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Unidentified creature captured on camera in Ritter Park, West Virginia

By T.K. Randall
November 7, 2024 ·  23 comments

What could this animal be ? Image Credit: YouTube / WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Footage of the sighting, which was recorded on October 24th, shows a small, four-legged animal with a pointy face and long tail, prompting some heated debate over what species it could possibly be.

Keller, who had been driving to work at the time, couldn't believe what she was seeing when the mystery creature appeared next to a small herd of deer at the side of the road.

"I realized that it was something I had never seen before," she told WSAZ.The mystery would go on to generate a great deal of interest on social media, with some users suggesting that the animal could be a type of lemur - a species native to the island of Madagascar which is situated some 9,000 miles away off the coast of Africa.

Wildlife expert Andy McKee, however, believes that the most likely explanation is that the mystery creature is a fox with mange - a type of contagious skin disease known to effect some types of wild animals.

This explanation would certainly make more sense than a lemur, but without capturing the creature, it may be impossible to confirm exactly what type of animal it is.

You can check out a local news report about the sighting below.


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