What is this animal?????
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Topic: What is this animal?????
Posted By: 74Wind
Subject: What is this animal?????
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:20pm
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Found this head in the backyard. No body to be found. Zoom in, holy crap look at those teeth! See head size in comparison to the shovel it's sitting on. Pretty spooky, can anyone identify it? South Atlanta suburbia but pretty wooded. Yard and part of woods fenced Dog was out but shows no signs of a fight. Coyotes spotted around every now and then but, again, dog would probably show some injury. Cats kill varmints occasionally but guess they woulda lost to this. See a lot of hawks so maybe it was airmail, but would have to be a big hawk if carrying it whole.......ideas? ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
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Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:21pm
oops forgot the photo.... ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:22pm
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Dead animal!? You have my attention! I see no pics. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: JPASS
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:22pm
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No picture ------------- '92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: JPASS
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:25pm
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looks like it may be the chupacabra ------------- '92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:26pm
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Oh I see it. wow took me a few minutes to focus in on what I was looking at.? Is the nose cartilage already gone? Shouldn't be but I just can't tell with that pic. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:27pm
No no, they don't have hair. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
JPASS wrote:Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:31pm
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so what is it then? ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: jhersey29
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:33pm
| Looks like a cat. |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:38pm
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id say not but its all i could think of too definitely has canines ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:38pm
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Count the teeth, adult dogs should have 42 teeth vs 30 i think. Isn't there an in-house vet here? I'm just an aspiring taxidermist. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:39pm
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No it looked pretty intact before i chucked it over the fence to keep it away from the dog. Seemed fairly light, with no blood or guts and nothing around it. My wife went over to see what the dog was messing with....... ........ ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:40pm
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its got to be a dog not coyote, not feline. ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:42pm
\ Nope snout is way too long..almost more like a dog but the teeth seem way oversized in relation to the face.. And if anyone wants to count the teeth, just send me your address..... ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:50pm
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just put some latex gloves on, vapor rub under your nose to block the smell and go to town. Unfortunately cats and dogs both have 6 incisors which is what I appear to see. I'll be in Atlanta shortly, store it in the freezer and Ill give you $15 for it. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 10:58pm
My wife said fine, but you'll have to buy the freezer too......  ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: July-22-2015 at 11:06pm
They have got to be long lost sisters. That is flipping funny. I agree, rare pygmy hairy chupacabra. My cat brings me presents quite often. (thanks pudd'n) sometimes they are also hard to ID. ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 12:28pm
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So whilst wondering if it is not a native species, now I' ve got this recurring theme completely stuck in my head..."a dingo ate my baby...." ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 1:01pm
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First reaction thought was some sort of mutated wild boar/feral pig but everything is way off, especially the REALLY long canines. I am not thinking dog tho... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 1:38pm
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You know I kinda thought that too but the teeth look canine. Feral hogs/boar certainly reside in georgia. The largest ever shot was only about 10 miles away. 1200 lbs. Kinda wished I hadn't chucked it over the fence but as it's gonna be high 90's today, don't think I wanna see it again......if a coyote or something doesn't get it maybe next year I can sell the skull to Ripley's..... It is a little disconcerting to find this thing in my fenced backyard....don't think our dog or cats got into it, other than a little nosing around. Woke up this morning wondering if the Australian Shepherd had turned into Cujo overnight. ..oddly enough the head has almost the same mottled tan/brown/black coloring as his does. Who's the vet? Isn't air206 or maybe another NC guy? ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 1:58pm
| Always heard Georgia was filled with Naughty Kitty's |
Posted By: JPASS
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 4:28pm
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The guys here at my lab who deal with animal remains regularly, all thought it was a cat skull. ------------- '92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 5:13pm
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I sent photo to my vet, also said it was a cat. Have my doubts but who am I to say... If so, it must be the demon cat from hell and hope it doesn't have any big brothers lurking nearby..  ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 5:40pm
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Orlando76: now that we know it's just a cat you still offering $15 for it? Just send me your address. Although....it's real hot out...and it's been out in the rain all day.... Wouldn't wanna be your mailman.  ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 5:59pm
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One can never have too many skulls on display. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 6:04pm
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Yes Air206 is our resident vet, I sent him a PM... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 8:11pm
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If you liked in northern Wisconsin around Rhinelander like I do, http://www.explorerhinelander.com/what-is-the-hodag/" rel="nofollow - Then I'd say it was one of these. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 9:21pm
Interesting creature Pete. Tell me, Rhinelanders also fond of mushrooms?  So still a bit perplexed, took a good look at my cats when I got home, and while it may have been a cat, with the head size and the giant choppers there's no way it was an ordinary house cat. Seen a lot of things around here, coyotes, armadillos, cotton mouths, copperheads, even had a bear cross our yard once, not beyond the realm of possibility it was some little feral cat or lynx or something. Of course if air206 pipes in he will probably debunk this whole theory. .. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: jhersey29
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 9:59pm
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Maybe someone stole a wolverine from the northwest and realized what they got them self into. I am bored and can't write another line of C# today. About the only images I can find with a similar snout width, eye location and ear placement. 
