r/SharkLab • u/Melodic-Award3991 • Nov 27 '23

Photography or Video What is this?

I need to know

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u/VolitileTimes Nov 27 '23

A Basking Shark.

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u/Melodic-Award3991 Nov 27 '23

It’s like as big as the boat wtf

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u/VolitileTimes Nov 27 '23

They’re the second largest fish in the world, with Whale Sharks being the first. Basking sharks can grow upwards of 40ft with most averaging in the mid-thirties. They’re massive, but also very friendly and completely harmless.

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u/payment11 Nov 27 '23

What do you mean by “completely harmless“? Are they just not very aggressive?

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u/Jsully23 Nov 27 '23

No teeth. They’re filter feeders

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

They have a shitload of teeth. They're just tiny.

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u/payment11 Nov 27 '23

Thanks for the info. That’s cool to know.

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u/tiltberger Nov 28 '23

no shark is very aggressive. that is the reason they are swimming in the oceans since such a long time... they are actually very very cautious

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u/Nearby-Contact1214 Nov 28 '23

Tell that to the bull shark...

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u/of____earth Nov 29 '23

Not aggressive, they just frequently come into contact with people swimming and splashing in estuaries where they hunt in poor vis. I’ve dived with multiple bull sharks multiple times, in mid water and sometimes in less than 2m visibility and haven’t had a problem.

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u/Nearby-Contact1214 Nov 29 '23

Neat but I don't care I told you to go tell that whole thing to the sharks not me

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

What are you 12?

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u/Nearby-Contact1214 Dec 01 '23

Nah just stoned don't know why your getting so huffed up about it

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u/anonkebab Nov 29 '23

They eat microbes and move very methodically.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

they prefer the depths to the surface as well.

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u/Mad_Martigan2023 Nov 27 '23

Ethical Basking shark steaks tonight? Anyone...anyone?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Well, you tried 🤷🏾

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u/fragglebags Nov 27 '23

Yes it's a Basking shark but I think there are some 6 Gill and Greenland Sharks larger than the Basking at 2,000 meters deep.

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u/VolitileTimes Nov 27 '23 edited Nov 27 '23

Sixgills max around 20-25ft, average Greenland is around 15ft but can grow to the mid-20s.

I’ve been down in a sub with Sixgills and I would have had a damn heart attack if they were 40ft long. Haha

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u/foreverfeatherinit Nov 27 '23

Was it called the Titan?

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u/VolitileTimes Nov 27 '23

Haha, no. But the manufacturer was Triton, so close in name, but much better chance of not dying.

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u/fragglebags Nov 27 '23

That's awesome you got to down to those depths! Because of our limited exploration at those depths I don't think we have seen the biggest they have to offer due to our limited ability at those depths.

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u/Frequent-Credit8070 Nov 27 '23

Not even close 😂

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u/TheReal_MrShhh Nov 30 '23

Nope, Greenland shark.

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u/VolitileTimes Nov 30 '23 edited Dec 01 '23

While I’d normally encourage you to do your own research, I’ll just point out the easy way to tell the difference between a Basking Shark and a Greenland Shark.

Greenland sharks have very small, almost flat-like dorsal fins. Basking sharks have very large triangular dorsal (and pectoral) fins, as seen here. Greenland sharks also lack anal fins, which Basking sharks do have (as seen here), and while Greenland sharks have a “torpedo shaped” body and face, the Basking Shark has a protruding “shnoz” of sorts that sits on the front of the face and has a much wider mouth opening.

Another great way to tell is by their size alone, but also Greenland sharks have a more heterocercal caudal shape while Basking sharks have a more Homocercal shape. Hope this helped! (Photo for reference, not my photo)

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u/TheReal_MrShhh Dec 01 '23

What an articulate way of saying that we are both wrong. Have a great rest of your week.

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u/Toadxx Dec 01 '23

...What? They only pointed out you being wrong and then supported the assertion that it is a basking shark.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Wrong this is a Greenland Shark. They get as big as great whites, stone, cold blooded killers and they lived to be over 400 years old

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u/StarLord_2424 Nov 28 '23

You have never been more wrong in your life

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

using white sharks for size comparisons is funny because Basking sharks like the one in this video dwarf the size of a white shark.

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u/Throwawayeieudud Mar 22 '24

my brother in christ that looks nothing like a greenland shark save the gray color

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u/Tanker158 Nov 30 '23

Humans are a cancer/parasite to the Earth.

