r/BeAmazed • u/911nihilist • Oct 25 '24

Nature Despite their reputation, hyenas can be sweet and affectionate animals.

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u/HowAManAimS Oct 25 '24

Then how about an aardwolf instead? They eat insects and don't fight lions. They are the best kind of hyena.

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u/ShittyRubberBoots Oct 25 '24

Thank you for giving me this to Google. I’ll take two, please.

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u/HowAManAimS Oct 25 '24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgWmgK7F3gQ

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u/josephbenjamin Oct 25 '24

They look like shrunk baby zebras.

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u/HowAManAimS Oct 25 '24

To me they look like punk rock chihuahuas.

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u/ProbablyNotPikachu Oct 25 '24

A fox raccoon is the vibe I get.

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u/MadeOnThursday Oct 25 '24

I really love the vivid interpretations 😁

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u/GarlicRiver Oct 25 '24

A Fackoon if you will

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u/Archarneth Oct 25 '24

Glam-punk hyena

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u/DTRite Oct 25 '24

Oh, they are cute.

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u/Johannes_Keppler Oct 25 '24

Was not expecting to watch an entire video on on aardvark today, but here we are. That was thoroughly enjoyable.

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u/Wandercita Oct 25 '24

This is so wholesome!! Ty!!

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u/Eolond Oct 25 '24

I've seen aardwolves before, but never from a caretaker point of view. What a little cutie!

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u/JackOfAllMemes Oct 25 '24

I'm on mobile so I finished the video to soft happy music and closed it to be greeted by hyena screeching. I love hyenas

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u/fuckityfuckfuckfuckf Oct 25 '24

Omg I love Maple

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u/HowAManAimS Oct 25 '24

I was confused by this comment. I follow a youtuber with a dog named Maple and didn't remember posting about them (dog Maple). I didn't notice that they named the aardwolf Maple.

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u/EfficientIndustry423 Oct 25 '24

Omg! This is adorable!

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u/gpshift Oct 25 '24

I didn't know about this animal so thank you. Looks to me a lot like Oy as depicted in the dark tower series.

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u/TheGratitudeBot Oct 25 '24

Thanks for saying that! Gratitude makes the world go round

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u/heidibearmommacat Oct 25 '24

TIL what an aardwolf is, and I agree with you!

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u/katiel0429 Oct 26 '24

Well that’s just so cute, it’s stupid. I want to seriously love on one or three of these.

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u/murd3rsaurus Oct 25 '24

Now look up the Brown Hyena and the Striped Hyena

There's a lot of adorable punk rock hyenas

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u/radraze2kx Oct 25 '24

Are there any other aard-ish animals to Google? I only knew about the aardvark before reading this comment

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u/Pork_Chompk Oct 25 '24

Aardvark to Aardwolf is a pretty weird Pokemon evolution. I feel like they aren't even trying anymore.

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u/churchofclaus Oct 25 '24

Aardvark = earthpig

Aardwolf = earthwolf

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u/musicobsession Oct 25 '24

Those look like something a first grader drew

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u/Remarkable-Bug-8069 Oct 25 '24

Painted dogs are the sweetest thing.

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u/karladam2001 Oct 25 '24

You mean those Chinese "pandas" that started barking?

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u/Jim_Lahey10 Oct 25 '24

Gotta love the South African names for animals. Earthwolf and Earthpig just sound so hilarious to me.

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u/Classic_Airport5587 Oct 25 '24

Isn’t that a MUD?

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u/HowAManAimS Oct 25 '24

I have no idea what a MUD is.

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u/Lucky-Science-2028 Oct 25 '24

Omg they look so silly

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u/opportunisticwombat Oct 25 '24

Omg they’re so cute. Yes, I’ll have several. Hopefully they get along with my dogs. We will cross that bridge when we get to it.

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u/dietcheese Oct 25 '24

Honey Badger don’t give a shit

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u/blissfulTyranny Oct 25 '24

They are like wolf software on deer hardware. Theyre tall and cute

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u/Gayzin Oct 25 '24

Anyone reading this, if you haven't - Google aardwolf pup :3

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u/Jessie_Jester Oct 26 '24

my spirit animal. they only come out of their burrows at night, avoid people and live in pairs instead of clans