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I came across this picture a few weeks ago (ignore the Chupacabra label
![]() ![]() I showed it to my brother, who said it was some kind of cat that he's seen before. Checking out Wikipedia's list of felines, going down the list of species (although I might have missed some), the closest I found was the Caracal, which would place the picture in the Serengeti. The source website says, about the supposed picture taker: Quote:
On a random note, I find the animal's face rather... disturbing, for reasons I can't quite rationalise. -Fox (with mange) |
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Fox. Mange. Yawn.
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looks like a hairless sphinx to me
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I think it looks like a greyhound looking forward. They have a very slender face, a bit cat-like when seen from the front. The photo seems rather blown up, so maybe the gritty resolution makes the face look more distorted.
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I think its half kangaroo and half cat.
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That was my first thought. Although, I think maybe the body is that of a wallabie with the head of a cat pasted on.
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I think it's the Hitler moustache that does it.
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I thought the same, the only thing that makes me think, not a sphynx, is the neck looks way too long.
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One of the larger hairless dog breeds with distortion caused by the angle maybe?
Peruvian Hairless Dog? |
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Apologies in advance to Caduceus Fox who asked us to ignore the Chucacabras reference, but looking at the link, isn't a bit extraordinary than Ann the OBGYN nurse managed to spot at least five different Chucacabras's on her routine drive to work, and take 50+ photos, when everyone else who has been actively seeking one has come up with absolutely nothing?
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Chupacabras, nothing. That's a kneazle.
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looks to me like a female mexican hairless dog. Is that a nipple sticking out? Could be baggy stomached from being bred.
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Count me in on the hairless dog theori. I think it's distortion and maybe the dog squinting a bit that makes it look strange. To me it just looks like a skinny dog who has recently given birth.
Here's a picture for comparison: ![]() They come in many sizes from 10 pounds/4 kg to 50 pounds/20 kg and the correct name for the mexican type is Xoloitzcuintli. Just a little bonus info. I know since i am considering getting one of these beauties for myself ![]() OmmeLise |
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Some type of hairless dog.
Not a greyhound, Ditte. Ears are all wrong. Morrigan |
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Ah, I knew there were greyhound experts on this board - I stand corrected!
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I'm going to vote "fox with mange" on this one despite the cliche. For those who are interested, here is a real fox with mange. Red foxes are more prone to it and grey foxes rarely seem to get it. It's quite possible that this is a mixed-breed dog (it's definitely not any registered breed) that appears cat-like because of the angle of the photo. But it's just not completely dog-like and not completely cat-like, which - assuming this picture is indeed from the southern U.S. - leaves only the fox. |
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If you look at the other picture on the source page, it looks even more cat-like -- and not even particularly hairless. And rather badly shopped to resemble an "infrared" picture... which I find difficult to believe, because if the infrared photography turned the grass red... why did it leave the ferns green LOL.
And in the anecdote area... we had a cat about 15 years ago (her name was Phazer) who conformationally rather resembled this creature... we used to refer to her as The Cat Who Was Also A Ferret. I'll see if I can find a picture of her standing up, but I think the only ones I have are curled into a ball or otherwise asleep. ![]() |
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Does the site say it's an infrared picture, or are you just assuming? I thought it was overly red redwood mulch.
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