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15 cute animals that could kill you

15 cute animals that could kill you

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anonymous
larry the horse 05/04/2010 02:31 AM

lol they got this article frm wiki cause it talked about a giant anteater kill a zookepper by mauling her legs off and died frm surgury sad but lol they used like the same words

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Guest 05/03/2010 17:17 PM

I hate articles like these. Yes they are dangerous animals, but it gives them a bad rap. They are wild animals and shouldn't be tampered with to begin with. If they are left alone, and aren't given a bad light as in lists like these, they can be more appreciated for their unique beauty or 'cuteness'

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candice 05/03/2010 08:57 AM

I actually knew someone who had an anteater...not a giant one but he had one. He lived in California...
His anteater got out one day and he put up posters for his lost anteater...they are kinda cute too...

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anonymous
Nick 05/03/2010 02:32 AM

Wow, had absolutely NO idea! Disembowling with one swipe? Very interesting!

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anonymous
dilly 05/02/2010 18:43 PM

Disembowelment in one strike? It doesn't even look like it stands on all fours more than waist high.

I'd love to see one of these things in real life. I bet these things are one of the primary animals that keep ants and termites from taking over their environments.

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panickitty125 05/01/2010 23:19 PM

I LOVE ANTEATERS!!!

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lullabies'! 03/19/2010 11:44 AM

ohh, this one is weird... i look at it as a piece of uncommon animal, because that is i guess not available in the philippines.. though i used to see it on the glossy-paged large animal book i had when i was a kid, it perplex me most still, how they grew such a long snout and a swift moving spiky tongue!!

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Katie 05/02/2010 13:38 PM

do you base what you perceive as normal as what is in the Philippines? as an Island (or i guess archipelago - several islands) they probably have a large amount of animals that are different from ones on mainlands (see Darwin's finches)

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Guest 05/02/2010 06:17 AM

We have a relative of that here in the Philippines.It can be found in Palawan. It is called "balinton" locally. As far as I remember it's called scaly anteater in English. It is smaller than that animal in the picture but it has a snout similar to that, it has scales that serve as armor, it curls into a tight ball when threatened.

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tc 05/03/2010 19:13 PM

Enter your comments hereThats an armadillo lol

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downer 03/19/2010 10:29 AM

The title says, "could" Doesn't mean every freaking ant eater you meet will claw at your belly but it does have the capability to do so.

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xXKiraAlexXx 03/19/2010 06:22 AM

Look at how an anteater "disembowels" a human http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vXN7NYpl8

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:) 05/02/2010 01:25 AM

Did you see the one where he raids to fridge. presh.

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hisha 03/19/2010 08:11 AM

but it's not a "giant" anteater
http://www.news24.com/Content/World/News/1073/df3fd93f30aa490984816bc9db...

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Guest 03/19/2010 01:55 AM

arthurs an aardvark
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A A R D V A R K ... they are similar but NOT the same :)

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Lolcatzftw 03/18/2010 23:55 PM

Awwwww, i would love to be mauled by an anteater

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Lolcatzftw 03/18/2010 23:55 PM

Awwwww, i would love t be mauled by an anteater

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anonymous
Guest 03/18/2010 22:05 PM

It shud be like this:
evryday wen ur walkin down da street,
disembowel evr1 u meet,
and u do it in one sweep. Lol

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Guest 03/18/2010 22:05 PM

It shud be like this:
evryday wen ur walkin down da street,
disembowel evr1 u meet,
and u do it in one sweep. Lol

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Looney Cartooney 03/18/2010 21:55 PM

evryday when your walkin down the street, you disembowel a man....Naw.. doesnt fit

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anonymous
Guest 03/18/2010 21:31 PM

who in the world thinks a giant anteater is cute? just wondering....

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anonymous
Anonymous 03/19/2010 15:56 PM

People with taste in what animals are cute (see: all animals).

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hellokittyx1994
hellokittyx1994 03/19/2010 04:56 AM

ee so toot i has a crush on arthur :DDD oh mah dosh my CAPTCHA was incorrect :O OH NOES

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anonymous
Guest 03/18/2010 23:41 PM

Thats just from someone's prospective... not every1 has the same opinion!!

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anonymous
Guest 03/18/2010 23:41 PM

Thats just from someone's prospective... not every1 have the same opinion!!

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Giant anteater

You wouldn't know it by looking at it, but this large creature feeds only on ants and termites. Its size is part of what makes it such a dangerous animal, but the true weapons are the powerful, sharp claws. If threatened, an anteater can maul a human and is capable of disemboweling an adult with one swipe.
 
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