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Vets in Ukraine say they are struggling to identify a "mutant" animal shot by hunters in a remote area of the former Soviet republic.

Grey in color, sporting "fangs" and a longish neck, it has shorter front legs, making it resemble a kangaroo, while retaining the likeness to a dog and a fox.

Some believe that it could be a "mutant" fox poisoned by radiation. Another theory was that it was possibly a hybrid originating from a Soviet plant conducting tests on animals relating to chemical or biological weapons development.

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