Are you NOT ready for your close-up? In an unusual twist here are some unphotogenic cats on the internet who DON'T look adorable

One cat at an animal hospital in Connecticut has a rather ugly set of teeth (left); while another sticks out its tongue (right)

These two cats also appear to be rather unphotogenic and have risen to fame online thanks to their unusual looks

These two cats featured in the series of photographs posted on Reddit both have startled expressions

Amused cat owners have been sharing photos of their unphotogenic pets in a hilarious online gallery

One cat has also been photographed sticking out its tongue (left), while another seems to be trying to lick its nose (right)

This cat has been pictured lying on what appears to be a garden chair at a rather bad moment for a photograph

These cats have been caught on camera seemingly trying to pull off the ugliest facial expressions they can possibly manage

This cat looks like it could lose a bit of weight - and also perhaps take a little tuition on posing for photographs

 These two cats look rather miserable, and have been featured in a series of photographs of pets on Reddit

These two cats also fall into the unphotogenic category - and both appear to have startled expressions in these pictures

This cat has a rather stern look which has helped it make it into the Reddit gallery of unphotogenic pets

This cat has one of the ugliest faces in the photo series (left), while another doesn't appear to want its photo taken (right)

One cat appears to be rather grumpy (left) while another is seen trying to focus on an object with its tongue out (right)

In Britain around 17 per cent of households own a cat, with an estimated eight million of them in our homes

 One pet is looking rather grumpy (left) while another adopts a rather un-cat like pose as it looks at the camera (right)

There are thought to be 600 million small cats in the world, including pets, strays, homeless and feral cats