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Photography => Nature Photobug Talk => Topic started by: JTF on March 27, 2009, 09:19:22 PM

Title: Otter
Post by: JTF on March 27, 2009, 09:19:22 PM

Taken this evening west of Kingston.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3390294907_e93441defb.jpg)

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Post by: Dr. John on March 28, 2009, 08:32:40 PM

Great picture - but it looks a lot like a mink (especially the white under the chin).

Compare to this photo of a river otter: (http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/PhotoGallery/NorthAmerica/photos/20040326-206otter.jpg)








And this one of a mink: (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/images/2006/10/02/mink_470x352.jpg)

-John

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Post by: Kin Lau on March 29, 2009, 12:17:11 AM

I agree, it looks like a mink. Otters are _huge_ compared to minks.

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Post by: Faltorvo on March 29, 2009, 07:55:06 AM

Ya, i also thought it was not an otter, the face is a little to pointed.
The amount of whiskers is also very low for an otter.

Could some post a picture of a weasel/ferret , i would love to compare it close up to the mink close up.

Title: Otter?
Post by: JTF on March 29, 2009, 09:21:43 AM

Mink sounds good to me, never seen either before, thankyou for the ID folks, awesome.