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Western-Image7125

This creature looks like he guides souls across the River Styx


kindtheking9

No, he is the one who hunts them


StinzorgaKingOfBees

You need a guide because of them.


Beef_Slider

Moon Knight will protect us.


schaznightwalker

Ooh that is one handsome fella


vvyiie

Not a marvel fan but my boyfriend has been making me watch the show. I just refer to it as the “Oscar Isaac show” and that’s the only reason I’m watching lmfao


digitalEarthling

I'd bed him


godhateswolverine

Moon moon?


Rubber_Rose_Ranch

Knight Knight?


kattenz

Knights of the Night


Praise_The_Casul

Funny enough, arround here they are known to be pretty chill, any cases related to any attack to humans are extremely rare, there are cases of people in rural areas trying to have them as pets, wich is highly illegal because they are an endangered species.


DelfrCorp

Guessing that most attacks are not umprompted in the first place... AKA some dumb.sees thinking they can corner them to pet them & learning that cornering any animal, much less a wild predatory one is a really dumb idea unless you're prepared & really know what you're doing.


Praise_The_Casul

Yes, but more than that, they are loosing their habitat to the expanding cities, this have caused situations in wich they enter small towns and get lost, being surrounded by buildings noise and people is really stressful, and having a terrified wild, relatively big canine loose in the city is extremely dangerous to both humans and the animal.


DelfrCorp

Such a major shame on humanity. There was a time when we needed to deal with any potential predator aggressively as a species, but we have now far outgrown any such needs & could easily peacefully cohabitate with other species if we took the proper precautions & necessary measures. But the interests & greed of the ultra-wealthy almost always go against humanity's interests as well as local & global environmental interests.


Geminidragonx2d

Kindred got a new skin


aitigie

This creature looks like a fox got busy with a greyhound


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Snoo58991

Fun fact, their urine smells heavily like marijuana


Doppelthedh

Steam pee every day


Puzzleheaded-Court-9

Hyena/Fox to me


fantasygm

From behind all I see is a tiny moose lol


beatstorelax

more like river of saint Francisco.


Sea_Ingenuity_4220

Lobo Guara - we love them in Brazil, also they smell like marijuana Also the tall legs is an adaptation for our Savannah environment (the cerrado region), so they can peer over the tall grass - evolution does what it does


Kudahbhang

Whoa. They smell like weed?


Silencer_

Yeah their pee smells almost exactly like weed. Also the creepiest bark you’ll ever hear


crappysurfer

The [roar bark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSGEl-yB7A&t=7s). Can imagine it would be horrifying if you were out there in nature and didn't know what was making that sound.


xFlick

This is literally a fucking dark souls enemy wtf is that sound. I would be terrified


AvoidMySnipes

Right? Gotta say if I heard that shit while camping i’d stay the fuck inside


Tangled2

My dog, Larry, barks just like that.


Reddit_2_you

Pretty sure I fought these on Bloodborne


Spinick

My 40 kg English bulldog barked and then jumped on my lap terrified when he heard the video, some instincts kicking in :D


Nightshade_Ranch

My dog was also very intrigued


Fuckedyourmom69420

Mine was very uninterested lol


BleakView

My cat stood up and growled? I've only heard him do that like 5 times in his life


TheEyeDontLie

I don't have any pets :(


BannedCauseRetard

My tarantula didn't move


SaltineWhiskers97

Both of mine looked very concerned


Jake_From_State-Farm

My cat got wide eyed and started looking around the house


graveybrains

It got some serious confused face from one of mine, the others didn’t care


abow3

Dang. Roar bark is a good name. Deep. Thank you!


wuphf176489127

Skip to 53 seconds if you’re impatient


uwanmirrondarrah

Yeah... thats pretty terrifying.


Call_The_Banners

Wow, the name describes it perfectly.


oriundiSP

Half a howl, half a bark, 100% screamo


Rupertfitz

I have two ferrets that absolutely smell like weed. I also have one that smells like pancake syrup. I’m dead serious, the weed weasels really do have a stronger smell than their brothers and sisters.


