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<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On 22 May 2010 19:44, Christophe Thirty cm. would indeed be more likely a mink, and a small one at that. It looks like the head is simply abnormal. That could be why it didn't survive. Billy > Would an American mink be a possibility? The paw looks too thin for a > river otter. Mink have substantial canines as well and would be around > the 1 foot length rather than river otters which are larger unless a very > young otter as Chris suggested. Just a thought. > > Laurie Murison > Grand Manan, NB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randy Lauff > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Mystery creature found in northern Ontario > > > 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 > 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. > > > > > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2891 - Release Date: 05/23/10 > 03:26:00 >
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