Any Ideas? - Mystery Skin
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MGHogue
I'm sure a lot of us have gotten good at ID'ing animals by their parts, patterns . . . ears, noses, blurry shot of an eye - but this? This is a new one to me. I haven't seen any animals with this 'texture', nor a hippo by day up close - anyone have a clue?
Having great fun, BTW, and the grandkids, too, lol!
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okopho
If I had this one myself, I think I would have classified it as a Lion. This is based on the overall size, short tan fur, and what looks like a typical lion shoulder on the left side of the image.
After a bit of digging, I found another capture from the same camera that day. It's from an hour earlier, but it does at least confirm some lions were in the area:
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Veegee
yes, I would say lioness too, just from the slope of the back as it goes up to the shoulder. Has that slinky cat look to it
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MGHogue
Lion sounds reasonable to me. Can't say I've ever seen one up close enough to know - except in photographs, LOL! I'll bear it in mind the next time this one - or one like it - comes up. Good call, guys and gals. Thanks for your help! 😄
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