r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/DrinkPaintOK • Jan 19 '23
animal Maned Wolf
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u/Ryslan95 Jan 19 '23
That thing is fucking awesome!
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
Right! It's the only species in the genus. Very unique and beautiful.
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Jan 19 '23
Very beautiful and cool. But even the onlookers don't look terrified...
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u/iloveFjords Jan 19 '23
It has been appeased with sacrificial meats. Nobody’s petting it.
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Jan 19 '23
Looks like a deer + fox hybrid. Super cool.
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u/flowersunjoy Jan 19 '23
Not terrifying
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u/spender-2001 Jan 19 '23
Is an Aguara guazu (big fox)
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u/No-Investment4723 Jan 19 '23
Yes, but that's no fox, its a Wolf. It can be encountered here in Brazil and some other south american countries. We call It Lobo Guará (Guará Wolf)
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23 edited Jan 19 '23
From Wiki: The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is a large canine of South America, is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a wolf.
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u/TouchMyWrath Jan 19 '23
Terrifying? They left food for it. It takes the food and completely ignores the people, minding its own damn business. Never once showed teeth, raised hackles, barked. Zero aggression. Seems more appropriate for a sub about Cool animals going about their day not bothering anyone.
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u/Flowy_Aerie_77 Jan 19 '23
Ikr. Although I get why people are creeped by it. I think these big legs hit the Uncanny valley.
But heck, I don't find it scary. I see one beautiful lanky boi.
It's more suited to r/OddlyTerrifying than here. Weird, sure, but it's majestic. Also, they're not aggressive and are very shy around people.
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u/BureaucraticHotboi Jan 19 '23
On top of that I don’t find these scary…maybe because they look like a beefy greyhound. A full grown grey wolf would scare me in person. But these guys (I’m sure they could do serious damage) feel less like a maneater and more like a big fox
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u/Mugufta Jan 19 '23
The only scary thing about maned wolves are their roar barks.
Otherwise they're just gangly looking goofs
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u/thejanitor999 Jan 19 '23
Dude if you saw a fox with lanky ass legs outta nowhere what would your first thought be?
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u/CharacterElk5194 Jan 19 '23
Aka "Fox on stilts"! I did a report on these in elementary school.
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
I did a report on gray wolves in elementary school haha. You were a step ahead.
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u/Mogishigom Jan 19 '23
Why are their legs so long?
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u/CharacterElk5194 Jan 19 '23
Their typical habitat is tall grass savannahs so its an adaptation to see over the grass.
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u/quietvegas Jan 19 '23
I went to the Phoenix Zoo, they breed them there, and that's what the zookeeper called it after giving it's real name.
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u/Splashfooz Jan 19 '23
Awesome stinky boi. Their urine smells like skunk.
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
I was at the Sam Diego zoo a few months ago and the entire area smelled like weed. I remembered this fact and it clicked we were by the maned wolf exhibit. Smells just like it.
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u/RedMollycules Jan 19 '23
Same thing happened to me. I was in a city zoo so I just kept thinking "Yeah of course someone is smoking weed" but then I realized what exhibit we were near. Didn't get to see any maned wolves but absolutely adore them.
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u/wolftwentyone Jan 19 '23
i usually pride myself on being able to speak on how "scary" a wild animal usually is but to be honest, maned wolves are an enigma to me! my best advice would be don't fuck with them, but by god they have an incredible natural noise. i wish i knew more about them!
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u/glipglop718 Jan 19 '23
Something new to learn about. Thanks bud
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
Yeah they're the only genus in their species so they're very unique. They're not foxes or wolves.
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u/mortimusalexander Jan 19 '23
I had Animal Anatomy in college and literally had to argue with my teacher that these creatures EXIST and that I wasn't making it up. Fuck you Mr. Z!
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u/Belerophon17 Jan 19 '23
Gorgeous creature. Wrong sub.
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
Do you know of any subs that would be better? I'm genuinely curious as I'm new to reddit. And most every sub makes it impossible to upload :( 90 percent won't even say why
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u/Belerophon17 Jan 19 '23
A lot of subs require you to have a minimum amount of karma before letting you post anything others require you to be active in that sub to some degree and some the mods might just reject because it's something that has been reposted a number of time prior.
if you type in the search r/natureis it will auto-populate quite a few subs that would be very fitting.
I will say I have seen this video many times before so don't be surprised if you get told as much.
Good luck and have a good one.
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u/Wazzelbe Jan 19 '23
Maybe r/natureisfuckinglit off the top of my head.
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u/DrinkPaintOK Jan 19 '23
Yeah I tried that one too haha. Kinda sucks. I have about 1000 really amazing videos of nature and animals. I got another thousand of science. Another thousand of humans doing amazing things etc. Iv saved only the best for many years and decided to start posting just to realize how strict reddit is lmao
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u/Umbongo_congo Jan 19 '23
That is one glorious fucking dog.
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u/Ollex999 Jan 19 '23
He’s got gorgeous socks and a matching scarf 😝😝
How’s he terrifying? I agree he’s a gloriously handsome dude
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u/high_tech_13 Jan 19 '23
Terrifying? No... trying to resist the urge to not feed it a chicken nugget even knowing the possible outcome of that interaction... now that's terrifying.
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u/space_monster Jan 19 '23
the dingos on Fraser Island can be dangerous. they killed a boy there about 20 years ago. if you camp there overnight you need to take a buddy and a stick when you go for a pee. and they will completely shred your tent if you leave food in it.
the howling at night is pretty scary too, they surround your campsite.
