this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2025
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

The adults are mighty cute as well tho.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

It's an aardpup

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days 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.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Looks like a cross between a chihuahua and a zebra lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Zebruahua is when the mother is the zebra. :)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Looks like a first attempt at conjuring a direwolf

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days 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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

This is my fursona

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Did you call Apogee?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's clearly a Shetland Hyena.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Teacup Hyena

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Nice try Colossal Biosciences