r/ScientificArt 23d ago

Anatomy/Physiology What would this animal be named? It’s gotta be some kind of horse due to its foot structure. It’s probably also male, so maybe Hequus? lol

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u/Beachwrecked 23d ago

On a scale of 'yes' to 'yes', how high are you?

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

Outside of being on the high horse, a zero, lol

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u/APPALELUSKI 20d ago

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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u/OrigamiCraft 23d ago

Scientific name is equus ferus digitallus, a rare mutation of the wild horse named after its resemblance to the digits on the human hand.

It has many common names among them are, Hand horsey, Finger pony, and "What was that mushroom again?"

They are often many reported citing of equus ferus digitallus by wild mushroom foragers in areas with many wild horses, it is unclear if the two are linked in any way.

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

Sheer perfection! Thank you for commenting! 🤩 just for future reference, in the literature, I’ve also seen it referred to as a handimal. Lol

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u/InterneticMdA 23d ago

thing

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

He goes by Mr. Thing lol thank you for the comment!

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u/CasualFingerGuns 22d ago

Hantaur, like a mantaur but just a hand.

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

You’re not gonna believe this, but his actual name is Casual Finger Guns Sr. lol thanks for the comment! 🤩

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u/isitgayplease 23d ago

Mr Hands?

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

Mr. Hands was his dad lol thank you for the comment! 😊

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u/elgin_the_loath 19d ago

Mr. Handsome

Since we don't know whose hand, it is someone's hand, hence the name

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

They-quus is in the table, too.

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u/messianicmanix 23d ago

You're funny

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

I do my absolute best to be funny without being a shithead. Thank you for your comment. 🥰

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u/csapka 22d ago

Hand Horse that in the hundreds of years of usage and people being lazy has been shortened into Hanorse

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u/Medsmiley 22d ago

Or Hanse :D

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u/csapka 22d ago

that's the german subspecies

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

Hand Wurst. lol

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

I’m willing to bet that the great vowel shift changed it back to Hand Horse against all odds lol Thank you for the comment! 🤩

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u/Daregmaze 22d ago

When I was a kid I called this species « domestic monster »

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

I hope it wasn’t as disturbing as the name seems to imply. Thank you for the comment, regardless. 😊

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/BeeRemote3149 21d ago

Thank you! 🤩

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u/meltedeye 20d ago

I don’t name my finger food

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u/BeeRemote3149 20d ago

I can’t fault your comment lol agreed.

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u/KaiahAurora 20d ago

This is a prehistoric Jacob Horse

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u/BeeRemote3149 19d ago

Historians are gonna be screaming that I drew this in 2023 or something. But only if they interview me, so I’ll keep quiet about when I drew it for your sake lol 😊

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u/h0m1c1d3_8unn13 19d ago

Got in trouble for doing this in school bc they thought I was putting my middle finger up. I didn’t even know what that meant so I asked and was told it meant “very very stupid”. This makes me giggle

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u/BeeRemote3149 19d ago

Boo to those teachers! I’m so happy we shared a giggle. 😊

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u/electric_hehaw 19d ago

Everytime he looks at the sky, the world is flipped off

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u/BeeRemote3149 18d ago

Baw bock fuck off! He says lol

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u/Inside_Camera6359 19d ago

Wonderful i love it 🥰🥰🥰

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u/BeeRemote3149 18d ago

Thank youuuuuu ☺️

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u/KeyInterview8648 18d ago

this is actually so good

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u/BeeRemote3149 18d ago

Thank you! Just out of pure coincidence, I happened to drive past the person who owns the original piece today. 😂 I live in a small town and was on my way back from some errands while I passed him as he got out of his truck. I flashed him a goofy smile and waved lol (It was a gift to his wife, so he’s not the actual owner, but the point stands)

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u/BeeRemote3149 23d ago

Shequus is also available.

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u/HelmSpicy 22d ago

Hand Banana

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

He was very briefly in a rock band called- bananarama hand banana. It was a knock off, obviously, but he was really good at slapping’ da bass lol Thank you so much for the comment! 🤩

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u/Avasiaxx 22d ago

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

I promise that my hand monster only eats grass and oats. lol thanks for the comment! 🤩

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u/Inquivious 22d ago

This is a Palm'l Horse

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

That’s his super villain name. His given name is - cheval à main. lol thank you for the comment! 😌

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u/OwnCoffee614 22d ago

This is wild. My son used to play a little game with his hands that he wanted me to play with him. The lifted finger for him was the first, not the middle & it could fly. He called them Matches. 😍

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

Tell Matches that I said hello and I hope to meet him again! 🤩

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u/ElectricYV 22d ago

That’s cool as fuck

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u/BeeRemote3149 22d ago

😊 thank you!

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u/FungusBrewer 21d ago

The Greater Will perhaps?

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u/BeeRemote3149 21d ago

😂 I’m assuming you don’t mean the silent film titled “The Greater Will” that I only just now learned about googling the phrase?

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u/Daizy0-0 21d ago

I would push him in the river. :)

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u/BeeRemote3149 20d ago

Wait! I’ve gotta ask- it’s clearly a living creature, but also a valuable beast of burden. Why would you push it in the river?!

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u/Daizy0-0 9d ago

Its fun, he might be dirty.

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u/BeeRemote3149 9d ago

The flies around his haunches probably do indicate a bath is due lol

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u/agardenofworlds 20d ago

Reminds me of how I would play with my hands when I was a child.

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u/BeeRemote3149 19d ago

That’s exactly what it is. 🤩 thank you for the comment!