Let's play "Guess what this critter is"

[Shannow]

Yep, it's blue.
And it's a type of crayfish native to Oz, which is starting to make it big in gastronomic circles.

 

[MarkC]

Here's an ancient-looking fellow....

 

[Shannow]

Przewalski Horse

Only knew that because a zoo 300km away has a world acclaimed breeding programme for them.

http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/content/view.asp?id=1170

 

[MarkC]

AW man!
I like these because they look like some of the horses in painted on the walls of the caves at Altamira and Lascaux.

Okay, what about this munchkin?

 

[Shannow]

mouse deer ?

 

[Shannow]

not quite sure now.

tremendous resource here of unique animals with small peckers
http://www.huntingreport.com/trophy_gallery.cfm

 

[MarkC]

Cool. This one's not a mouse deer.

 

[97tbird]

mouserabbit

 

[XS650]

I resembles a capybara except for the head.

 

[MarkC]

It's a type of deer. The hooves aren't visible in the pic.

 

[MarkC]

Okay, he's lives in South America.

 

[Shannow]

Southern Pudu

 

[XS650]

I was thinking that but every picture I see of a southern pudu has a straighter nose to top of head line. Maybe if the one in the quizz is a real young one? I does have kind of a baby face.

 

[MarkC]

We have a winnah!
Okay, what's this?

 

[XS650]

Quote:

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We have a winnah!

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Was it a real young pudu?

 

[97tbird]

I had the same "?" as XS650. all the pics i saw of a Pudu had a longer snout !

 

[XS650]

This one has more of a baby face
http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Images/Pudu_puda/P_puda2.html
Look like Marks picture was of one just old enough to have lost it's sports but still have a baby face.

 

[XS650]

Quote:

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We have a winnah!
Okay, what's this?

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Japanese serow

 

[Camu Mahubah]

is that the old coot?

 

[MarkC]

It is a serow.
The pudu pic wasn't the best one I've seen, sorry about that.
How about this beauty?