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Oct 22, 2007

Snout Matchingks!

I've had it with carrying you around all day. [Yawn]

What kind of animal are you, anyway!?

Quati, originally uploaded by marcazani.

Michelle S., I have a crown with 'Flickr-Finderer" on it for you!

Posted by Meg on October 22, 2007 in Interspecies Snorgling , Matchingks , Pups , Unusual animals | Permalink

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What is the top creature?: DarrylsMama; | Oct 22, 2007 at 12:52 PM

Bleen-a-rific?: musicchick2; | Oct 22, 2007 at 12:52 PM

a coatimundi, maybe?: cat; | Oct 22, 2007 at 12:53 PM

It's a Quati! http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/brazil06.html :-D: musicchick2; | Oct 22, 2007 at 12:55 PM

Cat, you are correct. I found this little bit... (genus Nasua), also called coatimundi or coatimondi any of three species of omnivore related to raccoons (family Procyonidae). Coatis are found in wooded regions from the southwestern United States through South America. "The coati has a long, flexible snout and a slender, darkly banded tail that it often carries erect as it moves about. It has coarse fur that is gray to reddish or brown with lighter underparts…" from britannica.com: musicchick2; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:00 PM

a Whati?: Kiragirl; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:00 PM

That...reminds me of Beetlejuice. It's creeping me out.: She lurks in the shadows; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:02 PM

Catamundi????Ohhhh it looks like a badger baby. (Same Family?)IS the dog a surogate Mother???? Hmmm this is one of those Pictures you see and wonder about isn't it.: Annie; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:07 PM

Hahaha! Beetlejuice! I wondered why I was creeped too. Is the bottom half of his snout holding him up?: Sandy; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:10 PM

Oh Never Mind Gad.. I read the comments but too fast...Sorry MC2 you had all the info right there.: Annie; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:12 PM

that dog's mouth doesn't look normal: ali; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:20 PM

Does anyone else think the dog's lower jaw looks kinda weird? If you cover it up, the head looks kinda small for the body. If you don't cover it up, the lower jaw looks (a) too big for the upper jaw and (b) like it starts mid-throat.: Annie; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:20 PM

looks like they caught him mid-yahhhhhwnnn: Metz; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:31 PM

Must be a Portuguese Odd Dog. Rare breed.: SarahR; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:32 PM

I don't know anything about the dog in the photo, but I'm assuming he's a primative dog. Most of us in developed countries aren't used to seeing dogs like this, so sometimes they look weird to us. I'll bet the people from that area would not know what to think of our pugs and shitzus.: Michelle; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:36 PM

"THE DINGO STOLE MY COATIMUNDI!": liz; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:38 PM

I've never seen any animal other than a reptile open its mouth that wide. He'd have to have his jaw unhinged to do that, I'd think. I don't think mammals can do that, unless they're really broken somehow! (By the way, a primitive dog would look like a wolf, and wolves can't do that neither. No how.): Wincey; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:40 PM

i'm thinkin its a dingo of some sort. http://www.google.com/search?q=dingo&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8: liz; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:44 PM

yeah, something about that dogs jaw is creeping me out.: j; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:45 PM

What the heck has crawled onto my head? You given me a headache.: luvinmalssomuch; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:50 PM

The top creature is a Walovian Womb wobbler The Latin name of the dog is Canus big gobus.: Hon Glad; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:51 PM

That poor doggy looks like he has lock jaw....pwease say it aint so. [more like Unlock Jaw, eh? - Ed.]: luvinmalssomuch; | Oct 22, 2007 at 01:53 PM

Coatimundis are highly intelligent, very social, and have the same kind of almost-opposable-thumb-like grasping claws that raccoons have, resulting in real trouble for wildlife rehabbers who get to keep one in their homes. There is NOTHING a coati can't get into. They like people, dogs, cats, other coatis, and snacking out of any household fishtanks that happen to be around, along with raiding the refrigerator of all its fruit and carrots.: BunRab; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:08 PM

"I've had this thing growing on my head for months! Do you think I should have it lanced?": Beppo; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:08 PM

Hmmm, matching hat and coatamundi.: Seven Paws; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:15 PM

You know that scene in Beetlejuice where Adam and Barbara stretch their jaws way out? That's totally what this dog reminds me of!: Angela P.; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:27 PM

So that Davy Crockett coonskin cap I got in my closet is coming back in style again, eh?: gizmo; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:38 PM

Hey, that's a friendly coatimundi! They like beer, too.: Theresa; | Oct 22, 2007 at 02:59 PM

