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please help me identify this animal. small squirrel like 12-16 inches in length,2 inches high at the back, legs are set way out on the corners like an indy car or salamander, rounded head the size of a baseball, had a mouthfull of fur or moss for nesting or whatnot, all tan but the tip of the tail was black or dark brown. sorry no pics cuz camera was buried in the pack. saw this critter in the coweeman gmu550 unit saturday evening. please help cuz this is buggin me.
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Maybe a mountain beaver?
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Like this...? An ermine?
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no i think bobcat may have hit it. was it real real ugly? if so mountain beaver, go back and call for bobcats
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the ermine looks kinda close but this on did not have a white bell and its head was more rounded like a squirrel
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it was not a mountain beaver. this critter was long and skinny. very low to the ground with a longish tail. the guy looked like a squirrel kindof but not really. didn't really jump when it ran but did not just run smoothly just not the jerky start stop of a squirrel. thanks for the help on this as it is puzzling
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Pine Marten.
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Chupacabra!!!
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http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=pine+marten&FORM=IGRE#
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Mink would be the next guess, but they tend to be with water. They also tend to be more chocolate or darker color.
Our Martens tend to be more tan with a peach breast patch
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heres a mink pic off the net was this it
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don,t weasels have a black tip on their tail
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Long tailed weasel?
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/wa/mammals/WA_long-tailed_weasel.html
Or maybe it was a marmot
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/wa/mammals/WA_yellow-bellied_marmot.html
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December 07, 2009, 11:33:57 AM »
You should have shot it........would be easier to identify with it up close; also, you'd then have time to grab the camera for a pick
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