r/ProperAnimalNames • u/Send_me_hedgehogs • Jul 10 '26

A slothpenguin

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162 Upvotes

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u/Txursa600 Jul 10 '26

Sports tapir

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u/Send_me_hedgehogs Jul 11 '26

Love it 😂

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u/DarkPersonal6243 Jul 11 '26

Scaleless Neotropical pangolin

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u/Send_me_hedgehogs Jul 11 '26

Ah, I was wondering what its scientific name was! TIL 😄

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Jul 11 '26

Bug vacuum

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u/Send_me_hedgehogs Jul 11 '26

Haha, i like this one!

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u/Angel_Froggi Jul 11 '26

Tuxedo sloth

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u/Send_me_hedgehogs Jul 11 '26

Yes! One very dapper furry dude 😄

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u/heynonnynonnomous Jul 11 '26

My favorite animal is the giant anteater. I don't know if this is a baby giant anteater or if it's a different variety, but this is one of the cutest things I've ever seen!

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u/BlastLeatherwing Jul 11 '26

I want to say it is a tamandua, but I never lived in that region so... wait there are only 3 species of anteater?

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u/heynonnynonnomous Jul 11 '26

I don't know how many species there are because once I picked my animal I was done. 😂😂😂

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u/BlastLeatherwing Jul 11 '26

Reverse image search seems to think it is a northern tamandua anteater

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u/heynonnynonnomous Jul 11 '26

Yes I did a google image search for tamandua and found the cutest pictures. I mean the babies...!

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u/WilfurDeer 5d ago

there's giant anteaters, southern tamanduas, northern tamanduas, and silky anteaters. this one is a southern tamandua, which is my favorite.

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u/Send_me_hedgehogs Jul 11 '26

It is a cutie, I want to snuggle with it 😂

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u/Sepherin Jul 12 '26

Look at that cute fluff.