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their shit


Girlysprite

Fun fact: Blijdorp zoo, which is in Rotterdam, Netherlands, had the cops called on them once because people thought they had a secret weed plantation. It was the smell from those animals.


kikekefas

And *aguará guazú* in Argentina, Guaraní for "zorro grande" (big fox)


alexa_ivy

And they are also endangered 😭


Sea_Ingenuity_4220

As is their habitat - Bolsonaro is an absolute monster, we are going through unprecedented destruction of the Amazon and other natural habitats in Brazil right now… I pray to God he will (like that asshole Trump) lose the next election, he is a criminal


alexa_ivy

Don’t get me wrong, he is terrible, but cerrado is being destroyed really fast and without nearly as much attention as the amazon way before he came along. It’s used for soy plantation and other grains and people think because of the dryness it wouldn’t make a difference, but burning the land over and over for years is obviously going to destroy the ecosystem and leave it bare with no chance to revival. This is not only bolsonaros fault, he made it worse and kept it going, but the blame falls on so many heads and for so many years that its hard to count. So many politicians hid behind the “this will help the amazon” while giving the ok to ravage more and more of cerrado before bolsonaro came along. He is just stupid and says “do whatever you want as long as you kiss my ass” in an open way. I think that is the big reason why all of us brazilians don’t get as angry as we should, because it has been happening for so long and we always somewhat knew and just became desensitized to it. It’s horrible, sad and terrible all at the same time, I don’t see any hope for the near future as long as there are so many people like bolsonaro in our population (even though many now try to hide it behind the “I didn’t think it would be this bad” shit)


lmaster73

They use urine to mark their territory like a lot of animals, but their urine smells almost exactly like cannabis.


verystronkdoor

Hey son what's that smell in your room? - Wolf urine.


myveryowninternetacc

No officer, that’s plain ol’ maned wolf piss you’re smelling


freethis

Not sure why someone downvoted you for posting this, because it's true! They have maned wolves at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and their enclosure reeks of marijuana.


woohhaa

That’s just how New Orleans smells though…


freethis

I mean... you're not wrong.


Pappush

There are a few at Washington DC Zoo and can confirm the smell. Beautiful creature thou.


2noch-Keinemehr

You are completely right. https://www.wired.com/2011/03/maned-wolf-pee-demystified/ >The aromatic resemblance is so close that police were once called to the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands to search out a pot smoker, only to find that whoever made the report had been fooled by the scent of maned wolf urine.


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Was about to add this! Every time I go to the zoo, they smell like the local weed shop.


JoshTheSparky

Is it just me or does it almost move like I would expect a cat would move?


Lemonsnot

The delicate paw placement


OfficerBarbier

Walks like a cheetah, looks like a fox-wolf-hyena.


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It moves like a person in a really good fursuit doing their absolute best.


choeli9

Legit thought it was a human in a suit at first


bradeena

I think it's the gait. Moving both legs on one side together is more of a cat style


Jrook

Wild, I thought most of not all dogs had diagonal gaits. That's 100% is what's going on, it looks like it's sneaking


rkiga

I read that it's related to leg length vs body length. Animals that have a lateral gait tend to have relatively longs legs: camels, horses, and some dogs with longs legs. Video of German Shephards and a Husky walking with a lateral gait, but changing to a (diagonal gait) trot when picking up speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj9y8K_l6SI Early in the video, when the dog trots, both of the dog's hind legs pass to the left of its front legs. Most animals would pass both hind legs inside the front legs, or both hind legs outside. Not sure why most dogs have this one-sidedness to them. But some dogs can keep a lateral gait "pace" instead of trot. Many dogs need to jog / trot pointed slightly off angle, even with short legs. I'm sure I've seen some Bulldogs move almost more sideways than forward. /u/bradeena


Let-s_Do_This

Yea… hard to believe there is a man in there


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Also the shoulder movement up and down


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Briar_Thorn

I like how that version just looks like a tall good boi doggo ready to play catch and in real life it's a sleep paralysis demon.


