gourd Cat

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#34

Kelp Octopus And Corn Deer

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#35

Wasabi Beaver

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#36

Mushroom Bird

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#37

Cucumber Myna

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#38

Bamboo Shoot Chicken

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#39

Tomato Cat

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#40

Okra Jellyfish

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Note: this post originally had 47 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.