Comments on: WABC’s Mystery Animal, Not A Mystery

By: Robb

Robb — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:40:29 +0000

Robb said: “The link to the video doesn’t seem to be valid anymore – does anyone know how to reach the video?”

It is working now – I don’t know if it was a momentary problem with YouTube, or with my PC, but all is fine now.

By: Robb

Robb — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:04:52 +0000

The link to the video doesn’t seem to be valid anymore – does anyone know how to reach the video?

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:09:25 +0000

However, this is also a good lesson in perspective. From the video it’s hard to guage size and it would be eassssssssssssy to say that it’s something bigger than what it is…

By: flame821

flame821 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:01:48 +0000

I wonder if scenes like this are responsible for the ‘giant rat’ sightings that are making the rounds. Although supposedly these sewer/subway rats actually chew through cement/concrete and I don’t think an opossum can do that.

Have there been many reports yet about unusual or out of place animals coming from the NYC area? I saw the 2 foot alligator one earlier.

By: maslo63

maslo63 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:43:02 +0000

Maybe I missed it but I didn’t hear anything about this animal being a mystery in that video.

By: bobzilla

bobzilla — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:19:29 +0000

Anytime the average person sees an animal in any other state than they normally would (ie; wet, hairless, partially decayed) it’s mysterious.

Bob

By: hodgese

hodgese — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:39:09 +0000

Nooooo, that is definitely not a ‘possum; a wet ‘possum looks remarkably like an oversize rat, especially with their hairless tail; unlike all the hair on the badger’s (that’s what it actually is) tail. Besides the tail, other differences are the color of the fur, the shape of the head, the shape and size of the paws, and more.