90% hyena, 10% raccoon
Aardwoof
Submitted 4 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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cowfodder@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Punk rock hyena looking ass
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Aardwoof loves aardwolwes ❤️
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
That thing looks like it’s either chill as fuck or a complete spaz. I’m not sure which…
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Both in varying frequencies
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Looks like Honeybadger has evolved.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Ah yes, hair metal dog
I love this critter
queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Eats insects, apparently.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
I am assuming it is not in fact actually closely related to a wolf/dog?
Also, this has got me very curious what just a “vark” looks like given the suggested naming scheme going on here.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Both names come from Afrikaans, but the animals are not in any way related. The aardwolf is related to the hyena. It’s the hyenas friendly cousin. It mostly eats termites and it’s not dangerous. The aardvark lmhas a pig like nose and it burrows like a pig, so “vark” means pig in Afrikaans. The aardvark has no other relation to a pig besides the name.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
ah, so “vark” is much like “dog” in english when it is used in animal names like “prairie dog”!
thanks for explaining!
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
The aardvark also mainly eats termites. Both species are nocturnal and rest in dens and burrows during the day. So similar behaviours and ecological niches so very fair to give them similar names.
The hyena family is also closer related to felines than canids. Fun fact there.
happybadger@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
Nature designed this creature to receive scritches.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The 80s hairmetal band of the animal kingdom.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Basically an 80s punk dog.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Damn, this guy looks like he’s about to sing an 80s power ballad.
radix@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Awww, the leopard-coyote thinks he’s a stegosaurus.
rf_@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Super Saiyan Dog
luciole@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
That captive aardwolf is scared though. They’re not ordinarily puffed up like this. A chill aardwolf is a smooth, slender boi.
Tattorack@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That’s the most punk looking animal I’ve ever seen.
inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
That Mohawk is fucking sick
Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 weeks ago
Those are some hackles.
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
aardwoof did it again.
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Clearly theyve never seen those Pakistani bears.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Call Apogee say Aardwolf
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If I were establishing a new country and that was a native animal, that bad motherfucker is going on my flag.
idunnololz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
More like going extinct /s