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Mar.7,2009As far back as I can remember I always was fascinated by the odder/extinct animals, platypus, saber tooth tigers aka Smilodin, Thylacines and other creatures that are just weird or extinct. I can spend hours just looking up information and images of these creatures. 
I remember doing a report about the Thylacine in particular when I was in middle school. Amazing animals they are, they also go by the names Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf. They were marsupials, nocturnal, and a light brownish color with dark brownish red stripes. They had an over sized mouth with a huge span, larger than most mammals have and a fairly odd build. They are extinct now since 1936 due to over hunting, but there have been supposed sightings of them from time to time which gives me the hope that maybe there are still some living in remote areas. It would be so awesome if one day they were found. I made a tutorial even for drawing them, which is up on the site. 
Anyways, check out this video it’s the most complete one I have found yet. The beginning footage is just a supposed sighting and poor quality, but the ones after are great even if they are only black and white.
Thylacine Video
Another creature that always amused me is the so called Chupacabra. I don’t think it exists, however I do believe there is an animal out there that people just call the Chupacabra because they don’t know what it is. I found this video today and found it interesting. I find it the most likely answer to the ‘sightings’ of dead Chups since they aren’t quite canine but they look very close… a Sampson Fox is a good guess (see picture).
A Samson fox, from what I have looked up is basically just a regular fox with a genetic flaw that doesn’t allow them to grow guard fur so they are pretty much naked save for maybe patches here and there. I found some good videos with creatures that are good examples of them. I’m not going to embed the videos since I have too many for one post.
News report of supposed Chupacabra.
Decent quality home footage of what may be a Sampson Fox.
I might blog again about some of my favorite animals like this. I have a ton to choose from, ahhh I’m such an animal freak. Not that that’s a bad thing. 
At least I have a hobby!
So what are some of your guys’ favorite animals? Whether they be extinct, strange or just a common house pet. 
Tags : animal, chupacabra, extinct, fox, thylacine
