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JTF

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on: March 27, 2009, 09:19:22 PM
Taken this evening west of Kingston.

« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 PM by JTF »
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Reply #1 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:








And this one of a mink:

-John
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Reply #2 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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Reply #3 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.
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Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 09:21:43 AM
Mink sounds good to me, never seen either before, thankyou for the ID folks, awesome.
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