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Post by Andrea on Jun 10, 2008 16:31:37 GMT -4
Seriously... what the heck is this thing?  Front View  Back View So I'm driving home and i see this 'thing' on the side of my street near the little canal we have. I stop my car, and back it up, the animal doesn't even notice. I try to take a picture with my cell phone of the 'mini looking beaver thing' but it doesn't turn out, so i drive home and get the camera. I walk back to the area, and there he is eating away. I am maybe 4 feet away and still it's just sits there happy eating while I take some pictures. I was there for almost 5 minutes standing and watching this guy eat dandelion leaves, finally he starts to smell the air and decides to leave. Cute beaver face, long rat tail but furred, the size of a chinchilla but longer. Seems to be a nocturnal guy with minimal eye site and a herbivore. Anyone know who he is? Ryan said he'd seen him before and it seems to live at the canal. |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jun 10, 2008 17:01:56 GMT -4
He looks like a full grown beaver to me. He has that type of head and he's near water. The tail is throwing me a bit cause it's skinny looking and not like a beaver, but maybe it's the angle?
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Post by Andrea on Jun 10, 2008 17:34:23 GMT -4
Nope, it's not a beaver. Beavers are big, and they have a flat long and round tail.
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Post by Andrea on Jun 10, 2008 17:55:56 GMT -4
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Post by Dezzi on Jun 10, 2008 18:44:09 GMT -4
Yeah, I've seen a few of those before on the mainland. (Oh right, you're on the mainland, duh) I haven't seen them on the island, but I've seen lots of otters and a few beavers.
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Post by ladyjosephine on Jun 10, 2008 19:02:06 GMT -4
Ooh they are sooo pretty! Here in the netherlands we call them Waterrat  We had a family of those animals in the 'ditch' at the back of our house, I could watch them for hours. They are very busy, and when the babies come out of there underwater/ground-nest it's beautiful to see the whole family swim together. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 10, 2008 20:26:04 GMT -4
Way too small to be a beaver and the tail is all wrong. Never seen a water vole anywhere in my life before. How does he compare to the regular vole (see separate thread with photo)? When I was at the American Indian Pow Wow (see separate thread) they had all those raptors, and the big eagle owl. The guy was explaining what each one was, and then I pointed to his hunting dog and said "and that's a dog". He glanced at me like I was nuts, but then got the joke and laughed and said "you know your animals!". I will post a photo of the dog soon for you to name the breed. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 10, 2008 20:29:17 GMT -4
Hey, wait a minute. You just answered your OWN question! I didn't even get a chance! And to think I gave you an 'exalt' for that photo!  |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jun 10, 2008 22:34:36 GMT -4
Are you sure? The head looks different from your photo to your wiki photo. Or maybe that's because yours is an adult and the wiki picture is a baby one.  |
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Post by Dezzi on Jun 10, 2008 23:13:00 GMT -4
Well, it's not an otter, it's not a beaver, it most definitely is not a platypus. It could be a water vole or maybe a muskrat? Do we even have muskrats?
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Post by Andrea on Jun 11, 2008 14:33:45 GMT -4
We're thinking it may be a muskrat now b/c of size. Hard to tell, they both are kinda cute.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 11, 2008 19:25:01 GMT -4
my.net-link.net/~vaneselk/muskrat/music.htmCool link above. >> Muskrat Love Written by Willis Alan Ramsey, ©1971 Found on Hat Trick, History, America Live, America's Gold, The Very Best Of America, Highway, The Definitive America, The Complete Greatest Hits, and Here & Now. Muskrat, muskrat candlelight Doin' the town and doin' it right In the evenin' It's pretty pleasin' Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land And they shimmy And Sammy's so skinny And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin' and jingin' the jango Floatin' like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese Sammy says to Susie "Honey, would you please be my missus?" And she say yes With her kisses And now he's ticklin' her fancy Rubbin' her toes Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes As they wriggle, and Sue starts to giggle And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin' and jingin' the jango Floatin' like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love La da da da da .. <<
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Post by pinky on Jun 13, 2008 23:17:23 GMT -4
The Captain and Tennille released their version of that in the 70s. (I date myself. ;D)
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jun 14, 2008 22:34:28 GMT -4
Hasn't he made admiral yet?  He always reminded me of Teller of Penn and Teller. |
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Post by Lillith Rose on Jun 27, 2008 13:12:12 GMT -4
i was thinking that it was a nutra rat maybe? and yes i have seen a nutra rat cause i had a freind that was a park ranger in Oklahoma and i helped take care of the animals in the nature center with her
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Water Vole.
He always reminded me of Teller of Penn and Teller. 
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