PS Beppo, no it goes like this: "Doc, can you get this thing off my @$$?": Theresa; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:01 PM

I think the dog's jaw must be a result of photo editing. I don't see how it could be opened that wide. Maybe the photagrapher wanted to show the similar snouts, and the jaw kept getting in the way, so he moved it.: Tonya; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:01 PM

Two points to Seven Paws! LOL!: joools; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:08 PM

Ahyah, why, up here in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, (sniff) it's so flat you can watch your dog run away for a week. (silence) I got nothin'. Yah, I'll get my coatie, it's Monday.: pyrit; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:12 PM

I've heard of a monkey on your back, but this!!!??!!: Furbabies; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:17 PM

I didn't even realize the dog's mouth was open when I first saw the photo. It looks like if he closes his mouth the coati will go POIIIIING! into a forward flying flip right out of the frame!: snoopysnake; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:20 PM

Another, erm, interesting shot of these two, HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cazani/501285980/in/set-72157602092027484/ Coatis sure are curious critters. :P: Theresa; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:28 PM

I think the oddness of the dog's jaw might just be the photographer's angle. Though you never know--the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) has (or had, rather; they're thought to be extinct) a jaw that opens wider than that, but it's an odd animal. Something like a dog, but larger and striped like a tiger or zebra over half its body. Anyhoos, the coati is very cute. Looks fluffulent.: HonorH; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:35 PM

Might look cute while it's young, but they're really vicious. Had one try to chew my leg off in Belize - if it hadn't been on a chain, I'd be missing my lower left leg! Be warned: Natalie; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:49 PM

*I* know why that photo looks so odd! When a dog yawns that big, there's usually a fold or two along his cheeks. I don't see those folds -- there's no stressing of the skin. Soooo, when he closes his mouth he must have big floppy cheeks. :D: Amy; | Oct 22, 2007 at 03:54 PM

Coatis are sometimes referred to as "Mexican monkeys," from their territory along the Arizona/Mexico border. Tourists would see bands of coatis in the woods, walking along with their tails straight up in the air, "And they were monkeys, I tell ya! I saw their tails! Monkey tails!": bats :[; | Oct 22, 2007 at 04:12 PM

awesome rollover text, meg, since no one else has mentioned it yet.: berthaslave; | Oct 22, 2007 at 04:25 PM

Primitive dogs don't necessarily look always like wolves. Especially when they live in warmer regions: Canaan, North America: http://www.petsdo.com/files/images/2653.preview.JPG Jindo, Japan: http://www.kang.org/Jrp512.html Dingo, Australia: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39911000/jpg/_39911998_dingo_ap_203.jpg Pi Dogs, India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pawsitivity/236036420/ Basenji, Africa: http://lccsd1.com/images/lccsd_basenji.jpg Kazakh (sighthound), Middle East: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5438/1178/1600/shelby.jpg: Michelle; | Oct 22, 2007 at 04:46 PM

Methought it was a badger, but alas,it is no badger.: JasonM; | Oct 22, 2007 at 04:58 PM

BerthaSlave -- thank you! ('twas me with the title tag, this time): Theo; | Oct 22, 2007 at 05:09 PM

Don't forget Singing Dogs (New Guinea) http://www.canineworld.com/ngsdcs/: Theresa; | Oct 22, 2007 at 05:41 PM

The dog is definately photoshopped. If you remove the bottom jaw, it looks normal, somewhat. Plus, his top half has no teeth showing, which def. would be if he was yawning that wide. The rest of the photo is fine, but that lower jaw is most assuredly photoshopped.: brian; | Oct 22, 2007 at 05:49 PM

I don't think the dog's jaw is photoshopped. I have a hound dog mix and I'm always amazed at her yawns because it looks like her entire head is unhinged, kind of like the Canadians on South Park. She has big floppy jowls normally, but when she yawns there are no floppies. These two are adorable, even if the doggy has a super odd talent.: Alex; | Oct 22, 2007 at 07:19 PM

Brian, I'm sure the photo is not photoshopped. PCT, heehee. Yeah, Theresa. There's a bunch all over the world, and they all kind of have similar traits. Singing Dogs are super cute!: Michelle; | Oct 22, 2007 at 07:35 PM

My hat Let me show you it.: Jill; | Oct 22, 2007 at 07:39 PM

Michelle-- Jindo dogs are Korean, not Japanese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Jindo_Dog: Faith; | Oct 22, 2007 at 08:03 PM

