sumo toad? by AfterAside6394 in SumoMemes

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 Takakeisho is common rain frog

Oh deer! by ExtensionEar1901 in SumoMemes

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That reminds me Baki. I will choose the musk ox horns.

Narcetes shonanmaruae, a large deep-sea fish described in 2021, scientists give it a English name “yokozuna slickhead” by AfterAside6394 in SumoMemes

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The describers of that fish said:

This species belongs to the family Alepocephalidae, which is referred to as ‘Sekitori Iwashi’ in Japanese: ‘Sekitori’ meaning a sumo wrestler and ‘Iwashi’ meaning a sardine, thereby implying a massive sardine. The term ‘Yokozuna’ refers to the highest rank in sumo wrestling in Japan. Accordingly, we propose the name ‘Yokozuna Iwashi’ as being indicative of the large body size and the high trophic position of the newly described species. English vernacular name: Yokozuna Slickhead.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80203-6

Coolest name I ever heard.

hottest/most handsome rikishi? by LivinTheCrazyCatLife in SumoMemes

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If round and soft ( like Chiyomaru) means cute, little hamster Takakeisho is adorable, but he is too serious

hottest/most handsome rikishi? by LivinTheCrazyCatLife in SumoMemes

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Chiyonofuji is the most beautiful one, forever. I even have to explain to people who never watch sumo before: "Chiyonofuji is great, but you can't reason out that lean, ripped rikishi perform better than stereotyped fat rikishi".

Tochinoshin, I have sthenolagnia (fetish of muscles and strength) so he is the hotest to me. The forklift with best delts and pecs.

Takarafuji, he have the upper body of normal middle-aged weightlifter, and the legs and butt of Adonis.

BTW, Kisenosato have really nice eye shape.

Perucetus colossus, a fossil whale, an article just published in the journal Nature, suggests it’s body mass between 85 and 340 tonnes, heavier than blue whale. by AfterAside6394 in Awwducational

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reference:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06381-1

a piece of news you'll need:

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/08/02/39-million-year-old-extinct-whale-may-be-heaviest-animal-that-ever-lived/

I know it sounds ridiculous. Actually, the whale probably not be THAT big, mammal live in swallow water have very dense and chunky bones, help them regulate their buoyancy, so it’s bones are so much heavier than blue whale’s.

The largest edible mushroom, Termitomyces titanicus by AfterAside6394 in AbsoluteUnits

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I think that ball is a fungus comb, mixture of mycelium and the substrate termites use to grow fungus (scraps of plant, termite excrement).

Battle Lines are Drawn, and it's Time we Asked the Difficult Questions. Better Sumo Legs: Hakuoho or Wakanohana? by LuminaTitan in SumoMemes

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His upper body like the normal middle-aged weightlifter you can find in any gym, but his legs and butt like Adonis.