Mystery animal in Rochester puzzles experts

Researchers are hoping to capture this mystery animal so they can positively identify it. Gwen Byrd says it's lived under her Flora Street home for two years and it shows no fear of humans. / provided by chardine'e hunt

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So what do you think that is ??

hairless rat or hairless guineapig.

looks like a hairless woodchuck

Looks like a hairless, dwarfy, slightly malformed Capybara. Nothing too creepy though. I'd pick it up.

It looks like a hairless woodchuck, IMO. The shape of the head and face look very much like a woodchuck.

Libran1 beat me to the punch, but I really think that is what it is.

Looks like a mini Rhino. xD

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I agree with others here. It looks like a hairless groundhog/woodchuck. But man, I wouldn't pick it up, do you know how dangerous those things are?

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That looks like a live Montauk Monster. Google it if your not familiar

On a side note, we've been discovering many, many new species lately, many. Have a look, www.google.com...

Originally posted by PrimalWisdom
Looks like a hairless, dwarfy, slightly malformed Capybara. Nothing too creepy though. I'd pick it up.

You are correct! It is a juvenile capybara. It looks to be hairless....maybe mange. It was probably someone's pet.

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It is a hairless (mange?) emaciated sharpei.
Just what i see is all.
Now someone give that doggie some food please.

Hope no one catches it and makes it suffer stupid lab tests - born free and run Skippy!!!

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That's easy, it's a hairless nutria. Seriously, it's Not a special animal, it's basically a mix between a beaver and a big rat.
Peace!

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It could be a hairless Nutria Rat. I don't know how to imbed pictures yet. So, here's an entire website dedicated to the little critters.

Nutria Rat

They were brought into the southern states (Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, ect) for fur trade. No fur market developed and now people eat them.

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its a naked mole rat. or something to the effect of a hairless rodent probly from some sort of mutation or ressevie gene. no montauck monstr there buddy

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If its a Capybara they are well known for being very gentle and affectionate. Its for this reason that they have found their ways into so many suburban environments as pets. It appears this one was abandoned and left to fend for itself.
So yeah I'd pick it up.

Looks like a naked skunk... I've seen a hunter skin a skunk, so far outside the city it could was almost stereotypical, it looks similar.

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So what do you think that is?

I think its fricken ugly LOL

but still hope they dont catch it and cut it up

Looks like a hairless musk rat .
Who knows ?

Personally I think its someones pet since it dont show fear of humans, I think its a staving hamster
Poor thing, think its sick.. and lost all its hair

If it would be any of the in the thread suggested Species, then is it not odd that the experts do not recognize it?