I really liked this! At first I thought it was a bear, then a lion, but when the mouth started to come together I thought... meerkat? And I was wrong until I saw the title (I hide titles until I've completed). Loved this challenge - thank you! :)
Wow great! I thought it would be a lion cub and then at 3/4 I realized it looked like a mongoose. That you were able to make such a specific species of animal so identifiable in a puzzle is remarkable!