It's a Chupacabra

A man in Asheboro, North Carolina, kept telling people he had seen a strange animal unlike anything he'd seen before roaming around his yard. Folks pooh-poohed him until he produced a photo. Now, they agree: No one knows what it is.

It has the head and ears of a fox, but the body of a large dog or a small deer. And it has a long black-striped tail. I haven't got a clue what it could be. Check out the picture and offer your thoughts.