Snapshot Serengeti Talk

Cat-like, possibly carrying prey?

  • thowes by thowes

    Any ideas about this? Body looks cat-like, but markings on head look like a (British) badger? Have marked as bat-eared fox but I can't see the ears so probably not right. But all the others (except caracal) have spots or stripes, which this doesn't appear to. 8( confused The prey it appears to be carrying blocks a lot of the features!

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  • craigpacker by craigpacker scientist

    Pretty sure that's an aardvark -- judging from the long ears and thick rat-like tail

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  • SimonV2 by SimonV2

    the white thing in front of its face is a piece of grass catching the flash. i'd also say aardvark

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  • thowes by thowes

    Ah, I see -- it's not a stripe down the face and carrying prey! It's the bit of grass blocking the face and the stripe is the space between the ears, which are facing the right of the pic. Thanks! Will keep 'bat-eared fox' on the list of animals I haven't seen!

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