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Feb 15, 2022
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A clip of the “worst animal ever” is doing the rounds on Twitter, but not everyone thinks it’s scary looking.
The video was posted by Twitter user @kylorenvevo, who was not a fan of the tiny creature.
She wrote: “I’ve found it, the worst animal ever. What even is this thing. Why are its eyes like that. Just… why.”
I\u2019ve found it, the worst animal ever. What even is this thing. Why are its eyes like that. Just\u2026 why.pic.twitter.com/OCcgFRbtUl— the(a) rest of your story \ud83e\udd8b (@the(a) rest of your story \ud83e\udd8b) 1644404634
The tweet quickly gained attention and racked up one million views and 4,500 shares since it was posted last Wednesday.
The original poster later responded to the tweet to say the animal is a colugo.
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She wrote: “This is a colugo and we hate it but we must protect it at the same time because it is threatened by habitat destruction as more and more of the Southeast Asian forests get cut down. It MUST be saved to haunt the nightmares of future generations.”
UPDATE: This is a colugo and we hate it but we must protect it at the same time because it is threatened by habitat destruction as more and more of the Southeast Asian forests get cut down It MUST be saved to haunt the nightmares of future generations\n\nhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/colugo-flying-lemur-mammal-southeast-asia\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/BLvxzPrhb5— the(a) rest of your story \ud83e\udd8b (@the(a) rest of your story \ud83e\udd8b) 1644406850
The little nocturnal mammals, nicknamed “flying lemurs” inhabit the forests of southeast Asia and can glide great distances between trees, according to the WWF.
Their webbed feet and light skeletons help them glide as much as 200 feet between trees, and their large eyes give them incredible night vision and depth perception.
But not everyone agrees that it’s the “worst animal ever”.
In the Twitter thread, the tiny creature has been compared to a real-life Pokémon, Grogu (Baby Yoda) from The Mandalorian, and a “squirrel-bat hybrid”.
What strange little creature, a perplexing pal, a peculiar fellow, a confusing cohort, an astonishing acquaintance, a bewildering buddy, a grandious goblin, a fabulous friend, a curious companion, a puzzling personhttps://twitter.com/kylorenvevo/status/1491367246132039682\u00a0\u2026— Leon Massey (@Leon Massey) 1644898375
nooooooo they're so cute!!!pic.twitter.com/DDs9ABRcf0— tell me, shizun (@tell me, shizun) 1644853672
what did this little guy do to you??pic.twitter.com/TSalBPzXrf— RemyJer on Twitch / YouTube (depressed break) (@RemyJer on Twitch / YouTube (depressed break)) 1644864149
It looks and sounds like an actual Pok\u00e9mon lmaooo— Yiben Syina (@Yiben Syina) 1644907941
Owww, it looks so adorable...pic.twitter.com/fekXt3gEeQ— \ud835\udd87\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd88\ud835\udd90\ud835\udd95\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd88\ud835\udd8d\ud835\udd94 (@\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd88\ud835\udd90\ud835\udd95\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd93\ud835\udd88\ud835\udd8d\ud835\udd94) 1644899834
Some suggested other animals that should hold the title for the “worst animal ever”, such as ticks.
It\u2019s bloody adorable.\nHow can you call it \u201dworst\u201d when THESE things exist.pic.twitter.com/O33GDApFde— Andreas Malcolm (@Andreas Malcolm) 1644906622
Others weren’t so sure, but changed their opinion after seeing more pictures of the wide-eyed tree-dwellers.
(Oh, okay, this isn't as horrifying. Fair.)https://twitter.com/lx_moluccan/status/1493235193246883842\u00a0\u2026— EowynOakheart (@EowynOakheart) 1644890047
At Indy100, we’re firmly on team colugo.
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