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Need help identifying animal (by description) UPDATE: Groundhog
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:35 pm
As I pull into my driveway today I see a decent sized mammal run into the woods and I can't for the life of me figure out what it was.
I live in Nashville city limits, but surrounded by about 50 yards of wooded area on 3 sides of the house.
This thing was probably 20+ lbs. Like a big arse racoon sized or standard adult beaver. It had the body shape, size, and color (brown) of a beaver or large muskrat, but the tail was short and kind of bushy and black. It was clearly dry and fluffy looking.
Everything about it screamed beaver except the tail, but I live no where near a body of water. It would have to cross a 5 lanes of road and travel a few miles to get to one.
Like this, but with a short, kind of bushy black tail:
I live in Nashville city limits, but surrounded by about 50 yards of wooded area on 3 sides of the house.
This thing was probably 20+ lbs. Like a big arse racoon sized or standard adult beaver. It had the body shape, size, and color (brown) of a beaver or large muskrat, but the tail was short and kind of bushy and black. It was clearly dry and fluffy looking.
Everything about it screamed beaver except the tail, but I live no where near a body of water. It would have to cross a 5 lanes of road and travel a few miles to get to one.
Like this, but with a short, kind of bushy black tail:
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 6:45 pm
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:39 pm to TheCaterpillar
Probably a Nutria
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:39 pm to TheCaterpillar
I live near you in Franklin. Plenty of prairie dogs/ground hogs. I've seen some pretty big ones.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:40 pm to TheCaterpillar
GDKC
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:41 pm to TheCaterpillar
An obese woodchuck or groundhog?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:41 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:42 pm to Bonnie Blue
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ground hogs.
WINNER!!
Thank you! Are they gonna give my dog rabies? Cause he'll sniff that shite.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:42 pm to TheCaterpillar
Chupacabra. Definitely a Chupacabra. Nashville is overrun with them.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:43 pm to TheCaterpillar
sounds like a groundhog.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:43 pm to TheCaterpillar
sounds to me like you saw a porcupine (sp?)....
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:43 pm to Sampson
was gonna say that also
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:43 pm to TheCaterpillar
Probably a groundhog. I hadn't seen one before until a month ago in NW Arkansas. My physical description of it would be very similar to yours.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:44 pm to TheCaterpillar
You just described my dick exactly.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:50 pm to Dorothy
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An obese woodchuck or groundhog?
Maybe it was a whistle-pig.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 6:56 pm to Voorhies7
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This thing was probably 20+ lbs. Like a big arse racoon sized or standard adult beaver. It had the body shape, size, and color (brown) of a beaver or large muskrat, but the tail was short and kind of bushy and black. It was clearly dry and fluffy looking.
quote:
You just described my dick exactly.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 7:55 pm to bhtigerfan
honey bear
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