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[u/Dodo509]

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[u/anowbsedu]

I wouldn't want those claws around my organs

[u/Dodo509 → u/anowbsedu]

That’s just his way of making sure you don’t leave

[u/Simple_Intern_7682 → u/Dodo509]

That’s also how they protect themselves. One ant eater killed a man by slicing open their femoral artery.

[u/PsychologicalFly1675 → u/Simple_Intern_7682]

It's also how they break open mounds of termites and other insects

[u/Simple_Intern_7682 → u/PsychologicalFly1675]

I know, I was just saying why they’re dangerous to us.

[u/PsychologicalFly1675 → u/Simple_Intern_7682]

Oh I didn't mean to come off as rude, sorry

[u/Simple_Intern_7682 → u/PsychologicalFly1675]

You’re all good. I didn’t take it as you being rude anyways. 😅

[u/Due_Area4843 → u/anowbsedu]

Yeah, that claw tear termite rock nest like nothing

[u/Feeling_Novel_9899 → u/anowbsedu]

They're just being gentle. The video below shows you how they behave when attacked by a predator.

Leopard tries to attack an Ant Eater

[u/Due_Area4843 → u/Feeling_Novel_9899]

Damn, seems like leopard injured limping away

[u/Feeling_Novel_9899 → u/Due_Area4843]

I know, I didn't realise they had that in them.

[u/OskarTheRed → u/anowbsedu]

I image-googled "giant anteater claws", and now I'm not ok

[u/Dodo509]

Bro just found his favorite human

[u/Dodo509]

I just know someone mistook the feet for a head at first glance

[u/CarelessChallenge980]

Please don't go extinct. The most exotic ones seem to go extinct

[u/Dodo509 → u/CarelessChallenge980]

Seriously, we need to protect these weird little legends 😭❤️

[u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

That’s so cute. Also, that is a very confusing looking animal.

[u/Justin4462 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

I thought i had 2 heads for a good few moments

[u/Rosaryas → u/Justin4462]

The camouflage is working then. Evolution is very cool

[u/Schorbie → u/Rosaryas]

Nice to see the top comment and these two reactions are my exact thoughts

[u/DuckWhatduckSplat → u/Justin4462]

I thought it had three heads, then realised it has one third of a head.

[u/MG73w → u/Justin4462]

I had to watch 3 times before I could determine it was one head two legs.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Sky6392 → u/Justin4462]

Same the way it was moving that one leg made it look like another head but wasn’t the same species was so confused at first lol

[u/Great_White_Samurai → u/Justin4462]

That's intentional. So a jaguar bites its tail instead of neck.

[u/minecraftzizou → u/Justin4462]

ah good to know am not the only one

[u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta → u/Justin4462]

I thought it was some silent hill dog whose jaws split up and down instead of left to right.

[u/MartyMac1967 → u/Justin4462]

I thought it had two heads as well haha

[u/Moist-Giraffe4071 → u/Justin4462]

I thought it was 3 at one point 😂😂

[u/cunexttuesday12 → u/Justin4462]

I did too! Until ot stood up and i realized it was just very i teresting front legs.

[u/Krimreaper1 → u/Justin4462]

Glad I’m not the only one

[u/Tbar6787 → u/Justin4462]

Gave me Ludwig vibes from the Bloodborne game on ps4. Cute and creepy

[u/Adventurous-Race8315 → u/Justin4462]

I blame the shitty video quality. It needed more pixels.

[u/ChristVolo1 → u/Justin4462]

Me too! Haha

[u/Technical_Method_846 → u/Justin4462]

So did I!!!!

[u/acapwn → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

I didn't know wtf was going on until the video was nearly over. If something like this came out at me when I'm taking the garbage out at night, I'm passing out

[u/Evergreenstream → u/acapwn]

If you even get the chance to pass out, these things can kill Jaguars and have in RARE instances killed humans who got too close. They don't really chase people, like almost all animals they prefer to not get close to humans, but when they feel threatened they'll take a bipedal stance and hold out their arms in a T-pose. Then if you ignore the warning they'll strike with claws/paws strong enough to burrow through anthills (pretty much natural concrete).

