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Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

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[–] Caffie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Giant root-rat

Damn that's quite the side-eye

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

which of gods unholy creations is this

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus

Tachyoryctes macrocephalus!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's no hamster that's a Spore abomination

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

It's not that bad. I've got nightmares from Spore.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 4 points 2 days ago

A hamster in its native habitat? In europe?

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Its just hampstin

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

macrocephalus

Wait, are they smart?

[–] BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

no, they have a phallus that is very macroce

[–] Ratio_Tile@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

I think one of my guinea pigs things hes a big-headed mole rat based on how much he tunnels under the bedding