An unusual canine

This video was taken out the front window of my house. This unusual canine wandered around my suburban neighborhood for several days in July of 2004, but I haven't seen it since.

At first, I thought it was a coyote with a bad case of mange. But if the animal had mange so bad that it lost virtually all its hair, I'd think it would have infections from where it had been scratching. And why would it still have hair on its tail, the easiest place for it to bite and scratch? Other than being hungry and emaciated, this animal seemed healthy.

So not knowing what it was, my wife and I referred to this animal as "Chupie". That's our affectionate name for the animal, since it looked like the Elmendorf Texas sighting of "El Chupacabra".

After some research and a suggestion from a YouTube viewer, I've come to a different belief about this animal. I can't say with absolute certainty, but I now think this animal was a Sampson fox. Sampson foxes have a rare genetic condition that prevents the development of guard hairs. This might explain why there is still some hair left on the tail.

My thanks goes to the various viewers around the world who have provided ideas on what this might be. If new viewers have other ideas on what it might be, feel free to post your comments.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Chupacabra
• canine
• cryptozoology
• Sampson
• fox

[squirttle92]

Gollum/Smeagol called. He wants his dog back.

[gothPerse]

Agreed, looks like a fox with mange

[AaronB15790711]

Oh T's an inbred dog

[Yotuno939]

eso es un chupacabras ...

[Nikisright]

@jphoenix502 Yeah really, I would have at least feed it.

[jp123230]

It's a kangaroo guys

[jphoenix502]

poor thing it was probably looking for some food maybe that was a stray animal and it just got abused no need to call it creature

[Kanutz209]

@jjewell16

>Geez calm down jjewel, its jus some biology

>Geez calm down jjewel, its jus some algebra

>Geez calm down Satan, its jus some algebra

u get it my new friend?

[GayTruckDriver]

thats a chupacabra, it is not a fox or coyote; look att the long back legs, and the curved back.

[shusebysquatch]

Its a fox with mange, you can see a small tuft of white on the tip of the tail where it should be on a fox.

[christy00008]

that canine look to have a problem skin illness

[philysteak]

This is what happens when the Road Runner wins ever time. Fuckin Road runner :)