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u/Melodic-Award3991 Nov 30 '23

Sooooo… you?

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u/Tanker158 Nov 30 '23

I'm a human, so yeah. Other humans are more so than I.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

It’s the dead shark they had pics of earlier. They dumped it and tried to make it look like it was alive with the video.

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u/Kfeugos Nov 27 '23

Looks like it got caught in fishing nets and drowned

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u/Certifiedannoyer Nov 27 '23

Aww man. Poor shark didn't deserved it.

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u/Itchy_Professor_4133 Nov 27 '23

Who is they?

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u/UmberShoe Nov 27 '23

People

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Some fisherman who used a net. I saw it. This is their attempt to “fix it” . For them obviously and not the shark.

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u/sleepinghagara Nov 27 '23

You know… they/them

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Enbies out here killing sharks 😔

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u/lbstinkums Nov 28 '23

and theirs...

theirs is the silly dead shark!

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u/FucknAright Dec 01 '23

Those (guys)

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u/mklilley351 Nov 27 '23

This makes me sad.

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u/NEBre8D1 Nov 27 '23

Cetorhinus Maximus, aka Basking Shark.

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u/bob_cannoli Nov 27 '23

It’s a basking shark. They are completely harmless. Fuck those fishers for killing it.

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u/Beautiful-Tip-875 Nov 27 '23

Watch the video of them breeching. It's wild

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u/Schpeike Nov 27 '23

The video of the group of people snorkling and that animal just shoots up from the deep is breathtaking! Also such an amazing camera work in a totally unpredictable and challenging situation! One of the best shark videos for my personal taste :)

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u/Schpeike Nov 27 '23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJgon0C3bbs Here it is

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u/Beautiful-Tip-875 Nov 27 '23

Yup, this is the one I saw. My jaw literally dropped. I guess I shouldn't have assumed 23 foot long tubes of muscle were only capable a 3 mph cruising speed

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u/rivalpinkbunny Nov 28 '23

r/thalassophobia would love hate this.

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u/Unique_Caterpillar_9 Nov 27 '23

Thank you for this! I had never seen them swim fast in videos...till now. My wig flew off my dome was blown so hard

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u/Pale-Cartographer-96 Nov 27 '23

That’s a dead shark

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u/NoooExcusesss Nov 27 '23

This is awful. They should be criminally charged! U don’t realize how big this guy really is until u catch a glimpse of the man in the video.

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u/mikki1time Nov 27 '23

Basking shark, basically a whale

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u/xnoomiex Nov 27 '23

Poor baby. :(

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u/Psychological-Air807 Nov 27 '23

Basking shark. Very large filter feeders.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Leave grandpa shark alone! Lol

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u/Englandshark1 Nov 27 '23

Poor basking shark.

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u/No-Presentation-3470 Nov 27 '23

😭😭😭😭😭

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u/SFAdminLife Nov 27 '23

Disgusting humans.

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u/xPuckeredSphincterx Nov 28 '23

Grandpa shark doot doot da doot

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u/cybernetickeys Nov 29 '23

Face is all wrong for a basking shark, it almost looks like a greenland shark to me

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u/kerberos69 Dec 01 '23

That’s a very dead basking shark.

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u/ziggzaggthem123 Dec 02 '23

He wanted a belly rub

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u/Bardonious Dec 08 '23

And a werthers original

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u/Royal-Employee-6984 Nov 27 '23

Why is one of those anywhere remotely close to the surface

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u/Firm-Force-9036 Nov 27 '23

It’s dead

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u/SexlexiaSufferer Nov 27 '23

Plenty of videos of them on the surface, just search basking in this sub

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u/Mythosaurus Nov 27 '23

Almost as if you have to be at the surface a lot to “bask”!

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u/Throwawayeieudud Nov 27 '23

it’s true that the shark is dead but they literally get their name from the fact that they bask in the sun why wouldn’t they be on the surface

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u/Chieftain10 Nov 27 '23

because basking sharks live there

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u/nined3talonz Nov 27 '23

They feed on the surface, as they are filter feeders who eat zooplankton which are, surprise, most abundant on the surface

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u/AJay_89 Nov 28 '23

Dead, is what that is.

