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icarus · 08-05-2008, 08:48 PM

I'm late to the party but this is interesting. I have a degree in zoology and have looked at a lot of dead mammals (which this clearly is), but it is hard to tell what this is from the two photos. It is definitely a carnivore. I don't think it is a raccoon because the cheek teeth are a bit too sharp and it appears to have a fairly pronounced carnassial pair. It doesn't have the elongated rostrum characteristic of a canine, but it is likely to be domestic as domestic dogs have been bred so many different ways that a pug and a greyhound don't even look like the same species. Plus it is pretty chubby to be a wild animal.

I'm going with dog.

08-05-2008, 08:48 PM	#55
icarus Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Singapore Exp:	I'm late to the party but this is interesting. I have a degree in zoology and have looked at a lot of dead mammals (which this clearly is), but it is hard to tell what this is from the two photos. It is definitely a carnivore. I don't think it is a raccoon because the cheek teeth are a bit too sharp and it appears to have a fairly pronounced carnassial pair. It doesn't have the elongated rostrum characteristic of a canine, but it is likely to be domestic as domestic dogs have been bred so many different ways that a pug and a greyhound don't even look like the same species. Plus it is pretty chubby to be a wild animal. I'm going with dog. __________________ Shot down in Flames!