[NatureNS] Mystery creature found in northern Ontario

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  &lt;DIV class=3Dgmail_quote&gt;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
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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?
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>   Randy
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>   On 22 May 2010 19:44, Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
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>     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
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>     On 22-May-10, at 6:16 PM, Angela Joudrey* wrote:
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>       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.
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>   --
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>   RF Lauff
>   Way in the boonies of
>   Antigonish County, NS.
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