New Mammal Sighted.

Could it be an offspring of Japanese Imperial Army stragglers raiseed in the jungle by its dada and taught to camouflage itself so he looks like an animal ?

 

Dumb question: What evidence leads to the conclusion that the creature is a carnivore? Did this creature appear to be eating this--was it a "fig" leaf?

T-rex may have been an omnivorous scavenger or even a celluloid addict--which may have been his downfall--too much greenhouse gas--from the termites--an environmental enigma which still haunts this globe.

Scientific speculation is oxymoronic.

Selah,

Bro. James

 

I was wondering the same thing. If the photo does not show its face, and more specifically its teeth, how can they make the call that it is a carnivore?

Nothing is really know about this "new" animal other than the fact that it (something) exists and it triggered an automatic camera.

 

Well, the first clue would be the eyes.

 

How do eyes tell if an animal is a meat eater? BTW the OP says that they could not see the face.

 

Click the link. The photo shows the eyes.

Eyes in the front, animal hunts; eyes on the side, animal hides.

Also, nocturnal animals have larger eyes than diurnal animals.

Also, with that sort of eyes, it could be in omnivore, but it would still be a meat eater.

 

Sorry, I did not see that the OP contained a link to the photo. I'm not buying making a claim to know that it is a carnivore based on the position of its eyes. The Mountain Gorilla's eyes face forward, yet it is not considered to be a carnivore. Likewise, there are some reptiles that are meat eaters with sideways facing eyes (not saying the animal in the photo is a reptile).

 

I assume the logic is that since they have not previously seen the animal and it is not currently over-running the country, it must be nearly extinct.

 

Looks a lot like Felix the cat, the wonderful wonderful cat.

 

Looks like a Ring-tailed Bassaris without the ringed-tail.

Link

 

Or it could be a cousin to the Lemur (which is not a carnivore). The point being no one knows and more evidence and data is needed before anyone can say for sure what kind of animal is pictured in the photo.

 

This sort of reminds me of the rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker from Arkansas. This took place earlier this year.

 

Rule 1 in good speculation: one must have not a clue.

Be assured it must fit in the tree somewhere--there are so many blank spaces.

How would you like to be the first evolutionist to document a duck-billed platypus?

Whatever it is it is. God made everything--nihil fit.

Selah,

Bro. James

 

Resembles a Meerkat.

 

Both gorillas and lemurs are intentional omnivores (as opposed to incidental), although their prey is small. Also, the position of the eyes only applies to mammals.

Ironically, on this subject, evolutionists trying to prove that humans should be herbivores, based upon the diets of gorillas, chimps, etc., are the ones who led to the discovery that gorillas, chimps, etc., are not herbivores.

I was thinking that it looks a lot like a meercat.