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A Confusing Photo Of A Strange Animal Goes Viral On Twitter, And It Might Confuse You As Well
A Confusing Photo Of A Strange Animal Goes Viral On Twitter, And It Might Confuse You As Well
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A Confusing Photo Of A Strange Animal Goes Viral On Twitter, And It Might Confuse You As Well

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One year ago, the Alaskan Reddit user, under the nickname mmmckinnell, posted an inconspicuous photo in r/whenyouseeit. The picture came and went with modest interest, and seemed like it was about to be forgotten in the annals of the internet forever. But as it happens, just a few days ago, it resurfaced again and exploded on twitter, Instagram, and other social media. It caught the curiosity of everyone. Just what in the hell is it? Chupacabra; Baby-version of a ManBearPig; a weird lovechild of a calf and a goat; scientific experiment gone wrong; a new breed of animal no-one has ever seen before?

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    It turns out it’s just a ‘plain old’ dog named Doug. He’s a rescue dog from Valdez, Alaska. And just like a sasquatch, a celebrity, or any other weird-looking creature caught on film, he enjoys privacy and being seen as rarely as possible. And so, like a mythical monster, Doug hides in obscurity, never to be seen again by the hungry curious eyes of twitterers, remaining a legend.

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    Hidrėlėy

    Hidrėlėy

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    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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    Hidrėlėy

    Hidrėlėy

    Author, Approved Contributor

    Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

    Titas Burinskas

    Titas Burinskas

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    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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    Titas Burinskas

    Titas Burinskas

    Moderator, Community member

    This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

    What do you think ?
    glowworm2
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This confused me for a few seconds. I knew it was a dog--but it took me a few minutes to find his actual face. 🤣

    A Water Bottle
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t like. Thought it was a pig, then a goat, then a cow, then a dog

    Cori
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best part about this article was that the dog's name is Doug.

    Phyllicia Goh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got cross-eyed after looking at it for 10 whole minutes.

    Steven Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made me think of the 'Worst angle to take a picture of a seal' picture

    EpicRat Hat
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cant see the goat monster thing...

    Pretty Pangolin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 'goat monster' image is facing to the left. The eye is still an eye, but the dog's ear is the goat monster's snout, if that helps.

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    Maya
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i thought it was a dog pig

    Miguel Maquiavelli
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snake eye's OF YOU AND I GOT YOUR CARACTER OF A REAL DEAL WITH CERTAIN MINERALS THAT CAME DONE O k now i have gave pass all bodied you are a quite Coen OF the sprout of radioactive fringe horseback repeating of that thing you believed you are atractive to a lady that always said you I would've impress. And upholding premises in the darn you are a LIKE she dreams of Mr but soul's don't DIE they live forever you're MADE IF SO GRATEFUL you CAME to rescue Mr Greenwood OF YOU GOT YOUR CARACTER OF A LIKE LUKE I'm your far of children admiration THEY just THINK I'm an alike you Kim AND BUSINES AND HEART STOLEN BY ALL ALLOWS OF ORIGIN iron gaunt you believed you repeating of my genes 101KGB

    Miguel Maquiavelli
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are horses eye's OF a policemen smells you are a woman's fan

    Lita Sewer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do have a sense of perception that's a little "off" so I saw a cute dog wiggling at first glance. I learned about the goat-monster-thing in the comments and had to look hard to see it!

    Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought it was a goat, then I thought maybe a photoshopped photo to make it look like part dog part goat, and then I finally saw the dog. This hurt my brain.

    lorrie rothstein
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at first it looks like a freakish pig but when i adjusted my phone i saw a dog

    Maggie
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was a picture of a baby goat..

    Rench
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really didn't find it that confusing. Especially knowing that it was a dog. Maybe without that bit of info, it might have been a little harder....

    dino
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This took me FOREVER, so for like an hour I was staring at it, trying to figure it out. But then I saw it and I was like, “oh.” 😂

    Dawn Baik
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol - it took me an embarrassing amount of time to see the dog...

    Alexandra Hughes
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, that took me WAY longer than it should have.

    XxGachaWolvesxX
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like a cross between a cat and a pig?

    iblowsheep
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looked like a deformed calf to me at first, but the thumbnail cropped off the top of the image, including the dog's nose so that made it even more odd.

    iblowsheep
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

    glowworm2
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This confused me for a few seconds. I knew it was a dog--but it took me a few minutes to find his actual face. 🤣

    A Water Bottle
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t like. Thought it was a pig, then a goat, then a cow, then a dog

    Cori
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best part about this article was that the dog's name is Doug.

    Phyllicia Goh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got cross-eyed after looking at it for 10 whole minutes.

    Steven Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made me think of the 'Worst angle to take a picture of a seal' picture

    EpicRat Hat
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cant see the goat monster thing...

    Pretty Pangolin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The 'goat monster' image is facing to the left. The eye is still an eye, but the dog's ear is the goat monster's snout, if that helps.

    Load More Replies...
    Maya
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i thought it was a dog pig

    Miguel Maquiavelli
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snake eye's OF YOU AND I GOT YOUR CARACTER OF A REAL DEAL WITH CERTAIN MINERALS THAT CAME DONE O k now i have gave pass all bodied you are a quite Coen OF the sprout of radioactive fringe horseback repeating of that thing you believed you are atractive to a lady that always said you I would've impress. And upholding premises in the darn you are a LIKE she dreams of Mr but soul's don't DIE they live forever you're MADE IF SO GRATEFUL you CAME to rescue Mr Greenwood OF YOU GOT YOUR CARACTER OF A LIKE LUKE I'm your far of children admiration THEY just THINK I'm an alike you Kim AND BUSINES AND HEART STOLEN BY ALL ALLOWS OF ORIGIN iron gaunt you believed you repeating of my genes 101KGB

    Miguel Maquiavelli
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are horses eye's OF a policemen smells you are a woman's fan

    Lita Sewer
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do have a sense of perception that's a little "off" so I saw a cute dog wiggling at first glance. I learned about the goat-monster-thing in the comments and had to look hard to see it!

    Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At first I thought it was a goat, then I thought maybe a photoshopped photo to make it look like part dog part goat, and then I finally saw the dog. This hurt my brain.

    lorrie rothstein
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at first it looks like a freakish pig but when i adjusted my phone i saw a dog

    Maggie
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was a picture of a baby goat..

    Rench
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really didn't find it that confusing. Especially knowing that it was a dog. Maybe without that bit of info, it might have been a little harder....

    dino
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This took me FOREVER, so for like an hour I was staring at it, trying to figure it out. But then I saw it and I was like, “oh.” 😂

    Dawn Baik
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol - it took me an embarrassing amount of time to see the dog...

    Alexandra Hughes
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, that took me WAY longer than it should have.

    XxGachaWolvesxX
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like a cross between a cat and a pig?

    iblowsheep
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looked like a deformed calf to me at first, but the thumbnail cropped off the top of the image, including the dog's nose so that made it even more odd.

    iblowsheep
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

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