Canis lupus hominis

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1. on April 10, 2012 at 9:47 am Ashley

   I’m going to guess some sort of marsupial…and because I have no idea WHICH marsupial, I’m going to say kangaroo.

   
   
2. on April 10, 2012 at 10:32 am leashedForLife

   naked mole-rat neonates?
   notice the well-developed claws – but the well-developed, LARGE
   prominent *eyes* argue against that species: mole-rats have small
   eyes, as adults.
   Dunno.

   
   
3. on April 10, 2012 at 10:39 am msalliance

   They’re clearly retriever puppies of some sort.

   
   
4. on April 10, 2012 at 10:41 am msalliance

   I thought they were some sort of retriever.

   
   
5. on April 10, 2012 at 10:43 am purcat209

   Opossum

   
   
6. on April 10, 2012 at 10:45 am purcat209

   Opossum, I think, they stay in mommys pouch for a long time.

   
   
7. on April 10, 2012 at 10:52 am Jan

   Venusian?

   
   
8. on April 10, 2012 at 11:23 am matt

   some kind of rodent?

   
   
9. on April 10, 2012 at 11:42 am leashedForLife

   what do Venusian Retrievers fetch? :–D
   [besides lots of dosh when they’re advertised on ‘Good-AM, America’.]

   invading Martians, perhaps?…

   
   
   • on April 10, 2012 at 12:36 pm Ogre Magi

     What do Venusian Retrivers fetch? Arms, that is what happened to the Venus de Milo

     
     
     • on April 10, 2012 at 3:36 pm Jan

       Ha ha ha ha!!!

       
       
10. on April 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm Russell Constable

    Kangaroo or maybe wallaby joeys.

    
    
    • on April 10, 2012 at 3:38 pm Jan

      Those sound like good possibilities since they look so uncooked!

      
      
11. on April 10, 2012 at 3:55 pm Kate Williams

    They are so naked. They look like tiny canines, but I don’t think they are. Maybe field mice?

    
    
    • on April 11, 2012 at 11:32 am Kathy

      Maybe they are hairless canines.

      
      
12. on April 10, 2012 at 4:32 pm massugu

    Bears or Pandas?

    
    
13. on April 10, 2012 at 7:07 pm landauer

    Those are one of the few things I have not eaten on that facebook list of 100 foods.

    
    
14. on April 10, 2012 at 7:34 pm pennypup

    Squirrel?

    
    
15. on April 10, 2012 at 11:57 pm Mary

    Rabbits?

    
    
16. on April 11, 2012 at 8:41 am Rathunters

    Kittens?

    
    
17. on April 11, 2012 at 11:37 am nosleepingdog

    Squirrels, for sure.

    
    
18. on April 11, 2012 at 11:51 am Jana

    Squirrels… it’d be easier to guess if we could see the tails.

    
    
19. on April 11, 2012 at 6:29 pm leashedForLife

    pups [dom-dog] & kittens [dom-cat] are born WITH
    hair; so are rabbits [dom or wild], but hares are born nude.

    mice, rats, & many other Rodentia-spp are born naked, but
    they quickly acquire some hair – within days they have a
    thin peach-fuzz coat with visible markings, if they’re pied.

    
    
    • on April 12, 2012 at 1:18 pm kittenz

      Newborn domestic rabbits are born naked and blind. But their ears are longer than these babies’ ears. It’s baby hares – leverets – that are born fully furred, eyes open, and ready-to-go.

      I’ve raised hundreds of rats from birth (having formerly owned boas and pythons), but these don’t – quite – look like rats. They look a lot like pinkie hamsters. I haven’t handled newborn squirrels or flying squirrels but these look like they could be squirrels.

      Newborn kittens, puppies, and raccoons are generally better-developed and have more fur.

      I think I’ll go with possums. The American species. I’ve raised orphan possums, rescued from road- or dog-killed mothers, and they looked a lot like this. I don’t remember whether their claws had any black coloration,though.

      
      
      • on April 12, 2012 at 1:24 pm leashedForLife

        Oops! i’m so sorry,
        i reversed hares [developed/haired] & rabbits [nude / helpless].
        Thanks for fixing that. :–)

        
        
20. on April 11, 2012 at 6:32 pm leashedForLife

    their muzzles IMO are too blunt for rodents –
    at least, the rat / mouse family is much narrower in front
    of the eyes, & their noses are downright pointy, IME.

    the foreface is the wrong shape for rabbit or hare.

    
    
21. on April 11, 2012 at 6:36 pm leashedForLife

    the claws are not retractile – so not felines.
    the forepaws are well-developed; can’t see the hind.

    the forehand is well-developed, especially the forearm & elbow.
    Diggers, possibly, or walkers – not a species to hop on the rear,
    anyway, with weak forelimbs held contracted.

    
    
22. on April 12, 2012 at 1:38 am Rathunters

    Wallaby

    
    
23. on April 12, 2012 at 1:29 pm leashedForLife

    i think grey squirrel. [USA]
    i’d still like a look at the butt / any tail, but the EYEs & small
    ears, climbing claws, etc… that’s my bet.

    
    
24. on April 12, 2012 at 6:19 pm Dave

    Food.

    
    
25. on April 13, 2012 at 7:08 pm Robyn

    squirrel

    
    

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