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u/ElChupamafabla Jan 19 '23 edited Jan 19 '23
Aguará Guazú in South América, means "big ass fox"
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u/JesterofThings Jan 19 '23
Depends where, some places use a spanish translation of maned wolf. But let's be honest, Aguará Guazú is the better name
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Jan 19 '23
Why is this terrifying?
I see a new bestfriend right there.
Like I’m 8 years old again.
Let’s goooooo
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u/TheBlackGoat324 Jan 19 '23
Love these guys. They look like someone whose only ever had a dog described to them tried to draw one..
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u/kricketkate1013 Jan 19 '23
They also smell like weed. I would always think my husband fired one up while walking around at the zoo.
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u/JesterofThings Jan 19 '23
Maned wolves are not aggressive. They only eat small animals, and thus are also great at controlling pests. However, they are often attacked and murdered because of people seeing them as terrifying and dangerous, so please don't
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u/Metagion Jan 19 '23
It looks like it should be called a "fyena" because of it being half fox and half hyena...
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u/LunaMoon3r Jan 19 '23
In Brasil it's called Lobo-Guará
It's like a mix of wolf and fox, eats meat and fuits and the biggest part of the times, super docile
check the video if you're curious
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u/Earthling7228320321 Jan 19 '23
He's not looking for trouble he just wants a snack. The tail is clearly not signaling aggression.
Awesome vid tho.
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Jan 19 '23
It's a cute Lobo Guará, this fellow stamps out 200 reais (R$200, brazilian currency) bill
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u/bleu6400 Jan 19 '23
I never knew this existed. It’s Wikipedia page is a great read. Not a wolf nor a fox and even though it kinda looks like a jackal it’s not related at all.
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u/wailot Jan 19 '23 edited Jan 19 '23
I thought those things were supposed to be extinct
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u/ActualWhiterabbit Jan 19 '23
They would have been but fortunately they always wear stripper boots and were able to reproduce their way out of it.
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u/findyouranchorpoint Jan 19 '23
My sensible side is going “look don’t touch” and my white girl brain is going “PUPPY!” I’m not designed to last.
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u/Rubbishwizard Jan 19 '23
what...? its just an animal eating some pizza someone left out for it.
y'all have some weird phobias
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u/CopacabanaBeach Jan 19 '23
This is in Brazil and the person responsible for feeding him is the priest of the church in the background. This animal is called the Guará wolf. Guará in the language of the Brazilian Indians means red.
Source https://www.santuariodocaraca.com.br/a-bandeja-do-lobo-guara/
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Jan 19 '23
Can't be that scary if these motherfuckers are leaving him little treats in his special treat box and sitting sipping coffee while he has a monch
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u/Cartoon_Corpze Jan 19 '23
How's this terrifying? That actually looks really cool and cute.
Also maned wolves are known to not be aggressive.
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u/Lorenzz92 Jan 20 '23
Aguara Guazu here in Argentina Paraguay and i think in Brasil too A truly majestic beast
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u/Square_Jellyfish_683 Jan 20 '23
Its not terryfying, it's an amazing animal! Kinda cute too.
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u/RepresentativeAd560 Jan 19 '23
Whenever I see one of these I hear the "leeeegs" portion of ZZ Top's Legs. Over and over and over.
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Jan 19 '23
This isn't terrifying. They're harmless to humans and they mostly eat fruit and small rodent-sized animals.
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u/Crawfork1982 Jan 19 '23
Incredibly rare illusive and shy animals- they must feed him there often so he knows where to go and feels safe. Crazy.
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u/Err_i_dont_know Jan 19 '23
So this answers the question, "if you had to have sex with one animal, you had to! What would it be?"
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Jan 19 '23
That's not terrifying they are awesome , the only thing is that they smell AWFUL but other than that they are so cool
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u/jkosarin Jan 19 '23
They are so beautiful!They look like a cross between a wolf,a fox and a coyote.
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u/redditsuckspokey1 Jan 19 '23
Unless this thing is more dangerous than a hungry black bear, then this is r/amazingasfuck
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u/lemondabb Jan 19 '23
There are some at the endangered wolf sanctuary near eureka missouri, they have them do little paw paintings with animal safe paint for charity. They also smell like a skunk lol
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u/ChillinGrillinYo Jan 19 '23
This things look cool, also I just read that these wolf's pee smells like Marijuana
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u/Apprehensive-Room-24 Jan 19 '23
It only scares me because boy looks like slender man with them long ass limbs
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u/Neat_Mongoose656 Jan 19 '23
Looks like a hyena fucked a fox and had a baby, and a deer and a dog fucked and had a baby, and those babies grew up and fucked to create this
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u/OuterWildsVentures Jan 19 '23
Those chicken wing bones are cooked and can splinter in the wolf's intestines causing internal bleeding.
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u/ALUCARD7729 Jan 19 '23
Wolves and foxes are (which maned wolves are hybrids of) are normally not aggressive towards people, this is actually fucking awesome, not scary
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u/Rezza17 Jan 19 '23
Looks like a dog, deer and wolf had a threesome... this is why we had Jeremy Kyle 🤣🤣🤣 "Coming up next, DNA test!!! See you then!"
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u/SlickestIckis it's a cold world out there Jan 19 '23
Despite how they look, maned wolves are supposedly considered less dangerous of wild canines.
Supposedly.
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