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Use this tag for identification of species and sub-species of animals. Please add a picture, and write as many characteristic details as possible. Include the geographic location. Describe the environment, such as woods, mountains, trails, water, near other animals. For identification of birds please use the bird-identification tag.
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Is this frog/toad dangerous?
I think (and I am definitely no expert), that this is the American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus). It is unlikely to be a Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) or a Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii), or a …
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Snake identification
I think (with little to no expertise in this) that you are correct in your ID of Western or Green Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus).
I find snakes difficult as there is so much variation in the patt …
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What animal made this hole?
Burrowing mammal is most likely. If the hole is less than 3 inches (7.5 cm), then the following two are the most likely candidates.
My first thought would be rats. Rats build quite extensive burrows t …
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Identifying a coastal shark with a broad dorsal fin
I'm going to go with Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). I see that there are no black tips on this one, but they can fade as adults.
Black tipped sharks have long fins with a more triangular shap …
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Identification of bones, looking like a fox / dog, from Poland in a lake / forest area
Definitely not boar, they have much higher numbers of teeth in the jaw and have flat chewing molars. These teeth suggest a carnivore.
From the foot scale I would say small carnivore. This narrows it d …
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What kind of owl is this?
So I had a google search for owl cafes in Japan - and most of them are in Tokyo (as you might expect). I looked at the websites for 3 of them and found Cafe MohuMohu.
Passing this website through goog …
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Is this a baby bat and what should I have done?
It is indeed a bat - most of the microchiroptera (small bats - the fruit bats are the megachiroptera) are tiny - the smallest species are about 1.25 inch (35 mm) long.
There are several species of bat …
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What coastal creature leaves braid-like trace that has clear landing and take off points?
This is almost exactly the opposite of what you think it is - it is actually from a burrowing animal, so instead of flying, it is actually burrowing into the sub-surface liquifaction layer of the sand …
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Identification of a jellyfish-like, shapeless sea-creature from India
It is very hard to tell from the poor photo, but I suspect that it is a member of the Tunicates, a class of marine animals that includes things like sea-squirts.
More specifically I would guess that …
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Help identifying mouse-like rodent in Willamette Valley (Oregon)
I'm not 100% certain, but they look like a young Rattus genus. They could also be Mus genus (common house mouse) - most of these genera are pretty similar with a pale belly and darker dun dorsum. Youn …
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