- TikTokers are sharing videos comparing their grown-up pets to what they looked like in their infancy.
- The viral send is set to a version of Usher and Alicia Keys' "My Boo," mashed up with a popular Vine cover of the song.
- Many of the videos associated with the trend have millions of likes and show
puppies ,kittens , pet pairs, and otheranimals compared to their older selves.
Viral animal videos are a cornerstone of virtually every social media platform, and
Set to Usher and Alicia Keys' 2004 song "My Boo," the videos hinge on one lyric from the song: "It started when we were younger, you were mine / My boo," first showing a video of a pet - or a pair of them - doing something fully grown up, and then showing a video of them doing something similar in the past.
As a bit of a twist, however, the audios associated with the trend appear to splice in a cover of "My Boo" from a viral Vine video ($4) that features two young men singing the song. The version of the audio that's circulating in multiple uploads on TikTok sounds identical to $4
It's not quite clear exactly where the animal trend started, but one of the first, most popular uploads of the mashup sound was $4. In the comments of that video, @diorrvhs credits the sound to $4; in turn, sc6ut $4 in the description of theirs.
"My Boo" has been associated with other trends as well, like $4 and another in which $4
Now, however, the animal challenge has taken over the audios, with videos of puppies, kittens, and baby animals galore amassing millions of likes.
@elinalovesbubbie He loves this sock till this day, even tho he can’t fit anymore ##fyp
♬ original sound - syd
@seddyshawty ##greenscreenvideo pickle cat
♬ not my audio - kaliah
Some
@moonshinecharms ##whenwewereyounger ##cat ##cats ##iroh ##ilovemybaby
♬ original sound - syd
@julpacillo gamer kitty ##whenwewereyoung ##fyp
♬ not my audio - kaliah
When looking at full-sized cats, it's easy to forget how tiny kittens are.
@matii0064 ♬ not my audio - kaliah
@alexa.moffatt Smudge has been making bread since day 1 ##fyp ##itstartedwhenwewereyounger ##cats
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@cremebruleepod applesauce is all grown up now ❤️ ##greenscreenvideo ##OurType ##fypシ ##cat ##catsoftiktok ##xyzabc
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@gonzang This, is Gibrious Stone ##cat ##catlovers ##catsoftiktok ##cats ##kitten ##kitty ##baby ##pets ##petsoftiktok ##fyp ##foryou ##4yp
♬ original sound - syd
Plenty of people are showing off what their full-sized dogs looked like as puppies as well.
@dezmondthepitty Omgg my heart ##started ##dogsoftiktok ##foryou ##pitbull
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@arianavjimenez My boo ##fyp ##foryoupage ##dog ##puppylove ##love ##pet ##myboo ##whenwewereyounger ##xzybca ##trending
♬ original sound - syd
@goldenboydallas His favorite activity ##myboo ##startedwhenwewereyounger
♬ original sound - syd
Other creators are showing videos of pets that have been friends for life.
@torriweidinger ok i’m gonna make abt 50 more of these ##cats ##cute ##fyp ##foryou ##alice ##cute
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@bluthedane ##greatdane ##germanshepherd ##fyp ##foryoupage ##dogsoftiktok ##cute ##blu ##lexi
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@angieprezcceres ♬ not my audio - kaliah
The trend isn't just for cats and dogs - there's plenty of room for chickens, ducks, monkeys, axolotls, and more.
@mateo_cortez De pollo a pingüino ##foryoupage ##fyp ##foryou ##pollo ##pinguino ##baby ##viral ##parati ##animal
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@markelleberry So little ##fyp ##ducks ##JingleJangleWithMe ##foryoupage ##cute
♬ not my audio - kaliah
@doctor.raul He’s got my hair. ##watchmegrow ##myboo ##OnlineDating ##monkey ##marmoset
♬ original sound - syd
@jxck._l Maxie glow up and yes that’s a mug in his tank (for shelter) ##axolotl ##fyp ##foryoupage
♬ original sound - syd
@nic_nackpaddywhack What a difference 3 months has made ##foryou ##fyp ##myboo ##opossum ##opossumsoftiktok ##trending
♬ original sound - syd
If there's anything that should be taking over your For You Page, baby animals are a pretty good option.