[NatureNS] Mystery creature found in northern Ontario

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From: Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com>
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That was my first impression as well. The one view seems to show odd teeth
for an otter (or anything), though perhaps they aren't teeth or they are
loose and therefore misaligned?

Randy

On 22 May 2010 19:44, Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> It's pretty clearly a juvenile river otter (*Lontra canadensis*). It must
> have been lying dead for some time with its face in the water so that the
> fur on the front of the head became loosened and fell away.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 22-May-10, at 6:16 PM, Angela Joudrey* wrote:
>
> Is anyone following this story? Any thoughts?
>
> *Mystery surrounds creature found in Ont. creek | Sympatico.ca News<http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/contentposting?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&showbyline=True&date=true&newsitemid=CTVNews%2F20100521%2Fmystery-creature-ontario-100521>
> *
> news.sympatico.ctv.ca
>
> Two nurses not from the area were hiking and their dogs drug this out of
> the lake. It was a waterlogged, partially bald 'creature'. They took a few
> photos and continued on their way. Once they had time to think about it and
> realized they had no idea what it was and went back to get it, it was gone.
> All that is left is the photos that they have released.
>
>
>
>


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_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

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That was my first impression as well. The one view seems to show odd teeth =
for an otter (or anything), though perhaps they aren&#39;t teeth or they ar=
e loose and therefore misaligned?<div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">

On 22 May 2010 19:44, Christopher Majka <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

<div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">It&#39;s pretty clearly a juvenile rive=
r otter (<i>Lontra canadensis</i>). It must have been lying dead for some t=
ime with its face in the water so that the fur on the front of the head bec=
ame loosened and fell away.=A0<div>

<br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris<div><div></div><div c=
lass=3D"h5"><br><div><br><div><div>On 22-May-10, at 6:16 PM, Angela Joudrey=
* wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Is anyone following this story?=
 Any thoughts?<br>

<br><div><strong><a href=3D"http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca/home/contentpostin=
g?feedname=3DCTV-TOPSTORIES_V3&amp;showbyline=3DTrue&amp;date=3Dtrue&amp;ne=
wsitemid=3DCTVNews%2F20100521%2Fmystery-creature-ontario-100521" rel=3D"nof=
ollow" target=3D"_blank">Mystery surrounds creature found in Ont. creek | S=
ympatico.ca News</a></strong> </div>

<a href=3D"http://news.sympatico.ctv.ca" target=3D"_blank">news.sympatico.c=
tv.ca</a><br><br>Two nurses not from the area were hiking and their dogs dr=
ug this out of the lake. It was a waterlogged, partially bald &#39;creature=
&#39;. They took a few photos and continued on their way. Once they had tim=
e to think about it and realized they had no idea what it was and went back=
 to get it, it was gone. All that is left is the photos that they have rele=
ased.<br>

<br><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><=
/div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>_________________________________<br>=
RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
</div>

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