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billy

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• Feb 12, 2010

• #1

at local riverbank. otter or mink? or what?

 

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sglynas

Well-known member

• Feb 12, 2010

• #2

Have you any Size comparison,?

 

billy

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• Feb 12, 2010

• #3

did'nt think to have something to copmare size, would guess 35-40mm,will need to start carrying a small ruler

 

MarkHows

Mostly Mammals

• Feb 12, 2010

• #4

looks like otter to me

Mark

 

karpman

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• Feb 12, 2010

• #5

Not enough toe's for Otter?

Fox or small dog maybe?
Diamond shape toe's could be fox, Though with no scale and i am no expert just my opinion.

karpman

 

MarkHows

Mostly Mammals

• Feb 12, 2010

• #6

karpman said:

Not enough toe's for Otter?

Fox or small dog maybe?
Diamond shape toe's could be fox, Though with no scale and i am no expert just my opinion.

karpman

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Missed that.

Mark

 

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dunedin

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• Feb 17, 2010

• #7

I would say definitely not a Fox as they have the two front toes well in front of other two pads, and as I said in another post, in fox tracks, most times you can draw a horizontal line between the pads without touching either . I don't think the pads are well enough shown to rule out an Otter. The impressions of the inner toes only show in very clear tracks. Tracks, fore foot almost circular 6.5 to 7cm long and about 6cm wide.
If I was pushed would say otter, but open to correction.
Best of luck.
John