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| Subject: | | Re: Raccoons without tails? |
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KodiakKeith
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Mon, Nov 2 2009, 3:31pm
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It's a groundhog. They get up into the 20-30 pound range and are common over most of the US.
I don't know if this is what the poster saw or not. It fits the description, but they haven't confirmed this as the animal. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Raccoons without tails? |
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kittenz
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 1:01pm
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Surely no one would mistake a groundhog for any kind of raccoon or coati? Groundhogs have a pretty noticeable tail too. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Raccoons without tails? |
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KodiakKeith
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 1:12pm
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The description says it has a stubby tail. It looks like our poster is a hit-and-run, so we'll probably never know. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Raccoons without tails? |
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luna1580
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Wed, Nov 4 2009, 11:02pm
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"no one" is a broad call. just browse youtube and you'll see all kinds of normal bugs and critters noted by the poster as "this weird [monster/f-cking] thing!!!!" -and from the candid audio it's plain most are totally serious.
never dismiss the general publics' lack of knowledge of "common" critters"..... (and plants. and where vegetables come from. but that's another tale...). |
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