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[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone needs to make that poor baby a sweater!

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Omg, as a knitter I thought the same thing. Can you imagine how adorable it would look?

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago

I did my best from my phone

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How does that even happen?

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My guess would be alopecia.

Here's the note from the original source of the photo:

Background: A friend of a friend took pictures periodically every time she'd spot this little creature from her Toronto apartment complex. It went from being a furry ginger to being smooth as a baby's ass, largely over the winter.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Over the winter?! Now I really want someone to make it a sweater. :( Poor baby

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks. I was afraid someone had shaved the little guy.

[–] yimo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What is seen cannot be unseen.. Though it's kinda cute I won't lie

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Imagine how smooth and warm it would be if you held it.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago

it looks like a tiny pig

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

No more or less weird than a hairless cat. Definitely not something you see everyday though.

Cute for whatever it's worth, but yeah I'm with the other commenter that said it needs a sweater haha!

[–] Femcowboy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I'm guessing you're in the "nightmare fuel" camp then 😂

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Nightmare awww. Cute asf but may tear off faces.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Weird! I would have guessed that its entire body would be black the way that its paws are, but it looks like only the normally hairless parts are black.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That just means that all the clothes I make him wear are for his protection, not just for my own personal enjoyment Beth, no it's not animal abuse, he's a cute little fireman!

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I believe the correct term is awwtf.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is exactly it. Thank you, I now have a new word for this feeling.