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[–] [email protected] 93 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/horniman-museum-walrus-comes-home

That's forced perspective.

Unfortunately.

He's bigger but he ain't giant.

[–] TriflingToad 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

booooo!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

I was also profoundly disappointed.

[–] expatriado 57 points 4 months ago (1 children)

me after Chinese buffet

[–] YaDownWitCPP 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A succulent Chinese buffet?

[–] BobbyGasoline 5 points 4 months ago

How dare you, sir!

[–] stupidcasey 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fisherman: (snikering*) yup, uhuh that’s exactly what he looked like maybe a little bigger.

Taxidermist: wait this isn’t another mermaid incident is it?

Fisherman: … WE WERE AT SEA A LONG TIME!!!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

— unwrinkles your walrus —

[–] BobbyGasoline 4 points 4 months ago

If you play cards, right....

[–] thenewred 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is there a bad taxidermy community?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I have never subscribed to a community so quickly before this, and may never again.

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Made it a few days ago. :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Doing the Lord's work ❤️

[–] TriflingToad 13 points 4 months ago

btw this is what a walrus normally looks like

[–] Lemminary 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wish they could stuff me to get rid of my wrinkles. Win win win 😏

[–] samus12345 5 points 4 months ago

Just need to eat more.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

The blue whale in the London Natural History Museum was disproportioned for similar reason.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Walrusaurus

[–] rayquetzalcoatl 4 points 4 months ago

And hell yeah it's in the Horniman museum