Herp and derp are expressions the
internet likes to use to describe the expressions of animals and people
who look, to put it lightly, half-baked. Granted, most of these animals
are probably simply shaking their heads or panting, but it doesn’t mean
that we don’t like to project our own understanding of facial
expressions onto them. We try not to go around every day making
expressions like these, and neither do these animals, but when it comes
to photo cameras, they are bound to capture a split-second or two in
which you are not quite as photogenic as usual.
