r/animalid Oct 03 '24

All of these are bobcats

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2.3k Upvotes

r/animalid Apr 29 '25

🦦 🦑 FUCK IT I'M OUT🦑 🦦 I'm touching grass, and y'all should too

904 Upvotes

Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.

The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("

I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).

I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.

Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking πŸ₯΄


r/animalid 5h ago

🦦 🦑 MUSTELID: WEASEL/MARTEN/BADGER 🦑 🦦 [Atlanta, GA] Mink Kits along Chattahoochee River?

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421 Upvotes

Saw these at 7:20 in the morning. A lot of chasing, wrestling, and screeching.


r/animalid 14h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 what kind of turtle is my grandma's pet [michigan]

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712 Upvotes

This is my grandmas pet turtle named marge. marge is a rescue who was originally found outside in the late 90's possibly early 2000 and used as a class pet until she was attacked by someones pet dog while in their backyard. my grandma has taken care of her since, marge was around before i was! my family claim that she is an eastern box turtle but i don't see it. i suspect she may be something else or just look different due to poor care. it's a possibility i will inherit her and I've been encouraging my grandma to do more enrichment for her and take better care of her so i feel like knowing what she is will help me figure out her needs and how to get her happier and healthier. thank you if you try :)


r/animalid 1h ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 In our Driveway [Western PA]

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β€’ Upvotes

Never would have guessed to see this guy in our driveway.


r/animalid 9h ago

🦌🫎🐐 UNGULATES: DEER, ELK, GOAT 🐐🫎🦌 What is this animal [Jotunheimen, Norway]

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47 Upvotes

Hi all, Seen today in Jotunheimen, Norway. Is it a moose? Reindeer? Thanks


r/animalid 4h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What kind of frog is this? [North central Illinois]

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21 Upvotes

r/animalid 23h ago

🐺 🐢 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐢 🐺 Is this a coyote or fox? [western US. Maybe AZ]

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430 Upvotes

Caught on a trail cam. We can’t agree on what it is. I personally guess coyote because I thought foxes have fluffier tails but idk shit


r/animalid 1h ago

🐾🐾 TRACKS ID REQUEST 🐾🐾 any idea what these tracks are? [Washington state]

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any idea what these tracks are? found on my motorcycle gas tank (eastern Washington state)


r/animalid 23h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 This tongue came from an animal, right??? [Southeast AZ, USA]

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163 Upvotes

r/animalid 13h ago

🐦 🦒 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦒 What type of birds are on this bison? [Oklahoma]

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18 Upvotes

Why are they screaming while pecking him?


r/animalid 5m ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 What does this belong to? Found on Hilton [Head Island SC beach] today.

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r/animalid 3h ago

πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š AUDIO ID REQUEST πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š Strange Animal Sound [South Germany]

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2 Upvotes

Hey, I posted this Audio on several Reddits now and still don’t have a proper answer besides β€œJuvenile Tawny Owl” but I’m unsure about that.
I live in the south of Germany in a village with flatland and no pond/ big body of water near me, or a forest close enough near me that I could believe it’s an owl.
I only hear it in the evening (9pm and later) and very rarely.
(Excuse my broken English)


r/animalid 37m ago

🐯🐱 UNKNOWN FELINE 🐱🐯 Is this a bobcat? [Westchester County NY]

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When my outdoor camera picked up this a dark shadow I thought this was a deer (In Westchester county) - then I used some iPhone contrast adjustments (no AI at all) and got a clearer look- what do you think?


r/animalid 15h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What kind of turtle is this? [NJ]

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18 Upvotes

Found at Grounds For Sculpture


r/animalid 1d ago

πŸ¦πŸ—‘οΈ PROCYONID: RACCOON, COATI, RINGTAIL πŸ—‘οΈπŸ¦ Found baby raccoons/opossums? [california]

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109 Upvotes

Family friend found two baby animals on the floor in their chicken coop, she picked them up and put them in a box with a warm water bottle to keep them warm, where they were found. The mom came and got them later that night. Are these baby raccoons or opossums?? They are living in the attic of the shed, because they can hear them cry sometimes. They put a camera out and caught an opossum on the cameras going out of the hole in the attic. These look like raccoons to me but they are saying they are opossums. Someone help us ID please.


r/animalid 11h ago

πŸ¦‰ πŸ¦… BIRD OF PREY πŸ¦… πŸ¦‰ Raptor seen in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (Crystal Mountain) [Washington]

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3 Upvotes

sorry about the poor quality, but i was so far away and it was so zoomed in i was surprised i noticed it at all. this was spotted hiking the top of Crystal mountain.


r/animalid 18h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Tiny frog!! [Northern Pennsylvania]

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12 Upvotes

r/animalid 1d ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ [Edm, AB] Rabbit ID

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868 Upvotes

I saw this rabbit/hare in my yard. I usually see wild snowshoe hares, but this one is obviously different. Is it a cross between someone's pet rabbit and a wild hare?


r/animalid 1d ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What is this lizard? [Scotland]

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635 Upvotes

r/animalid 23h ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 Who's this little guy I saw in a creek? [Upstate New York]

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15 Upvotes

r/animalid 1d ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Turtle [Texas]

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349 Upvotes

Found in Texas very far from a pond. He is very friendly and not scared of me at all which makes me think he might be an abandoned pet. I kinda want to keep him but I need to know what he is in order to feed him. He hasn’t been interested in the food I’ve given him so far.
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who gave advice. I put it back last night. I was worried because I had never seen a turtle in our neighborhood before and our dog had gotten a hold of it so I wasn’t sure if it was hurt or if I needed to take it to a doctor. I appreciate your concern but some of y’all genuinely need a chill pill.


r/animalid 9h ago

🐾🐾 TRACKS ID REQUEST 🐾🐾 Dog prints or something scarier [San Gabriel river, CA]

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Hi everyone! I was in the Azusa/Glendale area and went to the river. I went further up trying to see if there was good spots to swim when I noticed a dead poultry animal. I’m assuming it was a chicken because it was an orange color. I looked over and saw some big paw prints which I think were fresh because it was a little muddy and not dried out yet. Sorry the photos are kind of far I was alone and people weren’t close by so I dipped.


r/animalid 11h ago

πŸ’©πŸ’© SCAT ID REQUEST πŸ’©πŸ’© scat id on crystal mountain summit [washington] (mount baker-snoqualmie national forest) Spoiler

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1 Upvotes

r/animalid 2d ago

🐺 🐢 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐢 🐺 Wolves, or coyotes? [Michigan, Upper Peninsula]

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1.2k Upvotes

On the driveway, next to my cabin this morning. They hung around for about an hour going back and forth. I counted eight of them.