What IS this?
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by sheilasmail
It looks like a bear or a sloth, but . . . HELP
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by dms246 moderator
I see someone else has commented on the image that it might be an aardvark, and that was my first thought too. But the tail doesn't look right for that - it looks too bushy, I think. I'm actually starting to wonder if it might be a Caracal? The foreshortening effect of the camera lens and the angle we're seeing it at makes it difficult to see it clearly, but I think it might just be a Caracal.
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by davidbygott moderator
Viewing all 3 pics lightened, I say aardvark, walking away from camera, because: rounded back, thick tapered tail, head carried low, tip of large ear visible.
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by dms246 moderator
In that case I'll revert to my initial gut response and say it's definitely an aardvark. 😄
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by sheilasmail
I eventually called it an aardvark too, but I could not see a tail.
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by craigpacker scientist
Yes, it's an aardvark -- tapered tail and long ears and funny profile
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