Similar to my question about cryptids on iNat… are there any observations you’ve seen that just cannot be rationally explained? Anything regarding uncertainty around the appearance of the animal, the behaviour of the animal, even the genus of the animal. Would love to hear some feedback!

This thing is absolutely a cryptid: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91929657

A friend of mine caught this on his trail camera [signal-2021-12-16-12-50-32-115]

Haha, amazing. Looks like a hymenopteran abdomen real close to the lens.

To me, it looks like the back end of an animal with a fluffy tail, but that’s just me.

[image] Spifferella: This thing is absolutely a cryptid: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91929657 That has nothing on this (part of me stiill thinks it’s a toy/prop): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8074287

That one was also made by me, lol.

We actually managed to get it IDed, believe it or not! We got some experts on the case and we’ve got it down to a Grey Fox!

[image] akdiv9403ksic9r: That one was also made by me, lol. Oops…it sure was!

Oh, here’s one we never figured out. Look at the linked video: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21895755

Mysterious observations on iNat?

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BTW, I forgot: there was a similar thread in the past. @akdiv9403ksic9r , this might interest you:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cryptid-sightings-on-inat/16652/

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