What animal is this?

Chickie · 04-19-2015, 09:59 AM

My bet is that it's a muskrat - seen a lot of them in my day. Definitely not an alligator.

kawishiwi · 04-19-2015, 05:02 PM

Doubtful its a beaver, definitely not an otter.
In Minnesota I've had otters try to warn me off a fishing spot and had a couple haul out by our canoes at a campsite...more slender, tighter fur.

Merrymeeting · 04-19-2015, 06:13 PM

A neighbor who has seen it multiple times says it is a muskrat.

Slickcraft · 04-19-2015, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

A neighbor who has seen it multiple times says it is a muskrat.

Were you able to hear Louis in the background?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vpuFYQwZ5o

camp guy · 04-19-2015, 09:19 PM

Definitely a muskrat, and it is swimming, not ramblin'

Accipiter290 · 04-20-2015, 09:09 AM

As has been stated many times in this thread now, it's definitely a muskrat

04-19-2015, 09:59 AM	#1
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 371 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 39 Posts	muskrat My bet is that it's a muskrat - seen a lot of them in my day. Definitely not an alligator.

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kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 518 Thanks: 225 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	Muskrat Doubtful its a beaver, definitely not an otter. In Minnesota I've had otters try to warn me off a fishing spot and had a couple haul out by our canoes at a campsite...more slender, tighter fur.

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camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	What animal is this? Definitely a muskrat, and it is swimming, not ramblin'

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Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 304 Thanked 799 Times in 368 Posts	A neighbor who has seen it multiple times says it is a muskrat.

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Accipiter290 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sleeper's Island Posts: 62 Thanks: 53 Thanked 145 Times in 25 Posts	As has been stated many times in this thread now, it's definitely a muskrat