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Help with ID mammal claw marks (1 Viewer)

LivvyB

LivvyB

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A sand martin colony I've been surveying was predated and these are the claw marks that were left by the culprit!

Does anyone out there know exactly which mammal could have left these?
I think I've narrowed it down to either an otter or a mink as the claw marks were all in threes.

This colony was on the bank of a fairly dry creek on a saltmarsh.

Thanks.
 

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My guess is badger.
Zek.

tho' badger prints usually show 4 or 5 nail marks in a row, not 3. So is it an otter, tho' surely the webbing of the feet would show in the substrate?
 
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