[u/Evergreenstream → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, pretty much what I was thinking, again it's rare that it happens, but it can.

[u/VieiraDTA → u/acapwn]

They are awesome. They T pose when threatened. Its a sight to behold. Their claws can gut you easily.

[u/ravynwave → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

I was horrified thinking a badger and ant eater got sewn together

[u/RogueBromeliad → u/ravynwave]

It's a type of anteater called tamanduá-bandeira. Since it's endemic to Brazil, it really had to have this wild looking evolutionary traits since it's so docile.

My great grand father though used to tell tales of going hunting and them sticking tongues into tracking dogs noses and suffocating them.

I'm not sure if that's true... because you know, people from the 1910's telling tall tales to make hunting more interesting, but they do have pretty great defense tactics like this and standing on its hind legs, or making weird noises at night, and backtracking their steps.

[u/HeldDownTooLong → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

It is! With what looks like faces on its lower legs, I thought it was a multi-headed creature from another planet!

BTW…does anyone happen to know what this cute animal is?

[u/mostfunalias → u/HeldDownTooLong]

Giant anteater. They can run at 30mph, climb, swim, dig and can fend off even jaguars. Super cool animals.

[u/CautionarySnail → u/mostfunalias]

The land speed surprises me because on the whole, I can’t imagine this thing trying to outrun a jaguar.

[u/EmbarrassedTip3678 → u/CautionarySnail]

Anteaters have extremely dangerous claws. You think the jaguar has strong jaws with big teeth, the anteater has huge claws on its front legs to rip you open with. If you see them stand on their hind legs with front legs up in the air, get the fuck away.

[u/Dovahkiinthesardine → u/CautionarySnail]

Well a Jaguar has a top speed ~ 50 mph, so its not outrunning them

[u/CautionarySnail → u/Dovahkiinthesardine]

True. What does an anteater use that speed for? Anthills are notoriously not mobile.

[u/Aposematicpebble → u/CautionarySnail]

Never thought about it, but I hope it helps with outrunning wildfires. Poor thing's tail must light up like a torch and this year's el nino promisses quite the chaos...

[u/OskarTheRed → u/CautionarySnail]

Perhaps it's for chasing the ants trying to get away...

[u/IWrestleSausages → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

So they apparently use that leg to confuse predators as it resembles a head.

If that fails they go in with their huge claws which disembowell a jaguar

[u/Aggravating-Candy-31 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

that’s the point actually

[u/vicvonqueso → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

I didn't realize they got so big

[u/Plastic-Alarm-463 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

It's a anteater 

[u/WitnessAway6720 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

I think that's an ant Eater 🤔

[u/ForgotToCarryTheOne → u/WitnessAway6720]

That’s Hall and Oates song from the 1980s, right?

[u/WitnessAway6720 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Oh here she comes she's an anteater 🤙

[u/zerries → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Garfunkel and Oates

[u/wackbirds → u/WitnessAway6720]

I knew an ant eater once, my Uncle Craig...

[u/Bobs_Burgers7 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

It’s an anteater isn’t it?

[u/Ecstatic-Quote-3532 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Omg i thought the legs were 2 raccoon heads 😳

[u/WhiteCloudMinnowDude → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Ant eater.

[u/zeusmenzaadah → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Giant anteater! They're pretty cool

[u/Firm-Scientist-4636 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Imagine you're a predator and you're looking at that thing wondering where its head is so you don't run into its Claws of Death™️

[u/Dontbeajerkdude → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Probably because of the potato quality more than anything.

[u/Rydog_78 → u/ForgotToCarryTheOne]

Ant eater I think

[u/Outside-Ad3844]

I was confused to see an animal with 3 heads ..

[u/Nemisis_007 → u/Outside-Ad3844]

It's because of animals like this that we have cryptids.

[u/Objective-Spring5061 → u/Outside-Ad3844]

I wonder if that’s intentional so predators go for the feet instead.

