What is this creature??

@Fleura (35734)
United Kingdom
July 16, 2026 3:42am CST
Not far from here there is a very long hedge, which is about 2 m high. And there is a sort of topiary creature clipped into one end of it. Usually I catch a glimpse of it as we drive past and I can never figure out what it’s meant to be. So yesterday when I was cycling that way I thought ‘Aha! Now I can have a proper look!’ I stopped and walked past back and forth a couple of times, but I still couldn’t work it out. I took a photo and I’ve asked family and friends what they think it’s meant to be and received a variety of answers. To me the back legs look just like a hare, but the head and neck is more like something like a cassowary, or maybe some sort of dinosaur. Some people have claimed it looks like a kangaroo. What do you think? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.
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@AmbiePam (122918)
• United States
7h
My first thought was a dinosaur. It’s very impressively done.
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@Ronrybs (21724)
• London, England
6h
I was thinking kangaroo, but i am not convinced
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@Fleura (35734)
• United Kingdom
Just now
@JudyEv hasn't mentioned kangaroos.
@Juliaacv (56866)
• Canada
4h
With the long neck, my first thought was a prehistoric dinosaur, but I also thought of an animal that we would see on a carousel, with the tole in the middle. But they put alot of different animals on those.
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@Fleura (35734)
• United Kingdom
3h
Oh yes it does look as if it belongs on a carousel!
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@LadyDuck (504626)
• Italy
5h
Same as @AmbiePam, my first thought is that it's a dinosaur.
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@DaddyEvil (175691)
• United States
6h
It looks like a Dr. Seuss creature to me.
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@Fleura (35734)
• United Kingdom
Just now
You're right, it could be a totally made up chimera.
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@wolfgirl569 (137437)
• Marion, Ohio
2h
I was thinking like you that the leg looks like a rabbit. But I would also think maybe a T-Rex dinosaur
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@snowy22315 (210685)
• United States
1h
Hard to tell from the picture, but I would go with a whale
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@snowy22315 (210685)
• United States
1h
@Fleura I can't tell that It doesn't have good resolution. Maybe I should look at it on a bigger screen I just see a couple of small protrusions. OK switched to computer I see them now..dinosaur.
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@Fleura (35734)
• United Kingdom
1h
It's got legs!
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@JudyEv (384780)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
That's a very strange-looking creature. Someone has a good imagination.
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@Fleura (35734)
• United Kingdom
1h
It doesn't look like a kangaroo to you then?