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elleng

(135,637 posts) Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:43 PM Apr 2014

What is this critter in my yard, river behind.

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What is this critter in my yard, river behind. (Original Post) elleng Apr 2014 OP

looks cute like an otter, but could be a muskrat. n/t hollysmom Apr 2014 #1

Thanks. Friends have suggested beaver and ground hog. elleng Apr 2014 #2

Looks kinda chunky for an otter. It looks more like a beaver to me. Arkansas Granny Apr 2014 #3

'Official' groundhog picture elleng Apr 2014 #4

Bears an uncanny resemblance. Arkansas Granny Apr 2014 #5

Looks pretty close, elleng Apr 2014 #6

Beaver.... n/t hlthe2b Apr 2014 #7

Yep. They are doing a number on Texas Parks & Wildlife Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #12

Nutria rat? n/t oneshooter Apr 2014 #8

Chupacabra ... Trajan Apr 2014 #9

Looks like a nutria, but I don't know where you're situated. Paladin Apr 2014 #10

Southern Maryland. elleng Apr 2014 #11

looks like a mog75 Apr 2014 #13

If you never see it swimming, it's a groundhog. Jenoch Apr 2014 #14

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

1. looks cute like an otter, but could be a muskrat. n/t

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:46 PM

Apr 2014

elleng

(135,637 posts)

2. Thanks. Friends have suggested beaver and ground hog.

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:49 PM

Apr 2014

Would LOVE it to be an otter!

Arkansas Granny

(31,789 posts)

3. Looks kinda chunky for an otter. It looks more like a beaver to me.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:52 PM

Apr 2014

elleng

(135,637 posts)

4. 'Official' groundhog picture

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:56 PM

Apr 2014

What do you think, Granny?

Arkansas Granny

(31,789 posts)

5. Bears an uncanny resemblance.

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:02 PM

Apr 2014

elleng

(135,637 posts)

6. Looks pretty close,

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:05 PM

Apr 2014

but can't see the face well.

hlthe2b

(105,915 posts)

7. Beaver.... n/t

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:11 PM

Apr 2014

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

12. Yep. They are doing a number on Texas Parks & Wildlife

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 11:43 PM

Apr 2014

efforts to prevent water blockage in a WMA 80 miles east of Austin. Can't do much about it. They are singularly industrious.

oneshooter

(8,614 posts)

8. Nutria rat? n/t

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:30 PM

Apr 2014

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

9. Chupacabra ...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 05:57 PM

Apr 2014

RUN ! ! !

Paladin

(28,717 posts)

10. Looks like a nutria, but I don't know where you're situated.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 06:41 PM

Apr 2014

Run that image past your local fish & game personnel and let us know what they say.

elleng

(135,637 posts)

11. Southern Maryland.

Reply to Paladin (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 06:43 PM

Apr 2014

Daughter and a friend with a farm, both nearby, and another friend in Virginia, say its clearly groundhog.

mog75

(109 posts)

13. looks like a

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 02:24 PM

Apr 2014

Groundhog

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

14. If you never see it swimming, it's a groundhog.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 04:01 PM

Apr 2014

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