If I were establishing a new country and that was a native animal, that bad motherfucker is going on my flag.
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2025
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More like going extinct /s
Aardwolf puppies are freaking adorable 
90% hyena, 10% raccoon
100% kick-ass
10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 50% pain, 100% reason to remember the name - Aardwolf!
Punk rock hyena looking ass
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as aardwoof loves aardwolves ❤️
That thing looks like it's either chill as fuck or a complete spaz. I'm not sure which...
Looks like Honeybadger has evolved.
Both in varying frequencies
Ah yes, hair metal dog
I love this critter
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.
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.
ah, so "vark" is much like "dog" in english when it is used in animal names like "prairie dog"!
thanks for explaining!
I was gonna say "pig-wolf" sounds kind of goofy but it is actually pretty precise in behavioral desciption then isn't it?
Should be noted that "aard" means "ground/earth"
Thank you
Interesting, doesn't ard also mean "ground/earth" in Arabic? Maybe one of those words that made into the indo-german languages by the Arabic conquest?
...by contrast to airwolf...
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.
Eats insects, apparently.
The 80s hairmetal band of the animal kingdom.
Nature designed this creature to receive scritches.
That captive aardwolf is scared though. They're not ordinarily puffed up like this. A chill aardwolf is a smooth, slender boi.
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Basically an 80s punk dog.
Damn, this guy looks like he's about to sing an 80s power ballad.
Awww, the tiger-coyote thinks he's a stegosaurus.
That's the most punk looking animal I've ever seen.
Super Saiyan Dog
That Mohawk is fucking sick
aardwoof did it again.
Those are some hackles.
Clearly theyve never seen those Pakistani bears.
Call Apogee say Aardwolf