Anyone take a guess what this is on our game-cam last night?
No rings on tail like a coon.
Almost looks like an ant-eater...but they are not in Texas.
Anteaters in Texas "Anteaters are not indigenous to the United States, so wildlife experts said this is probably someone's pet that escaped. Anteaters can survive in Texas; the only real concern is that they could outcompete other wildlife that eats the same kind of bugs"
It looks like the camera may have "glitched" a little on that photo.
(For example, the tail doesn't look properly connected to the hindquarters. Also, it may not have correctly rendered the head and ears of the creature.)
IF the picture is accurate, then it looks like a coati - but I don't believe they are found that far north in Texas.
If the picture is not quite accurate, then I think it may be a gray fox but we are not seeing his pointy ears. Have you picked up foxes in past years?
If none of those are correct, then I think it is an extremely rare photo of a small chupacabra that is not yet old enough to fly. You don't happen to have any goats on your property, do you?
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
I think Sunil's guess of "wolverine" is the closest to the shape of the animal in the photo, but they live WAY north of Texas.
However, who knows what exotic animals have been released in Texas?
The badgers on our farm (Kansas) always look much squatter than the animal in the photo, but their fur is usually hanging down, which accentuates the "squat" look. Do badgers shed their fur at the end of summer?
Anyone take a guess what this is on our game-cam last night?
No rings on tail like a coon.
Almost looks like an ant-eater...but they are not in Texas.
Anteaters in Texas "Anteaters are not indigenous to the United States, so wildlife experts said this is probably someone's pet that escaped. Anteaters can survive in Texas; the only real concern is that they could outcompete other wildlife that eats the same kind of bugs"
Zep anteater was the first impression I got from initial look. I saw the pix before seeing the editorial . That is cool with all the ants we have it would be welcome here
Looks like a Rodent of Unusual Size, as you wish. It does look like an anteater though, or a badger. Badgers have been known to wander great distances though, and show up in some pretty unlikely places.