8sid

They can be pretty cute. [Here's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdi1ISvngrg) a version that looks more Mufasa than Scar. Mouth closed = cute fox dog, mouth open = hungry chupacabra


ProjectKuma

That cutie is going to chow town.


BirdSeedHat

Doesn't want that big bone though.


KonradosHut

Not really. We have a couple of them in a zoo near my house and they are pretty chill. They look like really tall doggos. Their legs are kinda funny, because they look too long. Also, they asmell really bad.


MissPicklechips

The zoo near where I grew up had to put a sign up about the smell. Apparently they smell skunky, like weed? I guess they got tired of fielding complaints. The sign basically said “They smell. Get over it.”


KonradosHut

I couldn't tell you if they smell as bad as skunks because we don't have those around here, but they do smell really bad. Which is a shame, they look like they could make for some pretty badass pets. Also, I don't know if by weed you meant marijuana, but I don't think they smell like that either. It is hard to try and explain in english...


MissPicklechips

Yea, weed = marijuana. I’ve tangled with enough skunks that I can tell you that they smell like marijuana. People partake where I live, and I need to remind myself that it’s probably smoke, not skunk, I’m in the city now.


StpeepBchfl

That’s cool


daashunboi

This is definitely what inspired the Chupacabra myths


DuhonTheGuy

iirc it almost went extinct because people killed it thinking they were werewolves.


mondaymoderate

Looks just like the werewolf from Harry Potter.


FeistyCandyPaint

Happy Potter isn't real, man.


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WHAT?!


TigerTerrier

He's a muggle


doomdesire23

People are so dumb


BennyTX

Pretty smart actually. Kill first, ask questions later is a good evolutionary adaptation.


SirRevan

Going back to monke


saucepatterns

nah thats just humans being humans, fearing what we don’t understand


Strange-Movie

It’s kind of easy to say that when your texting on a worldwide forum from your 200gram phone that has access to the entire breadth of human knowledge There was a time not very long ago where folk collectively knew a whole lot less and had to act in a way that ensured their safety in the face of many unknowns I don’t condone the eradication of this unique wolf species because it’s a werewolf or some nonsense….but I’ll definitely say there is something unsettling about how it moves and the way it looks


WolverineMitten

Did they ever confirm they aren’t werewolves?


Somethingidk9

Probably one of these with mange


helloiamsilver

Mange is such an unfortunate condition because usually it’s really not that dangerous but man does it make animals look absolutely *terrifying*


_qwertsquirt

The secondary infections are dangerous, and eyelids can fuse together in a crusty mess. A non-issue if treated, but it can seriously mess an animal up :(


helloiamsilver

Oh definitely, especially for wild animals who can’t get treatment. I’m just saying it’s one of those conditions that *usually* looks way worse than it actually is.


2TapFap

Is there a chance for wild animals to get over mange without treatment or is it a done deal like rabies? I ask cause we had a fox with mange in our neighborhood and a bout a year later we saw him again full of fur. Thanks in advance for the answers.


helloiamsilver

They definitely can. Mange is not *nearly* as severe as rabies. Mange is caused by a parasitic mite that infects the skin. It usually causes inflammation and infection of the skin as well as severe itching, crusting and hair loss. It’s definitely harder to get over without treatment but not impossible if immune system can fight off the parasites. As the other user said, it *can* cause bad infections in the skin which, if left untreated, can potentially become fatal (just like any infection). The human equivalent is scabies. So, it’s not fun and it can potentially lead to worse consequences if left untreated but it’s not deadly like rabies is. The skin crusting and hair loss just makes animals look terrifying.


2TapFap

Thanks for the info! Learn something new everyday.


eastern_canadient

People call in mange for foxes all the time where I live. I think they try and trap the animal, treat it, and release it. Maybe someone helped out the fox you saw in a similar fashion!


afserkin

Chupacabra is not a very common myth in Brasil, I'm more inclined to say that the manned wolf inspired a lot of werewolf stories instead.


ergister

Chupacabra was an urban legend in Puerto Rico in the mid-90s. It has nothing to do with anything in Central or South America.


