Animal ID - caught on ring cam

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JungTheForeman

Original Poster:

67 posts

93 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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was checking my overnight ring alerts (usually domestic cats). The camera has captured an animal but I'm not sure what it is... any ideas?



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Pothole

34,367 posts

288 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Badger

itsnotarace

4,685 posts

215 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Sort of looks like a racoon

WonkeyDonkey

2,397 posts

109 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Jaguar

FunkyNige

9,057 posts

281 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Pothole said:
Badger
Badger

syko89

370 posts

164 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Ferret?

unseen

176 posts

167 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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syko89 said:
Ferret?
Yes or a polecat

Pothole

34,367 posts

288 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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FunkyNige said:
Pothole said:
Badger
Badger
Badger

Composer62

1,861 posts

92 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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unseen said:
syko89 said:
Ferret?
Yes or a polecat
I'd go with polecat

dci

542 posts

147 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Domestic ferret. Too small for a badger and wrong colour for a polecat. I don't think you'd see any wild polecats or even ferrel ferrets casually sauntering about in daylight anyway.

Look out for some missing posters or Facebook statuses as it's likely been lost locally.

magpie215

4,553 posts

195 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Pothole said:
FunkyNige said:
Pothole said:
Badger
Badger
Badger
Mushroom mushroom

Drezza

1,437 posts

60 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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I thought badger, but too small and walks more like a ferret. (I've had ferrets and they're master escape artists)

JungTheForeman

Original Poster:

67 posts

93 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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Snaaaake!

But seriously.. thanks everyone!

matrignano

4,583 posts

216 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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WonkeyDonkey said:
Jaguar
ISWYDT

JungTheForeman

Original Poster:

67 posts

93 months

Friday 17th July 2020
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dci said:
Domestic ferret. Too small for a badger and wrong colour for a polecat. I don't think you'd see any wild polecats or even ferrel ferrets casually sauntering about in daylight anyway.

Look out for some missing posters or Facebook statuses as it's likely been lost locally.
Spot on...

Just found a post regarding two missing ferrets on the local lost pets Facebook group

Edited by JungTheForeman on Friday 17th July 11:39

IPK

289 posts

163 months

Sunday 19th July 2020
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Polecat.

General Price

5,387 posts

189 months

Sunday 19th July 2020
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Watched the video for a minute or two.

There are lods of them,must be a nest under the car.

laugh

Glosphil

4,467 posts

240 months

Sunday 19th July 2020
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Platypus?

JungTheForeman

Original Poster:

67 posts

93 months

Sunday 19th July 2020
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Just for some closure it was one of two missing ferrets. The first was found behind the owners garden shed. The second (the one spotted on cam) tootled up their driveway around 5pm (12hr after being caught on cam).

So... a happy ending.

Roofless Toothless

6,013 posts

138 months

Sunday 19th July 2020
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magpie215 said:
Pothole said:
FunkyNige said:
Pothole said:
Badger
Badger
Badger
Mushroom mushroom
laugh