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TIL about the Hairy frog, remarkable not only for its hairlike structures, but also for intentionally breaking its bones of the toe and use the sharpened bones as claws. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 years ago by garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca
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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The description of this frog gets worse by the sentence.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

It’s horrifying isn’t it

[–] deus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Never thought a frog could be so metal

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The original inspiration for The Wolverine, back in the day.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Hairy Frog wasn’t intimidating enough I guess, but I can totally see the resemblance

[–] jopepa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I hate this so much