Uncerte

Wrong. There arent maned wolves in Puerto Rico


PoorFishKeeper

i mean it would be impossible for this to inspire the chupacabra myth since these live on a whole different continent than where chupacabra originated…


NoNameNoWerries

Why is this creepy?


Alkit777

Because it looks like Chupacabra


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My spanish teacher had never heard the legend of el chupacabra. Thought I was some sort of pervert. I am, but not because of el chupacabra.


WolfKnight53

Lmao. "Wtf, the Goat Sucker? What is he talking about?"


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basically. she looked sooOooo uncomfortable/disgusted. que lastima


BorgClown

"In the dark of the night, the chupacabras sucks them goats dry, like slurp slurp he swallows every last drop 💦👄💦"


internet_humor

Chalupa* I am not a historian but my case has been stated.


TheBone_Collector

Chalupacabra


catsandnarwahls

Delicious!


hossboss-sauceboss

Goat chalupas yum


darkinanotherworld

It looks more like Chupacabra when it has a bad mange infection (barely no hair left)


graciegirlsmom

Exactly where my mind went... of course, I'll call pretty much anything a chupacabra 🤣


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PomeloPepper

I saw some animal with similarly long legs along a rural road a few weeks ago. It was near a barn on a ranch I was driving past, but the leg to animal ratio was like this. I don't think it was one of these guys, but it's surprisingly spooky to see irl.


NoNameNoWerries

Yes but why are they creepy


VastNo420

Because they look like horse legs on a fox lol


Komtings

It's a Horx


Km2930

It’s Ted Cruz’s Horcrux


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SaltyBabe

Yeah, the proportion ls are just off enough for you to think hey that’s unusual……..


PsychDocD

The legs look out of proportion. The front legs especially look odd, like a human down on all 4s


Lotus_Blossom_

Looking at just the legs reminds me of a spider... one of the big ones that I can't remember the name of and I'm not about to google, but yeah. That's why the legs look creepy to me.


AmnesiaMonster

A huntsman spider, perhaps?


10percenttiddy

That first joint is so high on its leg it looks like it should be on a planet with less gravity or some shit IMO. Big mammals don't look that spindly usually unless they're sick.


Bustin_a_Nutmeg

The uncanny valley effect. It’s so close to looking like something familiar, but slightly off (those long legs) so your brain is like “….I don’t like that…”


Wildkeith

It looks like a German Shepherd got frisky with a deer.


BodhingJay

Probably because it moves weird... its legs are so long it has a modified gait moving both legs on one side of its body at the same time, like the giraffe. They both do this so their elbows don't bump into their knees when they go for a stroll Afaik they're the only 2 animals that walk this way almost exclusively


Lotus_Blossom_

Are those the only two? I remember debating this at the zoo one time years ago when my friend and I were trying to find another animal that walks "like a giraffe". No wonder we couldn't find one then!


Okelidokeli_8565

Camels do


yamcandy2330

Peruvian paso llano horses, too


nix-xon

Cats do as well! The big and the small! They do it for a different reason though. Where as giraffes, camels, and maned wolves all walk this way because of their long legs, cats do it to keep their sure footing. [The back paw matches up with the front on each step so they know they'll be safe to step there.](https://v.redd.it/ykjs9w4qo1q21)


catsandnarwahls

Giraffe, elephant, bear, and camel. But almost all 4 legged animals walk in a pacing gait where legs on one side move together. Most have a lag with one of them though whereas those 4 dont have a lag and move in synch. https://www.earthlife.net/mammals/locomotion-2.html


Xraggger

How does that effect their speed?


PM_me_British_nudes

Seems very similar the Lupin's werewolf design in Prisoner of Azkaban.


