What Could It Be?

[Caran]

Coming home from Abergavenny market this afternoon, we passed a dead animal on the side of the road. It was largish, about 2.5 - 3 foot, it had reddish brown fur, black face and a very pointed black snout. Sure it wasn't a dog. Any ideas folks?

[Caran]

Sure it wasn't a fox, not the right colour, never seen a fox with a black muzzle.

[MadMen]

A fox. Obviously.

Should have grabbed it!

[MadMen]

Lol @ badger

[Caran]

Badgers are black, grey and dirty white, at least the ones have seen are, I could be proved wrong though!

[ubasses]

muntjac deer, bit larger than a dog and can have wide black stripes down front of face

[society]

Perhaps a fox

[Barmaid]

Could have been a small deer.

[Mick-Talbot]

never seen a fox with a black muzzle.

Even when a michelin has run over it?

[MadMen]

Actually. Thinking about this...

Could it have been... possibly... Big foot?

[Caran]

Mad men you got it!!

[BlueToffee]

Hope it wasn't a horse with a Tesco wagon following!

[cupid04]

wear the fox hat? to be read out loud.

[Ann]

Sounds like a muntjac Caran
http://i50.tinypic.com/ou5h6h.jpg

[shoota]

I'm with muntjac - spreading everywhere the little blighters.

[shoota]

Ann's pic shows a female, the males have short antlers and extended canine 'tusks'.

[shoota]

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iSvI9ZjplUw/TT37gRxBUkI/AAAAAAAAAJs/QjDNwJ1FvGg/s1600/muntjac.jpg&;imgrefurl=http://book-o-secrets.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html&h=271&w=186&sz=1&tbnid=pBwXbsj2QLI6NM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=127&;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuntjac%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=muntjac&usg=__P3Xoj-tVxojoAcKyZRYg-wDYjlc=&docid=0EfaEs7flQFQiM&itg=1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8OcaUd3NBoO30QX5vYGgCw&sqi=2&ved=0CH0Q_B0wCg

[shoota]

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://deerstalking4all.com/files/imgs/Muntjac3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.deerstalking4all.com/index.asp?content%3Dpage%26id%3D7%26menuexpand%3D2&h=370&w=250&;sz=20&tbnid=M7-AxmTI1f0DTM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=61&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuntjac%2Bbuck%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=muntjac+buck&usg=__YNyQwvfumCS7RdZdsesEOYLDPjE=&docid=qrcttUmqacSmbM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cOgaUefgL8vK0AX0t4HADA&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQ9QEwAQ&;dur=3075

[stewey]

The poor little dead thing is now up in animal Heaven smiling down and saying: "I have no idea who you lot are; however, I've had my fifteen minutes of fame and a lot more."