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Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 10:32pm
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Gotta ask, what is "writing C#"? I'm like obsessed with this thing. Have looked up all sorts of stuff including wolverines. One thing I did see was a fisher...not from here but yikes that looks like a bad mofo. There seems to be a hog-like ridge from brow to nose on this thing...so .weird. So.....Lake Champlain has Champie it's Loch Ness Monster equivalent (beautiful lake if you've never been)...Wisconsin has Pete's Dragon (perhaps imagined from an overindulgence in shrooms and cheese)...maybe I can glom onto this thing if I could only find a good name...then make enough money off it to buy an ostentatious spork-bow boat and be forever banished from this site....wish me luck and been nice knowing you all! ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: jhersey29
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 11:12pm
| C# is software development language. Computer programming language. |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-23-2015 at 11:27pm
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I took a computer punch card class in college and a DOS class in the 80's. A bit rusty but a quick learner, you hiring? BTW: Never mind my previous "financial windfall" post. After a quick discussion here i was told, in no uncertain terms, "hope you can tie up your new boat....by yourself. .... .. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: jhersey29
Date Posted: July-24-2015 at 1:29am
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I lost a decent client today so feeling the money stress today. Still a small startup. Me, myself and I at the moment. It always seems to work out in some magical way. You can certainly tie up the boat by yourself but skiing and driving it might be tricky. But maybe you can adapt this thing onto your boat. http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/skier-controlled-tow-boat" rel="nofollow - http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/skier-controlled-tow-boat |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-24-2015 at 9:11am
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If you put a GI Joe in that thing wonder if it would qualify as an observer. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 3:11pm
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What kind of animal is this? http://i.imgur.com/JlRB3ts.jpg%20" rel="nofollow">  ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 3:18pm
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You guys ...... silly goofs! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 3:25pm
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And yet we still do not have a definitive answer... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Air206
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 3:32pm
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Definitive is not possible with a picture like that.......... Looks like a Maine Coon cat skull to me. Teeth are wrong for rodent or porcine. Ears carriage and placement are incorrect for canidae. Likely a big, long-nosed cat .... (could also be small bobcat since you guys like the exotic.... don't know what Bobcat-like cats you have around there.....) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/y6t5e3bu" rel="nofollow - 04 Air206 http://tinyurl.com/9urzgls" rel="nofollow - 91 Barefoot 78 SkiTiq |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 3:45pm
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HA! Ok, so cat family makes most since to me, since Jeff (OP) said it was also stinky it probably was fairly old and is a good reason why so much fur is missing. I bet they have Bobcats in GA! Headed to Germanfest tonight in Milwaukee, so I will have to keep a close look out for the http://fox6now.com/2015/07/22/be-very-very-careful-after-seeing-video-big-cat-expert-thinks-milwaukee-lion-is-a-cougar-and-a-pet/" rel="nofollow - Lion Roaming the streets in Milwaukee  ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Bri892001
Date Posted: July-25-2015 at 4:59pm
Wait!! You guys have Hollywoods running around in Wisconsin too?! 
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Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 8:50am
Ayuh, musta been a maine coon cat, saw some remnants of plaid stuck to the fur. Maybe took a wicked long cah ride down east from bah habbah ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 8:59am
Brian, No, that's just a HW look alike. HW won't travel that far north in Wisconsin because they don't import Coors lite that far and he doesn't like Leinenkugel ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 10:34am
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Jeff, I think you are overlooking the big concern. There was some other creature in your back yard that was able to tear the head off the fanged mutant you found. YIKES!!!! ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 10:55am
Yes that occurred to me.. . A while back my drinking buddy across the street had a coyote in his backyard. He ran after it with a machete and it leaped/cleared his tall fence in a single jump. Not something I would have done but he's an ex-French Foreign Legion sniper so pretty crazy. (also a former multi-national European special forces Muy Thai kickboxing Champion, good friend to have ha ha) So I'd guess it was a coyote, or airmail from a passing bird of prey. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 11:03am
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Maybe it was your drinking buddy across the street? ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 12:13pm
| My guess: the cat was killed by a chupacabra who dropped it in the dumpster behind the chinese buffet, then found by a raccoon who then dragged it to Jeff's back yard. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 4:51pm
RIP Latin Lover I went as far north as Hayward once. Gets weird up there... ------------- |
Posted By: Bri892001
Date Posted: July-26-2015 at 7:10pm
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Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: July-27-2015 at 12:26am
That kinda ties in with Dr CCs theory but he's German not Chinese. ... DrCC: plausible theory but I haven't seen a racoon since I left CT 17 years ago. See a lotta armadillos but usually only sleeping on their backs on the side of the road ha ha (only southern fans would get that one....) ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: davidg
Date Posted: July-28-2015 at 1:26pm
Latest theory from Milwaukee radio.....Someone put a lions mask on a Bull Mastiff, and let ole Fido roam the neighborhood. Pretty creative! |