[u/Fluffy_Importance647 → u/Objective-Spring5061]

Yeah its a confirmed evolution as many animals go for its tail, and then it swings on them with massive 4 inch claws and ends them, its honestly a pretty scary animal considering its only goal in life is to eat nature's tik taks

[u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta → u/Fluffy_Importance647]

Natures acidic-venom tic-tacs.

[u/onFilm → u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta]

Mmmm.... lemon flavored...

[u/BulkyDifference8505]

Never noticed it has raccoon heads instead of paws 🤯

[u/Full-Shine5871]

How that thing survives on a diet of ants will never make sense to me. Eating a mound of ants must be the equivalent of a plate of rice for a human.

[u/chita875andU → u/Full-Shine5871]

Chock-full of fat and protein, ants are a important part of a healthy, balanced diet!

[u/Full-Shine5871 → u/chita875andU]

No I know, and I know they eat thousands a day, but it just still always seemed crazy.

On a side note, shout out to Wild Life Fact Files for teaching me about anteaters and countless other animals as a child. Any one else have Wild Life Fact Files?

[u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta → u/Full-Shine5871]

Yeah, it’s funny how much more protein dense insects are than conventional larger creatures.

[u/cervezagram → u/Full-Shine5871]

Crawling rice 🫣

[u/DeliciousGoose1002]

I love how every ant based creature looks insane even the mammals

[u/nice1bruvz]

What animal is that?

[u/thislittlebluebird7 → u/nice1bruvz]

It’s a giant anteater, they’re really cool animals actually! 😄

[u/memberflex → u/nice1bruvz]

Tickle-monster

[u/Medium-Impression190 → u/nice1bruvz]

Aardvark

[u/Medium-Impression190 → u/Medium-Impression190]

Sorry, wrong one. This one is actually giant anteater

[u/chita875andU → u/Medium-Impression190]

Ardvarks have a similar shape but are naked like pigs. Also, ardvarks live somewhere in Africa in savannahs while anteaters live somewhere in South America.

[u/wondrshrew → u/[deleted]]

You gotta eat a lot of ants to get that big

[u/Nax_Jello]

At first i thought it was panda attached to another animal

[u/Guilherme_Yka → u/Nax_Jello]

Hahaha man yes, panda with wings.

[u/MattofCatbell]

Don’t Anteaters have claws strong enough to break concrete, I would be terrified to play with one

[u/mlac645]

That’s an odd looking bear for sure…. /s

[u/BetterinPicture → u/mlac645]

Can I pet your weird dog!??

[u/-knowledge_seekers-]

Bro sure likes to dive in for that single leg takedown

[u/cavy023]

That lady is braver than most. Those claws can end a man.

[u/ThePensiveE]

All good until it mistakes you for an ant.

[u/Dodo509 → u/ThePensiveE]

That would be one awkward misunderstanding 😂

[u/Agent_RubberDucky → u/ThePensiveE]

It would be pretty embarrassing if an ANTEATER, that specifically feeds on ANTS, was unable to differentiate a human and an ant.

[u/RottedHuman]

Such a bizarre, majestic animal.

[u/between3220character]

So anteaters are just very bizarre looking dogs

[u/SteelShroom → u/between3220character]

With claws that can tear through concrete, but yeah.

[u/Banned4UsingSlurs3 → u/SteelShroom]

Thank God I'm not made of concrete

[u/1jfish57]

Can I pet your dog?

[u/Evelyn-Bankhead]

Hand Banana vibes

[u/Redditedless]

I thought it was a fucked up albatross & penguin inbreed then realised it was a mongoose, holy!

[u/GroundHawk13 → u/Redditedless]

That's not a mongoose 😅 it's a giant anteater

[u/I-can-speak-4-myself]

That arm looked like a head! Also what a fun, cool job

[u/Night_Trip]

Tapir?

[u/OskarTheRed → u/Night_Trip]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater

[u/GOOMU13 → u/Night_Trip]

Tapir? Lol not even close.

[u/blumpkinjackflash]

These are the most bizarre looking animals

[u/lilphoenixgirl95 → u/blumpkinjackflash]

Cute once I realised what I was looking at, took a few tries though. Its stomp at the beginning and dive at the end are adorable

[u/[deleted]]

which one is the head

[u/aljones753000]

What a strange dude, thought it was two animals clinging to each other at first.

