Author Topic: White Aardvark in Texas?? (Read 1342 times)

zrifleman · « **on:** April 20, 2004, 06:54:10 AM »

You Texans tell me what I saw in the middle of the road one night? About 20 yrs ago while working in southwest Texas---I came on an animal in the middle of the road late one night that I have never been able to identify or find a picture of. No, I wasn't drinking or under the influence of any herbs. The body was about 2 ft long and it had a thick rat like tail. The head looked like an anteater with a long pig like snout, and had long pointed ears. It was covered with whited hair. The animal probably weighed 20-30 lbs. Almost reminded me of a giant possum with a pigs head. It moved slow so I had plenty of time to look at it--I drove right up to it with my headlights and followed it off the road into a shallow depression. This occured between Big Lake and Coleman Texas.

Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2004, 08:01:27 AM »

Chupacabra.

Dezertyote · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2004, 10:09:53 AM »

Coatamundy (sp) is what you probobly saw.
I've seen a few in southern Arizona. Their usually in groups of 10-25, the ones I've seen.

Randy_che · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2004, 11:27:57 AM »

Sure sounds like an aardvark, but those aren't native to North America. It could have been some kind of escaped exotic pet, or it could have been a really ugly and balding peccary.

zrifleman · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2004, 02:29:11 PM »

I have seen ringtail cats and javelina when I worked in the oil fields. It was neither one of these. I'm serious--after all these years I can't figure out what I saw. I was out in the middle of nowhere. I doubt it was someones runaway pet. I can't even find a picture of it in a wildlife book, no matter what part of the world it came from. Makes me believe my friends in Austraia who say they regularly see a Tasmanian tiger in their yard. My father and I saw a timber wolf in Oregon 30 yrs ago--wildlife commision says "no way". Some of my hunting friends have seen wolverines, grizzly bears, and moose in various parts of Oregon--wildlife experts say "no way". Unlike others, I have not seen Sasquatch----yet. You guys from texas and the soutwest, help me out on this one???

Dezertyote · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2004, 05:39:09 AM »

Z-Man,
This is a coati that I was telling you about. they are native to South, Centeral, and southwestern US. Arizona. New Mexico, and Texas

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zrifleman · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2004, 07:06:29 AM »

Desertyote--thanks for the picture, but it's not what I saw. The tail was naked like a rat or opposum, ears stood up and were pointed, the nose was more like a pig snout. Only similarity- the body shape and fir. The animal I saw was pure white. I looked at it from about 5-8ft away.

Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2004, 07:12:37 AM »

You sure it wasn't Ted Kennedy on all fours crawling away from the bar where he just got a mean drunk on?

zrifleman · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2004, 04:10:38 PM »

Jack Crevalle--Did you think I was joking? Do you think you are funny? You're wrong on both counts. Get serious-don't mock those who ask honest questions.

Jack Crevalle · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2004, 01:21:20 AM »

There was nothing directed at you personally in my post unless you are Ted Kennedy.

myronman3 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2004, 03:31:03 PM »

i am sure jack didnt mean to offend you. just taking a shot at teddy(the right kind of way to take a shot at a kennedy,i might add). taken in the right context, i thought it was pretty funny.
as far as what you might have seen, i havent the foggiest; but it sure sounds different from anything i have ever seen.

zrifleman · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2004, 09:03:57 PM »

I know how you feel about Teddy. The animal I saw could best be described as a very large Armadillo with covered with long white hair. Now is that weird or what? That was my impression that night and still today. Theoretically this animal does not exist.