I don't think the dog looks that weird. Doesnt look like its THAT wide... I have a Basenji and his mouth opens real wide like that when he yawns... Honestly that dog looks alot like mine, just with floppy ears.: April; | Oct 22, 2007 at 08:08 PM

Interesting, I looked back at the source website and these guys are from Brazil. And no, I don't think the dog jaw is Photoshopped, I've had dogs that could yawn that wide...: Ann M; | Oct 22, 2007 at 08:23 PM

BWAHAAHAHAAAHAAA!!!11!!! XD That dog wif his mouf open just cracked me the hell up...and I DON'T KNOW WHY!!! This pic is great!!!: Juniper Jupiter; | Oct 22, 2007 at 08:27 PM

Ahh okay Faith. Thanks for the info. Cool looking dogs!: Michelle; | Oct 22, 2007 at 09:03 PM

"You've been keeping a lot of tension in your jaw. Now how does this feel...": weasel_tea_party; | Oct 22, 2007 at 10:22 PM

I've met a coatimundi before...they are really AWESOME animals! A girl in town was walking one across my parking lot one night and I HAD to ask her what it was...she let us play with the coatimundi for a while and they are SO friendly. They love to sniff ya to death...it's really cute...: Mary; | Oct 23, 2007 at 05:58 AM

the dogs mouth freaks me out - I'm sorry, it just looks too unnatural. Is it ok if I don't find this cute at all?: Carrie; | Oct 23, 2007 at 06:17 AM

Jaw wierdness! The caption cracked me up!: Patty P; | Oct 23, 2007 at 06:47 AM

The coati is a ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua). This species is found throughout S America and is different from the species found in C and N America. Also, the term "Coatimundi" is technically incorrect. The "mundi" is a Brazilian misnomer referring to the large asocial males. This coati looks to be around 5-10 months old.: BTH; | Oct 23, 2007 at 07:16 AM

Is anybody on this blog old enough to remember the Nestle's commercials from the '50's with the puppet dog who said "Chaw-klet" and snapped his jaw shut at the end of the Nestle's jingle? This dog's jaw reminds me of that dog's. Just sayin'...: marsheeeee; | Oct 23, 2007 at 07:21 AM

The dog isn't cute at all. But the coati or nasua nasua or what so ever is overwhelmingly cute. It's a pity that they are endangered.: halla; | Oct 23, 2007 at 07:37 AM

No, N nasua are not endangered. Although they are on the IUCN red list for Uruguay (and Uruguay only), that listing is kinda bunk. This species is actually very widely distributed and responds quite well to human disturbance.: BTH; | Oct 23, 2007 at 07:46 AM

I do nto care for why the dog has a scary open jaw thang going on. I want the cute little coatimundi for a hat, because it is coote and i want to eat it and snorgle it and kronche it just a lil bit. yes i do.: Wooshe; | Oct 23, 2007 at 08:00 AM

marsheeeee -- I believe you are talking about Farfel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farfel_the_Dog I'm not old enough, but I surround myself with those who are.: Pheas; | Oct 23, 2007 at 08:02 AM

I was on a Habitat for Humanity build in Paraguay, and a local coati "adopted" one of our team members, and followed him around all week, snuggling up whenever it got the chance. So cute!: Tracy; | Oct 23, 2007 at 08:06 AM

It's a Coatimundi. They are related to raccoons and honeybears (ie kinkajous) and in the family procydinae (mispelled, always). Coatis are not 'awesome animals'- they are very hard to care for animals that too many people jump into aquiring. Having a Coati is like having a perpetual 2 year old- they can undo any lock, they can get into any drawer, they have absolutely no shame. They are inquisitive, they are smart, they are very destructive, they tend to get a bit moody as they age. Responsible owners would never have an adult Coati out on a leash in the park (I'd bet you met a baby out and about)- there is no 'accepted' rabies vaccine for them (they do receive dog vacs- they do work) so if a Coati bit someone, it would have to be put to sleep. Don't get me wrong- they are cute. They also have canines in those itty bitty mouths larger then most dogs, by the way. If anyone has any genuine questions about Coatis- feel free to leave it here and I'll try to get back with you.: CoatiMum; | Oct 23, 2007 at 08:58 AM

The dog is SO cute, you peeps! Both my mutts have yawns that look like they could swallow yer head. Whole. No chewing required.: bigc; | Oct 23, 2007 at 10:25 AM

