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Kangahippopossumouse
From Seattle comes this strange photo of a cryptozoological entity dubbed "The Kangahippopossumouse".
Considering the scale of the leaves in the fore ground, which look something like Chicory or a Sow Thistle, it's actually a pretty small creature. My best guess is that it's a rat, either diseased or hairless.
Update: After consulting with several rat-loving and expert opinions, the following rat characteristics were identified in the "Kangahippopossumouse" picture:
- The feet and posture definitively peg this creature as a rat.
- The ear position slightly akin to a "Dumbo" rat, however the ears are not as round or as large as a standard "Dumbo", which are know for their highly placid demeanours.
- Coat is that of a "Patchwork Rex", much like a fully hairless "Rex", this coat features hair with very fragile follicles that lead to tendency for the hairs to become brittle and break off almost constantly, leading to a very patchy appearance.
- Tail is either bent to the backside and under the rear of the rat, or it is actually a sample of a rather specialized "Tailless Rat", which have a genetic disorder that leads not only to absent tails, but also to a foreshortened body, as seen in the "Kangahippopossumouse" photo.
All in all, the unanimous conclusion is that this was once somebody's very specialized pet which has either escaped or been let go. The chance of this sort of aberration appearing in the wild rat population is almost zero, due to fascinatingly strong wild rat genetics.
Posted by Dylon on July 16, 2007 7:17 PM |
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I by luck found this.. this evening i was walking downtown kansas city with a friend and saw a rat that looks exactly like the one you have pictured here.. we didn't know what exactly was wrong with it.Being curious however, I wanted to see if i could find out what it was.. thanks for the info you gave.
June 2010