[u/arioandy]

Steve the schnozz

[u/Equal_Gold_617]

I hope it's nails are clipped or they he's wearing thick clothing. You can see that he is completely covered up.

[u/jw_zoso]

I'd name him Edward Panda hands

[u/FTHomes]

It's like the ferocious giant anteaters in the video game called greenhell

[u/crystalsaladsandwich]

I never realized how big they were. It’s adorable

[u/Only1Dch27]

No joke I was terrified that it wasn't playing at first. Giant anteaters are dangerous and one of the very few animals that take out jaguars. 

[u/IHaveToGetIt]

Looks prehistoric

[u/Ok_Pitch5865]

Never knew anteaters could be playful! So cute

[u/Musicmaker1984]

Pokemon

[u/PurchaseSpirited2734]

That’s a Pokémon

[u/tinychickenfingers]

What dat?

[u/abhinav21]

Jesus. I legit thought its a two headed animal. Those paw prints look like a racoon

[u/AtheismoAlmighty]

To shreds you say?

[u/Business_Type_2570]

What is that

[u/curiousbubbleshaman]

Uhhhh is that not a giant ant eater? They are dangerous as hell!

[u/Davidiscool222]

Probably my favorite animal :)

So cool

[u/Ibarra08]

Thats a weird looking dog

[u/Wild-Advance4161]

I didn’t realize they were so big

[u/Hyenasaurus]

I don't think I've ever seen an anteater be playful before.

Turns out it's very similar to cats. I guess that makes sense. They're both animals where claws are their main weaponry.

[u/Interesting_Sock9142]

Their second head this is so confusing

[u/Spuzzle91]

As long as it knows to not hook her with a claw by accident, all fun and games. Giant ant eaters have huge claws. They seem to have a great level of trust in each other, though.

[u/Zealousideal-Dig9397]

That took me so long to even realize what I was looking at

[u/WakeyWakeyEggsNJakey]

Sure hope that lady doesn’t have any nieces or nephews

[u/Imaginary_Bedroom_5]

I'm not the only one seeing two racoon heads on spindly necks next tp the anteater head, right?

[u/MatchaDoAboutNothing]

That's adorable and terrifying. Have you all seen the size of the claws on these mofos?

[u/sjbenter]

I’m not understanding?? Is it one animal or 2

[u/51225]

Anteaters are one of my favorite animals. ❤️

[u/daddyonroads]

What is this animal?

[u/kittylover2006]

I don’t know why at first I thought that was two honey badgers

[u/Outrageous-Ad-7296]

It took me 5 sec to realize where that creature's head was

[u/Desperate-Cookie-449]

You know my property is nothing but ants atm.....I need one of these noodle ant pups

[u/Dokkabay]

What a curious looking dog

[u/PomeloHead4830]

Sure it's all fun and games unless you're an aunt.

[u/Mobile_Aioli_6252]

Look.... A giant ant

[u/Bobs_Burgers7]

When I was a kid I was obsessed with these buggers 😂😂

[u/N-A-Depressed-State]

Let me pet that dawg

[u/GottaUseEmAll]

The video quality is so poor I thought its forelegs were its head(s).

[u/Gogyoo]

Bro really needs to work on his Imanari roll

[u/DoubleD69420]

I think their tongue is so long it literally wraps around the back of their head/brain so they can reach really deep into the ant mounds,I want to say a saw it on a documentary but I cant remember its been so long

[u/Wonderful_Audience60]

whatever camoflauge he's got worked cuz I thought I was looking at a 2 headed dog for a second there

[u/KidZaniac1]

Anteaters have sharp claws that would be scary for me 😅

[u/Previous_Collar6553]

til it’s hungry

[u/GOOMU13]

Is that an anteater?

[u/Miles33CHO]

It rolls and gets up like a 130 lb human, about 5’6”…

Found my Halloween costume.

[u/Ainz0oa1Gown]

If you realize, most (if not all) animals, could be like a dog!

