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Title: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: iomkiwi on December 07, 2013, 08:27:29 PM

(http://wairoaweather.net/weathernz/whatisthis/what_is_it.png)
(http://www.flyingcarrot.com/agwpics/object7.png)

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: TokWW on December 07, 2013, 09:26:22 PM

Its U G L Y  that's what it is...

You can see two eyes and a brown coloured flesh of a mammal, an animal that has active glands - skin is shiny, so is likely in a warm/hot climate (moisture on skin aids in cooling). Could be a porcupine or a hedgehog... or some other unknown to me equatorial mammal... 

It has a longish snout as the front is quite out of focus.

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: Babs on December 07, 2013, 10:42:05 PM

Paintbrush or a Gruffalo

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: JennyLeez on December 08, 2013, 12:38:33 AM

Those look like blue eyes Toko. Hedgehogs to my knowledge have brown. But you are right the coat does look like a hedgehog.
Wet, slimy and yes ugly as.

I dread to guess rat as I do not wish to see a larger photo if it is.

I will guess a dog who has just had a bath :)

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: intrepid on December 08, 2013, 07:00:31 AM

I am thinking Hamster or Wombat!

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: iomkiwi on December 08, 2013, 09:35:01 AM

somebody might have it right if they make a decision :)

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: Babs on December 08, 2013, 09:42:33 AM

Paintbrush

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: intrepid on December 08, 2013, 09:49:17 AM

I will go with wombat.

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: iomkiwi on December 08, 2013, 07:53:20 PM

I'm going to give it to Toko even though he seemed to talk himself out of it - and called it UGLY.

Here's the cute little fella that turned up on my lawn a couple of weeks ago

(http://www.flyingcarrot.com/agwpics/hedgehog.png)

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: TokWW on December 09, 2013, 11:22:45 PM

Thanks Alan - long snout and dark skin... neat photo by the way!

Title: Re: What is it? - Object 7
Post by: iomkiwi on December 10, 2013, 07:31:45 AM

Yes - he got pretty close and wasn't afraid, I was lying in the grass pretty close to him taking the pics.


This is how close he was, they don't have sharp teeth :)

(http://www.flyingcarrot.com/agwpics/hedgebite.png)