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Please help identify this poop!

18 years ago

I am trying to figure out what kind of animal is living in our yard. Today my dog found a small hole beneath a pine tree and right outside the entrance was a large pile of weird looking poop. I have a picture but can't figure out how to upload. Does photobucket work on this site?

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cormorant67
Original Author
18 years ago
[IMG]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/hark/002-1.jpg[/IMG]
jean001
18 years ago
Wow. Productive critter(s)!

Perhaps you can find an answer at this site
http://www.icwdm.org/Inspection/droppingfeces.asp

Here is a link that might be useful: key to ID scat
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cormorant67
Original Author
18 years ago
Wow, thanks Jean. I am beginning to wonder if it could be weasel poop. I am just amazed by the different wildlife that we have recently been encountering here. We have lived here for 40 years and all the sudden it is like wildlife central. STarted with the appearance of tree frogs three years ago, then foxes two years ago, this past year we had flying squirrels invade our attic and now this strange poop.

Woudl love to here anyone else's opinions!

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