A video of a strange animal shared by a woman in Dubai went viral. It was said to be a mixture of rabbit, deer and dog. Actually it is a large rat, the Patagonian Mara, from Argentina, which is now also found in the desert of Dubai.
twoA woman has claimed to have seen a strange animal roaming on the outskirts of Baia. The woman shared the video of this animal on her Instagram account. Lewis Starck described it as a mixture of rabbit, deer and dog. More than 16 lakh people have watched this video in a single day.
Animal associated with Harry Potter?
The video shared by Lewis Starck was shot from a moving car. This was a video of some animals sitting on the grass on the roadside while going by car. At first glance, three animals that look like big rabbits are visible in the video. In the video, someone can also be heard asking, ‘What is this?’ ‘Oh my God, is that a rabbit?’ Starkey says the video was shot near Crescent Moon Lake in Dubai.
He told that he saw these animals while going for barbeque outside Crescent Moon Lake. It is a famous desert place where many people visit. While sharing the video, he wrote, “What is this, is this a Harry Potter mix? Is this a bunny-man-dog?” Starkey, a resident of Sydney, Australia, has been living in Dubai for the last two years.
It’s not a rabbit, it’s a mouse
After the video went viral, many people told in the comments which animal it is. Many people said that this is not a mysterious creature from Harry Potter, but the Patagonian Mara. One user wrote, “This is a mara. There are about 200 mara in the Al Marmoum Desert Conservation Reserve, believed to have originated from abandoned pets.” Another user explained that it was not a rabbit, but the Patagonian mara, a large wild rat from Argentina. Another person said that they started being seen near Al Qudra lakes since 2020.