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Mystery animal caught on camera in Texas neighborhood
UPI ^ | AUG. 17, 2023 / 1:23 PM | By Ben Hooper

Posted on 08/18/2023 12:07:18 PM PDT by Red Badger

VIDEO AT LINK..............

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.


TOPICS: History; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
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To: FreedomPoster

Chupacabra with mange.


21 posted on 08/18/2023 12:22:52 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Red Badger

A mixed breed dog.........


22 posted on 08/18/2023 12:23:14 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: NautiNurse

Bigfoot’s pet.


23 posted on 08/18/2023 12:24:11 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Red Badger

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


24 posted on 08/18/2023 12:24:13 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

Watch it don’t take youh BayBeee!


25 posted on 08/18/2023 12:25:41 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Red Badger

It’s well fed…


26 posted on 08/18/2023 12:33:51 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Red Badger

Jackalope?


27 posted on 08/18/2023 12:42:29 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Red Badger

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.


28 posted on 08/18/2023 12:42:46 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Send Asylum Seekers to empty college dorms/class rooms in NY/NJ/Mass/West Point & NE blue citiesl)
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To: Jim W N

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.


29 posted on 08/18/2023 12:44:09 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: woodbutcher1963

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…


30 posted on 08/18/2023 12:44:55 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Looks like any number of mutts I've seen.

31 posted on 08/18/2023 12:45:26 PM PDT by SJackson (In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.)
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To: Red Badger

Looks like a jackal.


32 posted on 08/18/2023 1:00:49 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe )
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To: Red Badger

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.


33 posted on 08/18/2023 1:01:58 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell
No 9 Inch Nails?.......
34 posted on 08/18/2023 1:07:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Some kind of canine. 44mag xtp hollowpoints should do the trick.


35 posted on 08/18/2023 1:07:37 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa

Looks pretty muscular...................


36 posted on 08/18/2023 1:10:47 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

It’s one of those rare Big Eared Texas Mountain Lion!


37 posted on 08/18/2023 1:15:31 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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To: House Atreides

It could be a cross bred dog/coyote too....................


38 posted on 08/18/2023 1:16:27 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Carolina Dog more likely.

I had a client that owned one...it was my first thought when I saw the picture.

https://youtu.be/vq6oftMYrkI


39 posted on 08/18/2023 1:16:38 PM PDT by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon (1/21-))
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To: Red Badger
Zoo veterinarians said it appears to be a canine with mange or other skin issues.

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.

40 posted on 08/18/2023 1:29:47 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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