Beyond the Mustache 2 (a series)

You'd think cats might be a good candidate for making the mustache work. After all, cats operate in the tension between supreme internal self-confidence and external ridiculousness-- a cat doing something stupid is funnier because cats take themselves so seriously. That seems like the right attitude to pull off the 'stache, yes? "I'm sporting this growth because it's my style, and if you don't get it, you can just stand back." Yes?

And yet:

And:


He's almost got it (or he's been licking the housepaint again):


But this last one gets to the real root of the problem with mustaches... people.
That's not a mustache, sir. That's the tail of a sedated cat.

But the near-dignity of cat #3 makes me wonder if there is such a thing as a successful mustache in the wild. Is it perhaps just that we humans have lost the spirit that makes the non-cringeworthy mustache possible? Should we delve deeper into the animal world for more guidance? Rest assured, gentle viewers, that if I can rediscover the spirit through the power of Google image searches, I will share it with you.

Credit: Here here here and here