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Posted by rblossom ny (My Page) on Sun, Jul 18, 10 at 19:59
| i am not sure what is saw but it had a tail like a rat but the rest looked like a beaver can some one tell me what i saw. |
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RE: strange animal
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| Opossum better know as possum. They do have color variations in their fur. |
RE: strange animal
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| i have seen what possums look like the face of the animal i saw yesterday didnt look like a possum. |
RE: strange animal
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| could be a nutria - looks like a beaver with a rat tail. Lives in wetlands or along streams, rivers |
RE: strange animal
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| Not likely a nutria in NY state. I suggested a muskrat in another forum. |
RE: strange animal
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| rhizo - good point - we do have an excess of nutria out west. However, this site: http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/ansrp/ANSIS/html/myocastor_coypus_nutria.htm shows nutria do exist in New York, so it is not impossible. Muskrat have a slightly different tail and are smaller than nutria. The site listed gives differentiating details between muskrats, nutria, and beaver. Something to think about. |
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