“Eeyyy, this looks tasty, gimme a bit”
Why is its face… Picassoed?
Do they try to argue there was a miscommunication and that the horses mentioned in the Mormon Bible were actually tapirs? I’m confused
Exactly that. Something called linguistic “loanshifting.” It was suggested by a Mormon “scholar” in the 80s and is trotted out from time to time by later apologists. It’s a somewhat niche suggestion even among Mormons, but that’s because nothing in the Book of Mormon makes any damn sense at all in any field’s scholarship without world class mental gymnastics, so most of the rank and file simply choose not to worry about it.
It really is the least believable of bigger religions
A couple of my favorites: there are literally extant court records of Joseph Smith scamming people before he started the religion, and the “ancient papyrus” he supposedly translated for a side project was utterly invalidated a few years later when the Rosetta stone helped early Egyptologists crack the language.
Starting a “trust me, bro” religion in an era of scientific advancement and systematic record keeping is certainly one way to go, LOL. Kudos to him and the subsequent leaders for keeping the grift going… I guess.
You know several dudes who looks like that, admit it.
I guess we’re doppelgängers
I didn’t know that tapirs came from England.
Tapirs have that “I don’t know what face to make in a photograph” face.
HEY YOU GUUUUUYS!!!
Jesus Christ, I don’t know if I should laugh or scream. Human-like teeth on an animal…😭
Sheepshead fish also have them:
Even scarier is that, unlike Tapirs, Sheepshead Fish are omnivorous.
Are those rows of teeth? 😳
It should happen a lot more than it does.
You win. This is the single best image I’ve seen this month. Thanks OP.
😃
Poor thing just wants some calories
It’ll put you to sleep, be careful, it’s a Drowzee!
Sid the Sloth looking mf
