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Identify this animal please

lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
This was taken by my cousin in Barbados, I can not seem to find the name of this animal. Jammers seem to be smart people, anyone know? It looks like a cross between a deer and a rabbit.

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/lukin2008/
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Capybara? :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    some sort of rabbit?
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    I think it's a Hare (with a pig nose,jk). It definitely has front legs like certain species of Hare. Hares usually have very large ears though. Maybe this is a species variation or a baby that's ears haven't grown yet.

    it's very interesting. I may have to spend some time on this.

    maybe a deer mated with a rabbit!
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    yeah ok, I definitely think it's a type of Hare. Here are some examples of various types:

    http://www.ejphoto.com/images_MB/MB_ArcticHare01.jpg

    http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/images/hare1.jpg

    http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/2100/2150/hare_1_lg.gif

    biodiversity at it's finest. I love the top one, the artic hare.
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    yeah ok, I definitely think it's a type of Hare.

    http://www.ejphoto.com/images_MB/MB_ArcticHare01.jpg

    http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/images/hare1.jpg

    http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/2100/2150/hare_1_lg.gif

    biodiversity at it's finest. I love the top one, the artic hare.
    the last one looks about right
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    hmmm....there you go....an agouti. Looks like the same pic hey? :D

    Your cousin takes pics for the barbados wildlife park?

    http://barbados.org/reserve.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_agouti
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Agouti

    http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-4121/Agouti?articleTypeId=1
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Jeanie wrote:
    hmmm....there you go....an agouti. Looks like the same pic hey? :D

    Your cousin takes pics for the barbados wildlife park?

    http://barbados.org/reserve.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_agouti

    I don't think that picture corresponds to the reference to agoutis. if you do a google image search, agoutis seem to be really small little rodents.
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    I have seen one of those before here is a quick vid of it...
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    I don't think that picture corresponds to the reference to agoutis. if you do a google image search, agoutis seem to be really small little rodents.


    Well whatever it is I'm quite sure beemster can find the answers on the barbados wildlife park site that the original picture posted is also on. :)
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    I don't think that picture corresponds to the reference to agoutis. if you do a google image search, agoutis seem to be really small little rodents.
    ...
    There are all sorts of wierd animals and shit from Mexico and points South... like that Goat Sucker... Chimichunga or whatever his name is.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    There are all sorts of wierd animals and shit from Mexico and points South... like that Goat Sucker... Chimichunga or whatever his name is.

    el chupacabra!! :D
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    There are all sorts of wierd animals and shit from Mexico and points South... like that Goat Sucker... Chimichunga or whatever his name is.
    CHIMICHUNGA...ahahahaha muahahahahahaaaa jajajajajajajajajaaa!!!

    it's gonna get you!!

    hahahahaaaa
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    cutback wrote:
    el chupacabra!! :D
    *looks nervously around*


    just don't mention el cucuy

    *looks nervously under desk*
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    failedpersephone wrote:
    *looks nervously around*


    just don't mention el cucuy

    *looks nervously under desk*


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    :D:D
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    jackalope.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Jeanie wrote:
    Well whatever it is I'm quite sure beemster can find the answers on the barbados wildlife park site that the original picture posted is also on. :)
    You're quite right, I did take that pic from that site because it was a better pic than my cousins, but i did not see a name attached the the animal. So why post a reply if you're going to ignorant and useless.
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    cutback wrote:
    OVER THERE!!!

    LOOK OUT!!!!!!


    :D:D
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    beemster wrote:
    You're quite right, I did take that pic from that site because it was a better pic than my cousins, but i did not see a name attached the the animal. So why post a reply if you're going to ignorant and useless.

    Are you right there sport?

    I think I posted several options for you and I don't think at any point I was rude. If you're feeling put upon then I'd suggest that's your problem.
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    beemster wrote:
    This was taken by my cousin in Barbados, I can not seem to find the name of this animal. Jammers seem to be smart people, anyone know? It looks like a cross between a deer and a rabbit.

    http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/lukin2008/

    Ah yes it is a cross between them.
    Its called a derabbit.;) LOL
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Jeanie wrote:
    Are you right there sport?

    I think I posted several options for you and I don't think at any point I was rude. If you're feeling put upon then I'd suggest that's your problem.
    Sorry I misspoke, my apologies.
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    beemster wrote:
    Sorry I misspoke, my apologies.

    No worries. :)

    I wasn't having a go at you, I was just surprised to find the exact same picture is all. It's a difficult animal to identify and you're right, they don't give you any information on that wildlife park site. It's not a very good site really.
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Jeanie wrote:
    No worries. :)

    I wasn't having a go at you, I was just surprised to find the exact same picture is all. It's a difficult animal to identify and you're right, they don't give you any information on that wildlife park site. It's not a very good site really.
    the best i can tell is its an agouti, and i believe someone mentioned that earlier, however this seems much larger than the agouti i saw in other pics. I am going to california in march and plan a visit to the san diego zoo so i will bring the pic and get confirmation, someone there will know for sure, lol, or i would think.
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  • pacifierpacifier Posts: 1,009
    well if you look at the picture's file name it says something to the effect of wildlife_agouti.jpg so although I do not know what an agouti is I am going to agree with others on here and guess that it is an agouti
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    beemster wrote:
    the best i can tell is its an agouti, and i believe someone mentioned that earlier, however this seems much larger than the agouti i saw in other pics. I am going to california in march and plan a visit to the san diego zoo so i will bring the pic and get confirmation, someone there will know for sure, lol, or i would think.

    The coloring doesn't seem right for the agouti either does it? I'm just trawling the Melbourne Zoo website now because I seem to remember seeing a similar creature there but that was a while ago. I wish I could remember the name! That would help! :o

    That's what we need! A zoologist! :D I'd love to visit San Diego zoo, I'm sure someone there will know what it is. :)
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  • BrotherLoveBoneBrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    I have no idea, but would be interesting to see it move around since it looks like a reverse wheelbarrel with those sticks as front legs
  • pacifierpacifier Posts: 1,009
    Jeanie wrote:
    The coloring doesn't seem right for the agouti either does it? I'm just trawling the Melbourne Zoo website now because I seem to remember seeing a similar creature there but that was a while ago. I wish I could remember the name! That would help! :o

    That's what we need! A zoologist! :D I'd love to visit San Diego zoo, I'm sure someone there will know what it is. :)


    I remember seeing something similar at melbourne zoo aswell but it wasn't quite as ugly. I have pictures.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Capybara?? No

    Agouti??? Nope

    It appears to be a Patagonian Cavy or Patagonian Hare or a Mara...all the same thing. It's not native to the island.

    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dolichotis_patagonum.html
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    This is an agouti....small animals they are:

    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dasyprocta_punctata.html

    This is a Capybara:

    http://www.ualberta.ca/~rrothery/wallpapers/edmonton/capybara.jpg

    It does help to own the two volume set of "Walker's Mammals of the World"
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    pacifier wrote:
    I remember seeing something similar at melbourne zoo aswell but it wasn't quite as ugly. I have pictures.

    oh good! :D I was starting to think I was dreaming or something! :D

    The Zoo website isn't proving to be very helpful. I guess whatever it is, they either don't have them anymore or they're not the "stars" of the show! :D
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