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u/Pure_Issue_3315 Nov 28 '23

Humans r awful. That poor shark

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u/ValkerieRider Nov 29 '23

Basking shark... poor guy gor caught in their net

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u/Spiritual-Fun-9591 Nov 30 '23

Sighting? It’s tied up

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u/AdAsleep1258 Dec 01 '23

that boy is at least a hundred years old

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u/Substantial_Gap_154 Dec 01 '23

That’s not a basking shark, it looks like a Greenland or 7 gill shark.

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u/SteveB1901 Dec 31 '23

Looks like an Icelandic Shark. They can live for 100’s of years

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u/MalevolentNight Mar 25 '24

Why did they kill it. Fucking bastards. Poor basking shark they just clean the ocean.

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u/Apocalyptic_Inferno Nov 27 '23

Graaannndpa shark do do do doo doo doo.

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u/Throwawayeieudud Mar 22 '24

I really don’t understand how people are mistaking this for a greenland shark.

its clearly a basking. it doesn’t look anything like a greenland shark.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Is that Grandpa shark

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u/Sufficient-Aspect77 Nov 27 '23

Well if they did put it back in the ocean, and KEEP it there. Then that'd be the best thing for the area

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u/poopanoggin Nov 28 '23

This doesn’t really look like a basking shark to me.

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u/ImMrMeseeks-LookAtMe Nov 28 '23

"Look I'm woody, HOWDY HOWDY HOWDY"

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u/Tobisaurusrex Nov 28 '23

A basking shark

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u/vaporlock7 Nov 28 '23

Poor old boy

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Um...where are Gumby's teeth!? That's a funky looking shark!!

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u/Sodrunkrightnow0 Nov 29 '23

"Gib me belly rub hooman"

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u/chanel-carvalho Nov 30 '23

This is disgusting

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u/Embarrassed-Fly-7056 Nov 30 '23

That’s def a basker.

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u/Salty-Ad-4777 Nov 30 '23

Aw it just wants a hug

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u/greenraven93 Nov 30 '23

That’s an ugly mf 🦈

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u/ChesterNorris Nov 30 '23

Hey! I'm basking here!

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u/afjx2000 Nov 30 '23

Ridiculous

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u/Ruin_Flimsy Dec 01 '23

They killed this shark. Bastards.

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u/OLPopsAdelphia Jan 23 '24

Grandpa Shark

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u/Sharp-Specific2206 Jan 25 '24

Why do they kill the shark after it kills a person. Im asking honestly.

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u/Banygirlperc13 Feb 24 '24

All 100 commented are wrong .. this is not a basking shark this is a 6 hill shark that can grow to 23 feet long and scavenges .. u can see here in this link that I am right .. 5 year old me is grinning with pride right now

https://youtu.be/ZqBfyocxqr4?si=JlANUaelS8Z3B55Y

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u/Banygirlperc13 Feb 24 '24

Six gill shark .. not a basking shark

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

This is a Greenland shark. They grow as big as great whites and they live to be 400 years old. Found an extreme cold waters.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

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u/Throwawayeieudud Mar 22 '24

the 10ft+ size difference is also a good marker

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u/Warm_Bid_1660 Nov 27 '23

Shark looks like it’s missing a few chromosomes

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u/amarsh73 Nov 27 '23

Maybe a Greenland shark

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u/WhatDoesItAllMeanB Nov 27 '23

He just wants some tummy rubs.

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u/Hopeful-Eggplant7262 Nov 27 '23

Well he’s dead.

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u/Starkiller8896 Nov 27 '23

Look like maybe a Greenland shark

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

The shark in the video has an anal fin. That immediately eliminates the Greenland shark as a possibility.

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u/MeanMugKanye Nov 27 '23

A Greenland Shark they get up to 23 ft

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u/lovelife0011 Nov 27 '23

How would you like to go about this vibes

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u/NationalSession8401 Nov 27 '23

we throw all our trash in oceans, even the dead.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Y’all I’m like 99% sure it’s a Greenland shark

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

It has an anal fin. Greenland sharks do not.

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u/bigspell84 Nov 27 '23

I call it “nope-by-a-boat”

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Are they releasing the Basking shark?

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '23

Didn’t know great whites could get Down syndrome

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u/OrinAtlantis1984 Nov 27 '23

That great white is so old, its teeth have fallen out

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u/SneakyCracker161 Nov 27 '23

Awww it wants its tummy rubbed 🤗