Yahoo Lifestyle Photo of Mystery Animal that 'Looks a Little Bit Wrong and a Little Bit Right' Baffles Florida Wildlife Group
The South Florida Wildlands Association posted a photo of a strange creature that has inspired hundreds of comments
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Mystery animal photo shared by the South Florida Wildlands AssociationA Florida wildlife nonprofit is asking the internet for help identifying a mystery animal.
The South Florida Wildlands Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting Florida's Everglades, posted a photo of the unusual creature on Facebook on March 14.
"A friend sent this photo over for an ID. Captured on a trail cam on public lands in Southwest Florida," the nonprofit captioned the photo on social media.
Later in the caption, the South Florida Wildlands Association admits that it has "a strong hunch" on what the critter could be but wants "to see what comes in."
"Looks a little bit wrong and a little bit right for a number of different species. Anyone want to venture a guess?" the organization added on Facebook.
The wildlife group's photo shows a four-legged animal captured on a night-vision camera. The creature appears to have a long tail, dark fur, and glowing eyes.
Over 200 people responded to the post, with many commenters providing their guesses about the animal's identity.
Many thought the creature in the photo wasn't an exotic or strange animal at all.
"That’s an elusive house cat," joked one commenter.
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"It's the famous but elusive 'black panther' found throughout the Southeastern United States. But only the Mini-Me Version - in other words, a house cat," added another.
South Florida Wildlands Association responded to a comment that the mystery animal could be a feral cat, expressing some of their doubts.
"Feral cat was exactly what we thought. But the public lands where this cam shot was taken also hosts many bobcats as well as panthers. Would guess life expectancy for a domestic cat living in the wild here would be very short. In years of hiking Southwest Florida, have never encountered domestic cats in the state and federal lands (nor tracks - noticeably smaller than panthers or bobcats) - but doesn’t mean they aren’t out there," the nonprofit wrote in response to a feral cat claim.
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Outside of this response and another reply that stated the critter "could be canid or felid" the South Florida Wildlands Association hasn't offered more insight into their thoughts on the animal's identity.
Other commenters have suggested several identities for this most recent mystery animal, including a panther, dog, and bobcat.
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