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[–] djdarren@piefed.social 64 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How dare you talk about the Pallas cat that way. He be very floof and round.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is now a Pallas cat thread.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 40 points 1 week ago
[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Oh internet wizards, please summon the full-res of that Pallas cat

Edit: poof

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

The body is round

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nah they all goldenTibetan fox pup

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago

It’s like he has googly eyes!

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Obviously medieval artists were always depicting Pallas cats rather than domestic cats

[–] SSETranquility@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It makes me think of all the other animals depicted during that time and how they could be real too.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow. I'm in Bolivia and I've just met vizcacha for the first time.

They are very cute

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

There are some very tame ones on the salt flats and I booped one on the nose. He thought I had food

[–] Squibbles@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Sun bear too but it's mostly in how they move, still shots don't do them justice

[–] Lowleekun@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

These are some very cute animals

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Hyraxes, courtesy of Casual Geographic.

"Sentient 11:59 project submission."

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

They only look unfamiliar, because they are just that good at hiding.