http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o101/rusmaster2003/untitledcreature.jpg
this photo was taken with a camera phone and has not been tampered with. the dogs brought this into the yard in north east texas. i think it looks like a monkey, the vet said it could be a monkey or bobcat.
just have the head,note pine cone to judge the size
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Haysoos 2 is once again correct (I love that guy he's so smart!) I honestly cant believe that anyone would suggest its a "chupacabra" that is ridiculous, and I am sorry to say but monkeys dont naturally live in Texas so the chances of that skull belonging to one are slim to none. Anyway it is most definitely a feline, which is clearly evident from the unique "carnassial" teeth (molar and pre-molar) which are highly developed in cats and work together to shear through meat like scissors. Only Mammals in the order Carnivora have these type of teeth which includes Caniformia(dog-like) and Feliformia (cat-like). Monkeys arent in the order carnivora they are in the Order: Primates. Furthermore the blunt and rounded face of the skull in your pic also indicates that it is most probably a feline, it could be a bobcat or lynx but by the small size of the head and canine teeth and the apparent black fur I would actually have to say that it is most likely a feral or domestic cat... mostly because I just picked up my cat and compared her teeth and the size of her head to the picture which I blew up pretty much to scale based on the size of the pinecone and needles in the background which look like they come from a White or Red pine like the one I have in my yard. So whatever the cat species it is most definitely a feline skull and not that of a monkey or fictional chupacabra.
PS incidendally the pic provided by "Akshay verma" above is actually a fox or coyote suffering from sarcoptic mange mites... man people will believe anything!
Butterfly
I was recently looking for information about the possible existence of cases in which alien DNA had been collected (for a paper) and didn't find any. Maybe this is it... I'm only speculating but it seems interesting and worth investigating. DNA study is always a possibility but I'm sure that there are simpler approaches that will probably give you an answer. Perhaps if you contact local universities, laboratories or research centers they might be able to help. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about monkey or bobcat anatomy to have an opinion. It looks strange but sometimes appearances can fool us and things that look bizarre are actually quite normal and this can easily happen with decomposing, poorly-preserved mortal remains. By the way, I think I'm going to post a question asking if anyone knows anything about alien DNA! Don't know how I didn't think of it before! Thanks!
giraffe
OK, I have a Master's degree in Molecular Biology, but I had to take several physiology classes to get it. This means I think I know something about animal classification, but I am no expert.
Judging by the teeth on your specimen, it is definitely carnivorous. It could be a cat or a weasel. It also might be a juvenile which makes identification by teeth a little more difficult.
I don't think it is a chupacabra because if they do exist, they are goat suckers. This animal does not have big enough canines to bleed out a goat.
Check out this website to see if any of the specimens match your mystery animal.
Good luck!
Scott H
Dude, that is weird. I dont' think its a monkey and I know it's not a bobcat. I don't know what that is... It could be the chupacabra... I didn't think they exsisted, but it looks like the drawings...
Check for yourself...
http://www.tiwy.com/ovni/images/chupacabra.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra
The chupacabra (or chupacabras) is a cryptid said to inhabit parts of Latin America. It is associated particularly with Puerto Rico (where it was first reported), Mexico, Chile, Brazil and the United States, especially in the latter's Latin American communities and Maine. The name translates literally from the Portuguese and Spanish as "goat sucker" It comes from the creature's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. Sightings began in Puerto Rico in the early 1990s, and have since been reported as far north as Maine, and as far south as Chile. Though some argue that the chupacabras may be real creatures, mainstream scientists and experts generally contend that the chupacabra is a legendary creature, or a type of urban legend.
Icteridae
Reminds me of that taxidermy mermaid: sewed a fish to a monkey. LOL
This isn't the specific picture but you get the drift...
http://heritage.scotsman.com/myths.cfm?id=384482006
Looked through my Guide to Mammals. There's nothing of that size and dentation with such a flat snout. I'd also say Bobcat, but the bicuspids are too short. Looks like your dogs chewed up the jaw. yum!
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