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Meet AndrewsarchusAndrewsarchus was the largest carnivorous land mammal that ever walked on the face of the Earth. With a lenght of 15 feet and 6,5 feet tall at the shoulder (The head alone was nearly 3 feet long).
It lived in the late Eocene epoch (40 - 36 million years ago) in what is now the Gobi desert in Mongolia. Andrewsarchus belonged to an extinct group of mammals known as the Mesonychids, a group of carnivorous mammals that had hoofs instead of claws. Some of the early Mesonychids gave rise to the whales.
The one in the photo is a life-like and life-sized model of what we think the animal looked like when it was alive and it can be seen in museum Museon in The Hague
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I actually went to the Museon a few times. Last time was in 2015 or 2016, I think. Came across this replica as well
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Something about the way this picture was shot, or maybe just the way the model looks, makes this look f-ing terrifying.
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Technically it's more related to pigs and whales, but whateves.
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Is that it's real pelt or is it fake for the modle?
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It's fake for the model.
This species hasn't been around for about 35 million years
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Well ya but some mastadon pelts have been recovered and stuffed.
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wow, awsome. but is the tail a skeleton?
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No it isn't
The tail belongs to an Allosaurus skeleton standing behind the Andrewsarchus model.
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Oh. Interesting affect, no?
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HOLY CRAP IT'S AN UNGULATE.
Hmmm... Mr. Fluffy, why aren't there ungulates like you today? You know, the meat eating kind?
Also, you cuddleh.
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You are a horrible, meat-eating predator. WHY DO I WANT TO CUDDLE YOU?!
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Its okay- I want to cuddle him too.
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Oh whew. Thought I'd finally gone round the bend!
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If you still think that after seeing this you will have: [link]
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Wouldn't be proper manga without panty shot.
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wouldnt happen to be related to the wargs from lord of the rings now, would it?
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dont be silly, although the author may have known about Andrewsarchus.
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holy shit that has got to be the most badass canine EVAH
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Well technically, Andrewsarchus wasn't related to modern day canines, despite it looks. In fact it was more closely related to hoofed mammals such as sheep and goat
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i didnt fuckin post that comment months ago
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Wow, I'd love to go there to see it. It's massive and impressive, as I imagine it.
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i dunno. I think Arctodus gives him a run for his money.
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Andrewsarchus will have an advantage with his big long snout.
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but the bear has it's powerful forelimbs.
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just saying. my money's on the bear...
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If it was a old bear with arthiritus(correct spelling?) then the andrew will win.
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O.O ..... die ziet er heeel gevaarlijk uit. Maar ook prachtig, ookal zou ik het in het echt niet willen tegen komen!
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Cool. It would be cool to create an Anthropomorphic Andrewsarchus for an OC.
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