Zorilla

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  birdsandbats

• 21 Nov 2018

To me it looks like a striped weasel.

 

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  Brum

• 21 Nov 2018

@Chlidonias but if I'd spent nearly all my money on a skunk then I could probably knock up something more substantial...

 

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  TeaLovingDave

• 21 Nov 2018

@birdsandbats It is most certainly not a striped weasel; the proportion and shape of the stripes is entirely off, as is the length of the coat and (as far as can be deduced) the shape of the animal itself

 

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  Chlidonias

• 22 Nov 2018

There's a better photo of the animal in question here: WARNING: This is NOT a skunk. This is Zoe the African Zorilla (or Striped Polecat!) She has the appearance of a skunk an - 1892224449522228111

(I'm not sure if that link will work directly; you might need to scroll through his photos if not).

 

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  lintworm

• 22 Nov 2018

@Chlidonias That almost looks like a completely different animal given the head colouration, but is indeed a Zorilla...

 

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  ThylacineAlive

• 22 Nov 2018

@Chlidonias when I open the link a giant ad pops up and covers about 4/5 of the page with no way to close it.

~Thylo

 

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  Chlidonias

• 22 Nov 2018

@lintworm Yeah I thought it looked like a different individual animal to the one in the photo uploaded here, but at least they did/do have a Zorilla. The photo uploaded here isn't exactly great though, so one could probably also argue that they could be the same animal.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 22 Nov 2018

@ThylacineAlive try in Google Images putting in "zorilla huntinglambs" or "zorilla huntinglambs instagram" and see if you get it.

 

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  lintworm

• 22 Nov 2018

@ThylacineAlive And install *******

 

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  TeaLovingDave

• 22 Nov 2018

@Chlidonias @lintworm

It would be ironic (and infuriating) if drill photographed a skunk and missed the actual zorilla..... so if this has happened he has my full sympathies!