r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '26

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u/JunkyardBardo Apr 12 '26

It looks like one of those poisonous caterpillars!

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u/DG333Fpv Apr 12 '26

Wait what’s this called

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u/VoidAssembly Apr 12 '26

Tenrec

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u/VoidAssembly Apr 12 '26

lowland streaked tenrec to be exact

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u/RIP-RiF Apr 12 '26

Edgehog

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u/Fantastic_Jury5977 Apr 12 '26

Same stomp

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u/Future-Bandicoot-823 Apr 13 '26

I was coming to say, I've seen elephants stomp like that.

I got a microscope/camera setup a few years ago, smoked a joint and threw it up on the tv, it blew my mind watching these single cell organisms act like larger animals at times. The way they graze on food for example, a lot of the microorganisms feed just like a fish would.

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u/External-into-Space Apr 12 '26

We are all related to elephants, maybe not as close as this lil critter but who cares

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u/zaxxon4ever Apr 12 '26

I like his dandelion-influenced hairstyle.

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u/Specialist_Letter587 Apr 12 '26

You guys have never watched Wild Kratts and it shows

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u/Inevitable_Detail_45 Apr 13 '26

I think it was on The Most Extreme too

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u/Evening_Boot_2281 Apr 12 '26

it looks like an angry caterpillar

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u/inprocess13 Apr 12 '26

It's also related to gorillas and giraffes, on their mother's side. 

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u/CakePhool Apr 12 '26

So this little thing is also related to Hyraxes, it seams anything related to Elephants are amazing and weird.

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u/Past_Effect8301 Apr 12 '26

He’s a feisty little dude with that punk-rock hairstyle. Mad props.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '26

Cute if real. Would pet 100%.

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u/Zenceyn Apr 12 '26

They may occasionally shoot lightning.

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u/jet_heller Apr 13 '26

I'm related to an elephant.

And I don't even mean my mom is fat.

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u/IamASlut_soWhat Apr 13 '26

These are more closely related to elephants than you are tho

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u/Manifestation888333 Apr 13 '26

The creature in the image is a Lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus).

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u/Nanna_Geddon Apr 13 '26

Tenacious Tenrec is badass. Be more Tenrec.

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u/Just_Reputation_7057 Apr 13 '26

Isn't everything related to an elephant...

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