Animal Question
It’s a bandicoot.
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It’s a bandicoot.
Wed, May 25 2005 » Meta/Logistics
That was actually my first thought. Then I thought the face seemed too chubby for a bandicoot - but maybe the artist wanted to make it look cuter. I like how it resembles a cave painting on the wall of the tunnel.
This is the original, which I photoshopped quite a bit:
http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/mammals/bandicoot.gif