Never seen this before oklahoma

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u/kalkvand 11d ago

Looks like an old taxidermied ringtail

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u/SameAd644 11d ago

Thank you!

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u/Woozletania 11d ago

Ringtail. A relative of the raccoon, also known as a ringtailed cat or miner's cat as miners would keep semi-domesticated ones to help with mouse problems. And because they are adorable.

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u/Majestic_Lie_523 11d ago

My uncle kept a couple of these in his bedroom at university.

I wonder if it isn't a light/dilute color phase, or if it's just been there so long it's faded out somehow?

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u/dgoode520 11d ago

You’re at Bass Pro or Cabela’s

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u/SameAd644 11d ago

Sort of. I was at the Oklahoma department of wildlife building and they had this on display

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u/dgoode520 11d ago

Cool. Are they in Tulsa or OKC?

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u/cochlearist 11d ago

Semi albino ringtail?

Educated guess, I did see ringtails in Arizona or maybe Nevada last March, but it was dark and they weren't that white.

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u/Western_Plankton_376 11d ago

Taxidermy fades & turns russet brown like this over time, it’s likely a normal ringtail that’s been out a long time

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u/Wildwood_Weasel 🦦 Mustelid Enthusiast 🦡 11d ago

Ringtail! One of my favorite obscure non-mustelid mammals (they're in the raccoon family). This mount is old and faded and doesn't do them justice, they're ridiculously cute.

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