MISSION, Texas – Texas state park officials are scratching their heads, trying to identify a “mystery animal” that was caught lurking around the Rio Grande Valley area at night.
The creature was captured on camera and appeared to have four legs and a rotund-like body shape, as seen in an image shared online by Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission, Texas, about 245 miles south of San Antonio.
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However, it’s still difficult to make out precisely what kind of animal it is.
“Is it a new species? An escapee from a nearby zoo? Or just a park ranger in disguise?” park officials said.
Some social media users are speculating it’s “an opossum crossed with a raccoon,” a “badger,” or maybe even a “chupacabra.”
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Park officials said they’ll update the public as they “continue to investigate this mystery.”