This hairy, terrier-like animal has been causing a stir among animal experts who are baffled over its appearance. It is the first time it has been captured on camera and the strange bearded creature is believed to be a gazelle. Experts have identified it as a Thomson's gazelle, but are baffled as to what has made it so hirstute. One theory is it is suffering from 'werewolf syndrome', or hypertrichosis, a condition that affects humans and animals and is a genetic fault that causes excess hair all over the body. The photos were taken in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya by veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio from Italy
Picture: Paolo Torchio / Solentnews.biz
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