It seems that we all expressed our emotions more openly and sincerely when we were children. Kids just can’t hide how they’re feeling, whether they want to laugh or cry, feel amazed or indignant, scared or inspired. We always have the urge to record their emotions as much as possible in photographs. But it’s not just kids that wear their hearts on their sleeves — it turns out a lot of animals do as well.

Take a look at the following photographs that SmallJoys put together for you, and we’re sure you’ll be convinced!