# What animal did I see??? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 30, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293 "2019-06-30T12:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/21 "2019-07-02T21:29:34Z")
Originally was a never-ending loop of Flash animation. I watched it for an embarrassing length of time back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/22 "2019-07-02T21:37:31Z")
I bet you saw a ring tailed cat, relative of raccoon ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/23 "2019-07-02T22:01:29Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Originally was a never-ending loop of Flash animation. I watched it for an embarrassing length of time back in the day. Maybe he saw a [dancing hamster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpMlwVwydo), [narwhal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJT5qK_S_Ig), or [kitty cat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaA_cs4WZHM)? No glasses, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/24 "2019-07-02T22:04:54Z")
Most (all?) mammals can have albinism, in years spent out in the woods as a hunter/hiker I’ve seen my fair share of albino animals (usually squirrels which seem to have it commonly around where I’ve spent time in the woods), an albino fox and a few other small mammals. I’ve never personally seen but have seen pictures of albino raccoons, deer etc. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/25 "2019-07-02T22:38:12Z")
I vote badger also. Have seen them in N/E Oklahoma and in N/W Arkansas. Just do not go out and try to run it off. They would rather fight you than run and they are mean motor scooters. They will charge and attack, At least they did me. I charged like h— to the rear. They are not to be messed with IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/26 "2019-07-02T22:43:25Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I bet you saw a ring tailed cat, relative of raccoon Aside from the fact that absolutely nothing about the description in the OP fits a ring-tailed cat (which is neither broad, nor flat, nor white, nor has a bushy brown tail, nor is a cat), this might be a good guess.😉 ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/27 "2019-07-03T04:00:01Z")
Shit, I’ve lived in Texas for _counts on fingers_ thirty years, and this is the 1st I’m learning that there are badgers in this state. I’d never have guessed. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293/28 "2019-07-03T10:02:06Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Shit, I’ve lived in Texas for _counts on fingers_ thirty years, and this is the 1st I’m learning that there are badgers in this state. I’d never have guessed. Me, too. However I’ve recently seen two of them in Big Bend NP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-i-see/836293.md?page=1)