Dogs (humans too) have a pressure point where their jaws join. If you apply pressure to the joint the jaw opens - wide. It looks like there is pressure being applied to the dogs jaw. It doesn't hurt - try it on your dog.: RoRo; | Oct 23, 2007 at 11:55 AM

that dogs mouth scares the bloody hell out of me o.o;: Kitteh; | Oct 23, 2007 at 12:19 PM

I'm not one to believe everything's shopped, but this photo reminds me of the shopped photo where the dog has his mouth shopped over a cat's head. Am I dreaming again? does anyone remember this?: CG; | Oct 23, 2007 at 12:38 PM

My dog, who's half Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a quarter Border Collie, and a quarter Australian Shepherd, can open her mouth that wide and does so regularly. This dog is not shopped- or if it is, it's the best damn shop ever. The dog has his or her head leaned in towards the throat, so the jaw looks like it starts at a weird place. But it doesn't.: anna; | Oct 23, 2007 at 01:06 PM

Seven Paws (what???) I didn't think anybody could out-Glad Glad, or out pirate Pyrit, but you did it. Matching hat and coatimundi - LOL: book_monstercats; | Oct 23, 2007 at 01:14 PM

Relax, Coatimum. Just because someone thinks Coati are awesome animals doesn't mean they think they should rush out and adopt one. There are a lot of awesome animals, including Coati, fennec foxes, caracals, hawks, and sugar guilders that I think abso-bleening-lutely rock... but would never adopt or try to own. I'm not saying that a one in a thousand (or one in a million) owner can't do well with an exotic... but for most of us, that's what the internet, animal planet, zoos, or tours of a local rescue center (I go to http://www.bigcatrescue.org ) are for! Love does not equal the need for ownership. :): Argentee; | Oct 23, 2007 at 01:40 PM

when you look at the pooch... it looks like he has a slender leetle shnozzle... but then you look closer... and then it's like OMGPONIES!! except it's OMGYAWNAGE!!!!: rikku; | Oct 23, 2007 at 01:52 PM

Yes.. Farfel.. CHAAAWWW-KKKLITTT..: Mary (the first); | Oct 23, 2007 at 02:19 PM

i wonder what i would look like with a dog on my back with a coati on his back, with mebbe another smaller animal on -his- back...i think like heaven...: rabble; | Oct 23, 2007 at 02:37 PM

Rabble -- something like this, maybe? http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2006/12/too_mellow_for_.html: Theo; | Oct 23, 2007 at 02:42 PM

Hello, I am happy that they found my interesting picture, she doesn't have editions in the photoshop haul of the basic adjustments in the image, the dog this with the open mouth because Quati bit the ear: marcazani; | Oct 23, 2007 at 04:23 PM

Marcazani -- Babelfish, right? Sua foto é excelente! É o coatimundi seu animal de estimação? E traduções engraçadas dos makes de BabelFish, você não concorda?: Theo; | Oct 23, 2007 at 04:56 PM

The quati is not mine, this in freedom but accustomed with the people and domestic animals.. Really the translations are funny: marcazani; | Oct 23, 2007 at 05:36 PM

I feel so INTERNATIONAL. ;-): Theo; | Oct 23, 2007 at 05:49 PM

I hope not "continental." ;): Theresa; | Oct 23, 2007 at 06:26 PM

PS: Q: Why do you feel so sophisticated in the bathroom? A: European!: Theresa; | Oct 23, 2007 at 06:28 PM

Well I'd rather be continental than incon... ceivable.: Theo; | Oct 23, 2007 at 07:10 PM

Or IN-continental. ;): Theresa; | Oct 23, 2007 at 10:01 PM

Hee hee I said it!: Theresa; | Oct 23, 2007 at 10:02 PM

Hee, the dog reminds me kinda of a Thylacine...they could open their jaws 90 degrees :): Teeka; | Oct 24, 2007 at 03:08 AM

Too funny!! The first thing I thought of when I saw the pic was Beetlejuice...apparently, I'm not the only one...he's creepy looking..: Frow; | Oct 25, 2007 at 07:05 AM

SO CUTE!!! I love these C.O. Stacks ...: Subhangi; | Oct 27, 2007 at 11:02 PM

Nice work, both incredibly cute. That little critter on the top looks like he could do with a good snorgle and snuggle from me. Yes yes he does. - F x: Fi; | Oct 31, 2007 at 02:07 PM

P.S Have been on here a few times with a friend who inroduced me (Thanks, Molly, I'm in love) but I am slightly new to this fantastic world we call Cute Overload. Fill me in, people. Tell me tell me tell me. Maybe I'll get to doing some C.O homework. See you guys. -F x: Fi; | Oct 31, 2007 at 02:13 PM

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