Posted on 08/18/2023 12:07:18 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Texas woman is seeking help identifying a mystery animal she caught on camera in her neighborhood.
Tina Kahlig said she quickly moved to snap pictures when she looked out from her Hill Country Village home and spotted something that left her stumped.
"I was inside and I looked out into the yard," Kahlig told KENS-TV. "And I saw an animal right here and thought, 'Wow, what is that?'"
She said the creature was feasting on berries that had fallen from a bush.
Kahlig posted her photos to NextDoor, where neighbors offered their own theories, including several suggestions that she found the mythical "chupacabra."
"Some people think it's a cross between a coyote and a dog," she said.
Local legend has it that a mountain lion lives near Hill Country Village, but city officials said it has never been caught on camera.
The City of Hill Country Village said officials have reached out to the Texas Game Wardens for help identifying the animal.
Rachel Malstaff, director of mammals at the San Antonio Zoo, said the animal in the photos could be a coyote or a dog. Zoo veterinarians said it appears to be a canine with mange or other skin issues.
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials had a creature conundrum of their own in April, when a trail camera in the Rio Grande Valley captured an image of a mystery animal officials found difficult to identify.
Chupacabra with mange.
A mixed breed dog.........
Bigfoot’s pet.
Could be a Cholo (pronounced SHOW LOW) Mexican Hairless Dog
AKC Breed
The 3,000-year-old Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced “show-low-eats-QUEENT-lee”), the ancient Aztec dog of the gods, is today a loving companion and vigilant watchdog. The alert and loyal Xolo comes in three sizes, and in either hairless or coated varieties.
The Xoloitzcuintli comes in three sizes (toy, miniature, and standard), and two varieties (hairless and coated). The hairless has tough, smooth, close-fitting skin. The coated variety is covered by a short, flat coat. Both varieties come in dark colors, ranging from black, gray-black, slate, to red, liver, or bronze. The face is thoughtful and intelligent, and a Xolo’s forehead will wrinkle when he’s deep in thought. The Xolo’s graceful, elegant body is surprisingly strong and rugged.
Pronunciation - show-low-eats-queent-lee
Watch it don’t take youh BayBeee!
It’s well fed…
Jackalope?
Before our big fires 3 years ago this September, we had 40-50 pound coyotes patrolling our local arroyo and the land nearby. They tried to lure unchained/fenched dogs into a one way lunch/dinner for the coyotes.
Years ago, I was fly fishing on the upper Bend River and had a couple of coy-wolves watching me at a distance. I stopped fishing, stowed my fly rod into its case and kept my 22 mag pistol strapped on until I left the area safely. inside my OJ Simpson Bronco.
Ohh really.
Let me put my trail cam out. Do they run in packs? Here the coyotes and coydogs run in packs but the wolves are always male and female together, no pack.
That’s also a Los Angeles Mexican gangster.
Chuck Taylor shoes, khaki pants, a wifebeater t, and a button down shirt with only the top one buttoned…
Looks like any number of mutts I've seen.
Looks like a jackal.
No horns. No wings. No 9 Inch Nails or ugly Bat-Face.
It’s a Coyote pushed out of the pack by older males or domesticated Hyena.
Some kind of canine. 44mag xtp hollowpoints should do the trick.
Looks pretty muscular...................
It’s one of those rare Big Eared Texas Mountain Lion!
It could be a cross bred dog/coyote too....................
Carolina Dog more likely.
I had a client that owned one...it was my first thought when I saw the picture.
I lived in the NE corner of Baltimore some years ago, had a big lot backing up to a wooded area and near a large and semi-wooded park. I many times saw foxes and other critters in my backyard - racoons, possums, wild rabbits, hawks, woodpeckers, box turtles, salamanders, etc. and one time late at night I swear I saw a coyote walking down the street.
There was a family of foxes living in the woods behind my house and I used to enjoy watching them and their kits from a distance.
But one day I saw a pitiful creature that at first, I couldn't identify but realized it was a fox with severe mange. I saw a few others in the same condition and soon saw no more foxes.
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