Wildlife experts: What kind of animal is this? ~New Pics page 11~

[trailgurl]

tom cat Keep a close eye on you chooks, because they WILL go for them if they get the chance

 

[sred98]

I agree the 1st pic looks like a large tom cat. The 2nd pic, it isn't a raccoon. It's all one color and the muzzle is too thick. The fur seems "off" for a bear cub, but that is the only thing I can think of. Beavers have a more rounded head, nutria do too. But, the proportion seems too small for a bear cub, and where's the mom?? No idea on the 2nd. Just a good idea if what it isn't. I'd love to see other pics of it!

Shelly

 

[Longview]

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That is exactly what it looks like to me. It's what i was gonna say if no one said it before me.

 

[The Chicken People]

Looks like my cat...send her on her way...she loves to go in the chicken coops and hasnt harmed one yet!
Oh wait...theres Cat Cat..so its not mine! But it looks like someones cat!

 

[racuda]

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It is a Moultie. The first Moultrie died, so I sent it back and they replace it with the current model which has a lot more resolution. So far no problems with the replacement.

 

[racuda]

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That is exactly what it looks like to me. It's what i was gonna say if no one said it before me.

Whatever it is that is the one and only picture I have of it. Hopefully it will show up again this time facing the camera.

I have To get an idea of the size of the animal, here are a couple of others to compare it to, a raccoon and a coyote. To me it looks like the beaver/bear cub/nutria animal is about raccoon size. Because of the camera lens the coyote appears smaller than it really is.

 

[yotehunter]

id say raccoon by the shape of the hind foot,looks like it might have its tail off to the side so you cant see it

 

[racuda]

Here is a close up:

 

[Wild Trapper]

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Head just doesn't look right for a raccoon, and that is its left foot, where would the tail be? Bears and raccoons are same family, foot looks like a large raccoon, could be a last years cub, date stamp, if correct, is right for a late born cub from last winter. They take a few years to grow to full size. Are there bears in your area?

 

[racuda]

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Head just doesn't look right for a raccoon, and that is its left foot, where would the tail be? Bears and raccoons are same family, foot looks like a large raccoon, could be a last years cub, date stamp, if correct, is right for a late born cub from last winter. They take a few years to grow to full size. Are there bears in your area?

Yes, the time stamp is correct.

I have never heard of bears in my area, and I have lived here for 30 years. However, a few years ago there was a report of a black bear in a town 20 miles from here.