【神秘动物学】多梅内克伪山羊（Domenech's pseudo-goat）

多梅内克伪山羊（Domenech's pseudo-goat）或玫瑰角爪山羊是一种来自美国的神秘动物，仅有一次目击报道，这种生物是由阿伯·伊曼纽尔·多梅内克在19世纪50年代报道的。他写道，一位科曼奇族妇女访问了德克萨斯州的弗雷德里克斯堡，她拥有:

”...a very singular animal about the size of a cat, but of the form and appearance of a goat. Its horns were rose-coloured, its fur was of the finest quality, glossy like silk and white as snow; but instead of hoofs this little animal had claws. This officer offered five hundred francs for it; and the commandant's wife, who also spoke of this animal, offered a brilliant of great value in exchange for it; but the Indian woman refused both these offers, and kept her animal, saying that she knew a wood where they were found in abundance; and promised, that if she ever returned again, she would catch others expressly for them.“

...一种非常奇特的动物，大约猫咪大小，但这种生物的形状和外观看起来很像一只山羊。它的角是玫瑰色的，它的皮毛材质是最好的，光滑的像丝绸一样，白的像雪一样；但这个小动物没有长蹄子，而是爪子。那军官出价五百法郎想要它。船长的妻子也谈到了这只动物，她提出要用一件非常贵重的东西来交换它;但是印第安女人拒绝了这俩要求，只留下了她的动物，说她知道一个树林里有很多动物。她还保证，如果她再回来，她会专门为他们捕捉其他的猎物。”

卡尔·舒克指出，结合有蹄类动物的角和非有蹄类动物的爪子的特征，这种动物就像一种遗存下来的的爪兽(除了大小)。乔治·埃伯哈特写道，如果描述准确，那么这就是“一种分类学上的异常现象”，在目前已知的化石记录中没有任何可以匹配这种生物的项目，尽管他注意到历史上的确存在过一个被称为巨弓兽科（Homalodotheriids）的脊椎动物家族，这种生物有长着爪子的脚趾，但没有角，直到大约900万年前才出现在阿根廷。

参考

↑ Jump up to:1.01.1 Shuker, Karl P. N. ShukerNature: NEVER TANGLE WITH A TYGOMELIA - OR TANGO WITH A TOKANDIA! karlshuker.blogspot.com [Accessed 10 February 2019]

↑ Jump up to:2.02.1 Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835

↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. (2013) Mirabilis: A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History, Anomalist Books, ISBN 978-1-938398-05-6

↑ Domenech, Emanuel (1858) Missionary Adventures in Texas and Mexico