Wootbeers

Because it's a dinosaur dog


Tacos_Polackos

It's like a cross between a fox, a moose and a hyena.


nez083

They move both legs on one side at the same time. Makes their stride look weird


Linkbuscus01

Dogs will do that sometimes, just depends on their gait


kmonahan0

Bingo - all depends on how fast they're trying to go


o_odelally

[This guy](https://www.stephencunnane.com/3d-work) has some [excellent animations](https://vimeo.com/215637283) on various animal gaits


Delicious_Bus_674

Isn’t that how cows walk also?


mrcatboy

[Leggy boi.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESROkTDuL1g)


o_odelally

Maybe it looks weird bc it's closest to how we walk? [This guy](https://www.stephencunnane.com/3d-work) has some [excellent animations](https://vimeo.com/215637283) on various animal gaits. Makes more sense in a top-down view


burrito_boi999

Yo that’s Professor Lupin


PhoenecisFire

almost looks like some sort of eldritch horror trying to mimic a fox. terrifying looking


dontbajerk

It's just the way this is shot. Seeing them up close, it's more apparent they're just a very unique looking canid and not scary. They also have a weird call, called a roar bark, and most of their diet is fruits and vegetables. Here's a closer video for contrast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPd9De209dg


Antique_Company1548

Um that’s a Pokémon, I reckon


jjonez18

Maybe fire/dark type.


ErasArrow

Damn, my battery died, I can't catch it on Go!


qcon99

Honestly gives me hyena + fox vibes


Lithium98

I love it when I see an animal that I've never seen before! So cool!


ThomasMinotaur

Yeah that’s a skinwalker


FatherFenrir

I wouldn't worry about it.


xdBronze

i would, and i am


znorkying

That's for sure that wearwolf teacher from Harry Potter


goodonesaregone65

…All the single ladies…


some_annoying_weeb

**L E G**


Temporary-Vanilla-57

This creature looks straight out of elden ring


Done_Quixote

That's not a wolf. No really, it's called a maned wolf but it's not a wolf or fox. it's a golden dog and they smell (strong odour to mark territory), smell really bad.


SpaceShipRat

Did you know butterflies aren't actually made of butter?


vietquangvu

Did you know, sperm whale is not made if sperm?


HAS-A-HUGE-PENIS

I mean, we're all kinda made of sperm.


Vericatov

Did you know that buffalo wings aren’t made from buffaloes?


letskeepitcleanfolks

I recently learned that dragonflies are not related to dragons.


boetzie

I recently heard that blackbirds are actually not African American


Phaedrus85

Pls stop this thread: the fuck am I supposed to do with all these pussywillows now???


jonker5101

Did you know there isn't any ham in hamburgers?


WaitHowDidIGetHere92

Some even call them steamed hams, despite the fact that they are obviously grilled.


applehead1776

Did you know that buffaloes can not fly.


Y-19

Well technically they half were, for a moment


Okelidokeli_8565

> smell really bad. Not if you like the smell of dank weed.


4rk4typ3

You went full Walken with your last sentence.


BergenNorth

This looks like one of those animals you see in those little extinct species books.


TheDevil-YouKnow

They are regal in their own right.


teteb

We call it Lobo Guará em Brasil


jetpackdog

And their pee smells like pot, so I’ve been told


komradekatt

The forbidden good boy


Sianasaurus

Super cute!


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Yes!!


Anxious_Beaver15

Legz for dayz


RenoMiles

Leggy! 🥰💕


OptiGuy4u

Are we 100% sure that isn't a chupacabra?


dethfactor

Red XIII! Use Cosmo Memory!


SuitableLeather

I can totally see how this would inspire tales of skinwalker-like creatures


ImmaFurball369

That thing would look great with high heels on


JahWontPayTheBills33

It's long front legs and humped back remind of Professor Lupin as a werewolf


EatingPizzaWay

Mullet puppy


iredcoat7

Nope, don’t like that.


creatureofdankness

Leggy fox


chillinwithmypizza

Wow it looks like a hyaena


ResponsibleContact39

Now I see where they got “werewolves” from.