{"id":273,"date":"2026-10-07T23:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/the-original-not-deer-photo\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T23:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:21:30","slug":"the-original-not-deer-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/the-original-not-deer-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"The original Not-Deer photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Origins of the &#8220;Not-Deer&#8221; Photo: A Closer Look at the Mysterious Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the realm of cryptid mysteries, few images have sparked curiosity quite like the so-called &#8220;Not-Deer&#8221; photograph. Recently, diligent interest led to the discovery of the original post featuring this enigmatic image, dating back to 2022 on the subreddit r\/Albany. The post was authored by a user known as squamx, who shared an intriguing photo accompanied by a second, more conventional depiction of a deer.<\/p>\n<p>The images were taken at a location called Five Rivers, a place known for its diverse wildlife and natural beauty. Interestingly, the sole known photograph associated with this cryptid\u2014the so-called Appalachian &#8220;Not-Deer&#8221;\u2014wasn&#8217;t even captured within the Appalachian region itself, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the story.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to clarify that discussions surrounding this photograph do not revolve around the cryptid itself but rather focus on the image&#8217;s origins and context. As cryptid enthusiasts and explorers of the unknown continue to analyze this peculiar image, it remains a captivating piece of the larger puzzle surrounding mysterious phenomena in our natural world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Origins of the &#8220;Not-Deer&#8221; Photo: A Closer Look at the Mysterious Image In the realm of cryptid mysteries, few images have sparked curiosity quite like the so-called &#8220;Not-Deer&#8221; photograph. Recently, diligent interest led to the discovery of the original post featuring this enigmatic image, dating back to 2022 on the subreddit r\/Albany. The post [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondunbelievable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}