Complete mystery

• by Traceydix

  I have no idea what I'm looking at here other than I think it's an animal. Any clues? Also, what is that small looptowards the left hand side of the image?

  Posted April 9, 2014 9:33 PM

• by areinders moderator

  I'd say it is some kind of smallish cat, the tail pointing to the right, the head at the left edge. Maybe a serval?

  Posted April 9, 2014 10:16 PM

• by davidbygott moderator

  Beats me too. I see head of a cat, with ears left n right as tho sniffing camera.

  Posted April 9, 2014 11:54 PM

• by areinders moderator in response to davidbygott's comment.

  I think the lower part of the right "ear" is a tree trunk, that's why I identified that part of the animal as a tail (bent down and away from the camera).

  Posted April 10, 2014 12:13 AM

• by tsering

  The black and white stripes look like part of a zorilla???

  Posted April 10, 2014 12:57 AM

• by davidbygott moderator in response to areinders's comment.

  Ah yes, I get it - well done. This is that tree stump where we often see a serval. So it could indeed be the tail of a serval who is backing up to spray-mark the tree stump.

  Posted April 10, 2014 1:43 AM

• by Traceydix

  Thanks, guys! A serval and some nice behaviour too!

  Posted April 10, 2014 7:35 AM