Could be. Take a close look at the second photo. A game warden friend of mine was stumped.

 

Mysterious animal shot on area farm

Looks very raccoon like to me. I agree with the caption. Blood tests will easily tell, I would think.

Looks a lot like the supposed Chupacabra that was caught on film by those border patrol officers a year or two ago.

That does not look like a racoon at all to me...

Racoon? You must be an umpire.

 

That's one ugly animal.

Do ya'll think it's kinda creepy that when you click on the photo, it says "Buy this photo"? :lol:

The man shot and killed this animal just because he did not know what it was. How sad. :cry:

The man shot and killed this animal just because he did not know what it was. How sad. :cry:

 

To be fair, if it is indeed a raccoon or some other critter with severe enough mange to cause all its hair to fall out, he did the beast a favor by putting it out of its misery.

That does not look like a racoon at all to me...

 

Racoon? You must be an umpire.

 

That's one ugly animal.

 

Look at the paws. Also, what do you think a raccoon would look like without any fur?

Look at the paws. Also, what do you think a raccoon would look like without any fur?

 

I agree. I would definitely put my money on it being a naked raccoon. Maybe its the result of a raccoon getting hold of one of those hair cats.

Look at the paws. Also, what do you think a raccoon would look like without any fur?

I agree, looks raccoon-like to me as well. Maybe they should do a BGP test, catch and shave a raccoon and get back to us with the results.

Here's a picture of a dead raccoon with mange...

 

And here's one of a cooked raccoon...

 

Looks pretty dag-gone similar to me.

I vote raccoon also. I was leaning that way already, but CWB's first photo was a clincher.

These pics are making me feel terribly sad.

These pics are making me feel terribly sad.

 

...this picture makes me feel even sadder though: