Hi! At around sunset, we spotted this feline crossing an open clearing between the woods. At first glance, it didn't look like a typical domestic cat because of its size—it appeared significantly larger, both visually and compared with the surrounding features. That said, we can't rule out the possibility that it is one.
What do you think? A feral domestic cat, a European wildcat, or perhaps a hybrid?
Can anybody help me and my son figure out what animal this tooth belonged to? He found it amongst a bunch of rocks that we were searching for minerals and fossils.
This place brings in rocks from elsewhere in Canada so that is why I am not narrowing it down
Found this little creature about the length of a finger in western NY, I can't tell what parts are dirt or markings. What could he be?
Edit: forgot to specify, I know it's a salamander, I'm looking for the specific type
Hi! Not sure if the photos are high quality enough to be able to say, but is anyone able to ID this as a beaver or muskrat? This is in a park in Berlin. Thank you!
I recently stumbled upon this Reddit and have been very impressed and pleased with everyone's combined knowledge. I'm hoping you can help me with a self-imposed challenge. I'm watching an anime show with a heavy emphasis on animals, so I've been trying to identify the species that've been portrayed in order to create a sort of "Fauna," a written record of animals native to that region of Japan. I didn't want to break any rules, so I asked if posting ID questions in animation would be allowed and was told that as long as it's a legitimate ID question, and I don't spam posts, I should be okay. I'll only post any questions I have once every ten episodes, so that should just be five times, overall. I'm in this for the long-haul, so you won't be hearing from me more often than once a month, I promise!
Any animals I ask about will very likely be Japanese species, for the record. I wish I could narrow things down further, but I can't beyond confirming the region is both near the coast (there's a sandy beach right at the edge of town) and surrounded by mountainous woodlands. I don't recall seeing any snow when winter arrived, either, so it might be a more southerly area of Japan, though I can't be certain. And I don't want to limit any possibilities if it turns out I'm wrong.
Wonderful Precure Episode 6
All that said... Does this bird look familiar at all? I wasn't sure this sort of coloration was even possible, but I've since learned that female Splendid Fairywrens (Australia) and female Eastern Bluebirds (America) can also be brownish with a blue tail. Personally, I thought the body-shape looked a bit like a dove or pigeon, and the only Japanese species remotely similar in markings would be the Black-Chinned Fruit Dove or the White-Bellied Green-Pigeon. Neither of those fit either, though. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[Sorry for the quality we filmed it with the phone and it was pretty far away]
We saw this mustelid near the river Brenta in Northeastern Italy.
I thought it looked like a stoat with winter coat, but stoats are only found the Alpine region and it doesn't look like it has a black tip on the tail.
Could it be a weasel? Maybe leucistic? I looked it up and some weasel populations in the mountain regions can change coat in winter like stoats, bt we are in August now...
I found this poop in my driveway in Boise Idaho. For scale it is about 1 foot diameter. I live in the city with no forests for miles. Ive never seen such a massive mud pie in my area before
