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[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well that's a baby, they're not all that small.

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 14 points 10 months ago

The adults are mighty cute as well tho.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

It's an aardpup

[–] Hafty@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Looks like a cross between a chihuahua and a zebra lol

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago

Zebruahua is when the mother is the zebra. :)

[–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Looks like a first attempt at conjuring a direwolf

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

That's the funniest shit I've heard in awhile and I will use it as my Lemmy jumping off point for the day.

Remember to look at a few things that leave you feeling at least kind of ok, Lemmy.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with an aardvark - "aard" means "earth". "Aardvark" translates to "earth pig."

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Earth as in dirt/ground. So Aardvark translates literally to Groundhog.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The aardwolf (Proteles cristatus[3]) is an insectivorous hyaenid species, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch.[4][5] It is also called the maanhaar-jackal[6][7] (Afrikaans for "mane-jackal"), termite-eating hyena[8] and civet hyena, based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet.[9]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardwolf

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 10 months ago

Did you call Apogee?

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

This is my fursona

[–] bartlebee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's clearly a Shetland Hyena.

[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Teacup Hyena

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago