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Animal ID in Buckinghamshire18/11/2009 15:01:55
Photographed in Buckinghamshire - What is it? One of our readers spotted this animal swimming in a stream near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Our first impression was that it was probably a mink, but the photographer thought that was unlikely. He said that the animal was "too big for a mink and the wrong swimming action for otter, so what could it be? Only the slightest sound as it left the water on the opposite bank and away." We have suggestions including a dog or a skunk, but what do you think? Please let us know below, or by emailing us at editor(at)wildlifeextra.com
Muskrat? A muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus, in Normandy. Photo credit Davide Malavasi. I don't know why a muskrat can be in the middle of England but in these times of global exotic species invasion everything may happen .... Davide Malavasi Wildlife Biologist and Environmental Consultant Italy
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I think it looks like a beaver or even a dog?
Posted by: Janet | 22 Nov 2009 14:54:04
I would have thought it was almost certainly a mink. I saw one once swimming towards me, and it looked very similar and also made no sound as it left the water. They're quite big, too!
Posted by: Elizabeth Kay | 20 Nov 2009 22:09:59