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Mink or otter ?

11James11 · 2023-02-01 10:05:58

Can anybody tell me what animal this is that I caught on my wildlife camera not great quality unfortunately

01-02-2023 11:05am

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11James11

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Can anybody tell me what animal this is that I caught on my wildlife camera not great quality unfortunately
https://streamable.com/9foy8x

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#2 01-02-2023 11:11am

geotrig

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i think otter but hard tell (basing it off tail hind legs ears and face ),is there history of mink in your area , have never seen any only pine martins and they differ more

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#3 01-02-2023 1:50pm

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Looking at the video it’s almost definitely an otter to my eyes.

Edit, on second watching it’s 100% an otter, the thick tail leaves no doubt.

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#4 04-02-2023 8:25pm

Eddie B

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Yes def Otter.

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#5 06-02-2023 1:24pm

11James11

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thanks for the replies, two appeared a few days later in daylight so definitely otters

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#6 06-02-2023 2:00pm

Eddie B

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I've had a few in trail cam myself this year. Nice to see them

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