One of those. . . . .

[silverwolf1]

They do discover new species all the time, but this ain't... *chuckles*




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[heavyhorse]

7 hours ago, 30-30 said:




Really? And you never wondered why this thing isn´t casting any shadow  on the ground  before considering species et al. although its head is definitely exposed to a nearby light source? 

Looks to me like it's standing in it's own shadow, with it trailing out behind.  

[heavyhorse]

Darn odd Werewolf.  Michael Fox would be freaked out--- 

[Eagle]

Clearly this was fake, but a lot of creatures we find familiar would look strange and alien with diseases that rob them of fur or feathers.


A wolf with mange:




A mexican gray wolf/coyote hybrid with severe mange (dead):








 




A featherless parrot:

[30-30]

1 hour ago, heavyhorse said:




Looks to me like it's standing in it's own shadow, with it trailing out behind.  

No, at least the head that´s obviously exposed to a nearby street lamp should cast a shadow on the ground. Compare the shading pattern on the creature´s head, lights obvoiusly come from above, so the creature would cast a shadow right underneath or only a bit tilted to the side. Trust me, I tattooed for a while and am very sensitive to misplaced or lacking shadows. Creature and background just don´t fit if one presumes actual body mass in the creature...it astounds me that it´s not as obvious to you as it is to me. 

[heavyhorse]

5 hours ago, 30-30 said:




it astounds me that it´s not as obvious to you as it is to me. 

You are frequently astounded that others don't see things as you do--.  The curse of perfection, I assume.




I'm "seeing" a light source above and 30 degrees to the right, casting the head's shadow at the front feet, and the rest of the shadow farther back under and behind the "creation".




 

6 hours ago, Eagle said:




Clearly this was fake, but a lot of creatures we find familiar would look strange and alien with diseases that rob them of fur or feathers.

Yes, absolutely!  The Game and Fish Dept has done DNA on reported "chupacabra" and found them to be, usually, coyotes with demodectic mange.  They have "mounts" (taxidermy) of some on public display.  The skin thickens and wrinkles like the wolf above.   I caught one in the coyote traps the Dept set up for predator control for my sheep; it had little tufts of hair on the tip of the nose and the tips of the ears, otherwise grey, bald and wrinkled.  (The Agent took the hide for mounting).




 




I saw an Australian Shepard at the sale barn (as a beloved pet, Not for sale); she was completely bald, not even fuzz, very unusual looking, grey with pink speckles.  Not the slightest appearance of her breed, I had to ask the woman what she was.   Said it was a mutation, she was completely healthy otherwise; the others of her litter were completely normal.

[battlecrops]

Eagle, the first image is actually a spectacled bear!  If I recall correctly she's from a zoo in Germany and has a genetic condition.  Here are some/bigger images more of her:




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[battlecrops]

Another interesting coyote with mange...  Mange makes the skin thicken and wrinkle, so an animal who is hairless due to mange will have unhealthy looking skin, compared to an animal who is hairless because of alopecia or genetics.




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Anyone ever seen those Mexican Hairless Dogs, Xoloitzcuintli?  I can't decide if I'm a fan of that look or not but every time I see one at the shows I go to their equipment sure is... obvious.

[heavyhorse]

5 hours ago, battlecrops said:




Anyone ever seen those Mexican Hairless Dogs, Xoloitzcuintli?  I can't decide if I'm a fan of that look or not but every time I see one at the shows I go to their equipment sure is... obvious.

Indeed.  Thanks for the bear pics, for the same reason.  That's the best view of bear's bits I'm ever going to get!