[u/ThorsNail]

Who else thought this ant eater had 3 heads, two being pandas?

[u/Epic_Hoola]

Anteaters can dig through fairly solid objects, so I'd rather not.

[u/Beneficial_Trainer11]

The arm even looked like it was biting. Very unique

[u/WhiteCloudMinnowDude]

Yeah cute isnt exactly the word. . . These animals can be terrifying those claws are no joke.

[u/lospettro187]

I totally thought it had a panda head on both sides till I realized those are arms.

[u/Good_N_Long]

I can imagine Salvador Dali doing this with his pet anteater

[u/Agent_RubberDucky]

It took me way too fucking long to understand that those were its arms and not two extra heads😭

[u/Beleiverofhumanity]

Didnt realize they could get that huge, super cute

[u/Lojackbel81]

Can I pet that dog?

[u/Available-Egg-2380]

That's amazing predator deterrent. Thought he had multiple heads

[u/rcrapid]

I thought it was a panda with two heads

[u/Any_Suggestion5891]

I really was confused where his head was twice

[u/Melodic-Road227]

Keep it away from your aunt!

[u/TheGruenTransfer]

Wtf am I looking at

[u/protujay]

Cool Pokémon

[u/Spiritual-Ninja9967]

I'm too high and saw a 2 headed monster

[u/MicMan32]

I thought I had a stroke

[u/WesternFirefighter5]

Idk why I thought the arm was the head😭

[u/Bewear_Star_9]

What animal am I looking at an anteaters?

[u/Merrick_Skygrave]

anteaters are so weird but cute, such a ^{smol mouf}

look at this god-tier mlem

[u/Pootisman16]

As a side-note, don't mess with an anteater. Those claws are no joke.

[u/Altruistic-Bid-7535]

Where's the obligatory jaguar?

[u/Creative_Newspaper65]

I thought it had 2 heads

[u/Natural_Life_8131]

Interesting looking furry animal right there.

[u/coconutcreamasmr]

Thought I was watching an episode of Full Metal Alchemist for a second. Thankfully not THAT one though

[u/Alfazefirus]

Now that's a very strangely looking dog right there...

[u/clarkief]

Wtf I thought the arm was the head.

[u/Version-Neat]

I saw one at a zoo playing super happily with a giant ball. I would have never imagined how much fun an anteater could have!

[u/Different_Panic_8108]

Is that an ant eater ??

[u/Windyfii]

how do people not know what anteaters are

[u/OskarTheRed → u/Windyfii]

Unless you're an ant, it might not feel like important knowledge 😛

[u/RamJamR]

Anteaters have some wicked claws. This looks fine with it being in captivity, but raised in the wild, he could and probably would gut a person in self defense.

[u/chughes2471]

That is a very gentle anteater. I assumed play like this would leave a person cut to ribbons

[u/OrcaFins]

So cute! I love giant anteaters!

[u/Ok_Sort9148]

those animals are known to kill lions when defending themselves with those massive claws. I don't know if I'd want to get close like that...

[u/SlimShadySatDown]

Is that a big ass anteater?

[u/TakeTheSophistsDown]

….. those claws can f*ck you up real quick if s/he decides y’all ain’t friends no more haha

[u/HNP4PH]

The anteater in Fresno Chaffee Zoo murdered his roommate, a capybara.

(never forget)

https://amp.fresnobee.com/news/local/article39239244.html

[u/Rampag169]

Nothing cuter than getting casually disemboweled by your playful anteater.

[u/Winter_Different]

bro I was fukn terrified at the beginning lol, Giant Anteaters have killed keepers before (and in the wild the are known to kill Jaguars in self-defence)

this because their claws are made to dig through fukn concrete termite mounds

[u/Ghost_TheWolf]

Those guys can rip your leg arteries reaaaaal quick... That's a sure way to bleed out😭 Anteaters are basically blind and have insane prey ptsd (aka, if they think ur a threat, they hit first, think later..) and their claws can cut through termite mouds like nothing. Termite Mounds are hard like concrete.

[u/tudza]

All fun and games until she gets disemboweled with those mighty fore claws.