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[–] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 148 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

The Damascus goat takes the cake for me!

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 36 points 5 days ago

From anime familiar, to miniboss

[–] nullify3112@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

From “the Antichrist trying to deceive you” to “the actual Antichrist”

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 6 points 4 days ago

From: Feeling cute, might answer summons later.

To: I have escaped your circle! Cower before my power and flee for your lives as I consume the world.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Seems to be a super old breed, like I couldn't even find a guess at when they were established.

But they were just the generic goat for a big area where both goats were important, and established trade routes allowed a high degree of genetic variation at first. But then the adults that were allowed to reproduce were always the ones who produced the most milk and meat.

Absolutely zero care about how an adult looked, zero aesthetics. If that weird ass adult look wasn't tied to something that makes more milk and cheese, it wouldn't be that weird.

However the breeders know all things being equal, customers would pay more for a goat that didn't look like ass.

So when choosing which to breed, you pick the most aesthic looking goats hoping for a higher price for the offspring. But with those weird ass adult dreams (almost certainly) increasing milk/meat yield, and everyone wanting to buy the milk goat that looks least hideous...

That split between infant and adult makes sense.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 105 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)
[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago

Might as well be a first stage evolution Pokémon it looks so different.

preposterous creature as an adult wtf

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 104 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hippos.

I mean look at this cute little shit…

He’s going to grow up to be a 3-ton water-borne death machine.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 15 points 5 days ago

Even the three ton ones are cute too.

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 83 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Wild boars. We need an antonym for "glow up."

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago
[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

I believe the kids these days say "chopped"

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 40 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tiral@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Dude, Hyinas are fucking huge. You see them on TV and they're small compared to stuff around it. They're closer to taller than a person by a few feet.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 61 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This little cutie will grow up to be an adult Canada Goose.

Canada Gosling

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When I was four or five I went to the zoo with school, when we were being told about Canadian Geese my teacher asked where they were from. Canadian Geese have come up one time too many today for me not to tell that story.

[–] lokalhorst@feddit.org 51 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 38 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Alligators stay kinda cute looking. I took pictures of this guy at my work until management had him removed.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

I grew up with a pet alligator, she got to around 5ft. Spent a good portion of her life sleeping under my bed and she'd walk herself to the tub when she wanted a swim. They're cute as the dickens and she actually had an amazing temperment.

[–] DecentM@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago

If we're talking about the cuteness difference between baby and adult stages, pigs.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Somebody already beat me to gosling, but have another

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

And another. This is the same bird a month later.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Cats, obviously. Like yeah cats are cute, but kittens are the cutest thing in the world.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago
[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 15 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Y'all gonna hate me, but dogs. Most dogs are absolutely hideous creatures, but puppies are usually legitimately pretty cute.

Golden Retrievers are cute into adulthood. My neighbor's got one, he's a 90 pound smile.

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There’s plenty of less than glowing adjectives for dogs but “hideous” is a real choice

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Cats. Cats are cute, kittens are OMG LOOK AT THE WIDDLE TOES!

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For me kittens are like passing through the other side of cuteness. Cats are very cute, kittens are just too much.

You know in futurama when bender orders a statue of "ridiculous proportions" built, then when it's done he's like, "no, that's too big, try again and this time don't embarrass yourselves.'

That's how i feel about kittens. No, that's too cute. Try again and this time don't embarrass yourself.

A stack overflow of cuteness. I'll take it.

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Kittens are hugely cute. Cats are “stop pissing in that box you little fuck”.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Almost all. That’s the point.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] cryowatt@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It would be significantly harder to provide the opposite.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Butterflies come to mind.

Caterpillars are plain & become beautiful as butterflies or full peacocks that turn into drab AF adults.

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Baby Shark do do dodo do

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)
[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Nah, baby birds are gross looking.

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Guinea pig babies are pretty damn adorable, but so are adult guinea pigs. I don't know how to calculate the difference in cuteness.

https://youtu.be/9sWn1Z3AO5g

"They put the boy in with the girls, and this is the result."

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