Elusive Animal Photographed

Comments feature jokes, puns, literary references, and guesses about the identity of a rare or shy animal (possibly a mammal) that evaded photography for decades, with repeated nods to Animal Farm.

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Years Active
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Activity Over Time

2007
12
2008
47
2009
91
2010
138
2011
128
2012
137
2013
209
2014
170
2015
233
2016
305
2017
343
2018
331
2019
420
2020
503
2021
625
2022
717
2023
857
2024
665
2025
737
2026
49

Keywords

SQUIRREL PETA HN LTNF giphy.com ColOmbia animals animal equal spiders pandas offspring columbia mammals let tell pony

Sample Comments

tomfanning Jan 18, 2019 View on HN

You are aware it's an animal?

IIAOPSW Jun 16, 2021 View on HN

You've caught an Orobus by the tail!

kardos Sep 22, 2015 View on HN

It's rabbits all the way down!

replygirl Aug 12, 2022 View on HN

sounds like you'd like fauna

darkerside Mar 9, 2023 View on HN

This sounds amazing. What animal?

Zigurd Sep 3, 2024 View on HN

There's a pony in there somewhere

ROTMetro Jul 13, 2023 View on HN

Some animals are more equal than others.

teekert Apr 17, 2024 View on HN

Some animals are more equal than others.

kfprt Oct 18, 2021 View on HN

Some animals are more equal than others.

rokhayakebe Mar 31, 2011 View on HN

You have to wonder who is/are the animal(s) here?