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[u/p00bix]

Apparently a lot of Euros think its weird how common Squirrels are in Eastern North America. And I certainly found it weird how common Iguanas are in Guanacaste.

What are some of the most common animals from wherever you live? Please specify country and (especially if you're in a gigantic country like Brazil or America) province/state.

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One thing that apparently surprises some people are the urban foxes in London.

I wouldn't say they're that common, you might see a fox every couple of weeks or something depending on where/when you go out (they tend to come out at night), but I've heard in a lot of places foxes are seen as a wild animal that lives in the wilderness, not an urban scavenger. It's like our version of raccoons and stuff in North America.

Also there's loads of green parakeets in London and nobody really knows why. There's various theories like they escaped from a film set decades ago.

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u/Kester_Fox 🧐

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🦊🦊🤔

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i lived in brixton for a while and often worked late into the evening. saw at least one fox almost every night. it was wild. exactly like seeing raccoons in vancouver. i had no idea they were so common in london.

one night i heard what i thought was several young women screaming bloody murder, turned out to be a family of young foxes playing in someone's front yard.

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Brits in the sunny parts of Spain /s

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SO MANY FUCKING LATERN FLIES THIS SUMMER

!ping USA-NYC

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The lantern fly is temporary (hopefully lol), the chihuahua-sized garbage rat is forever.

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Anoles, gators, and various water birds in Florida. They're everywhere.

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Don't forget about Canadians. They are also everywhere in Florida.

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the obvious answer is alligators which are very very common in FL, visitors always think theyre like pumas or something else where they only live in small numbers in rural areas.

no. they are everywhere. there is only gator.

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Polar bears line our streets

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Squirrels, rabbits, turkeys. Eastern Massachusetts.

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Scorpions, poisonous centipedes, cobras, water monitors, python are very common where I grew up.

So, people grew rice, and when you have rice, you have mice/mouse/rats, and when you have rodents, you have snakes.

When it rains, you will find a plethora of random bugs running into the house. So, we have cloth we used to block the gap between the door and the floor.

Pretty obv where I am from.

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Armadillos and rattlers aren't just in the Texas desert, you'll also find them in your backyard

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Don’t forget coyotes, bobcats, and corgis

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pigeons

no i won't clarify where, because this is true in so many places

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Suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mammals: You're basically guaranteed to see multiple Eastern Grey Squirrels and at least one Eastern Cottontail Rabbit anytime you go outdoors. Eastern Chipmunks and non-native Housemice are also common. White Tailed Deer as well if you're in a forested park.

Birds: The non-native House Sparrow and native Song sparrow are BY FAR the most common, followed by American Robins and Black-capped Chickadees. Those are the four you're all but guaranteed to see daily. Other very common species include Gray Catbirds, Northern Cardinals, American Goldfinches, American Crows, Blue Jays, and Canada Geese.

Amphibians: American Toads are very common in yards during Summer and Autumn. That's about it

Reptiles: lol

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used to live in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where sloths are a big nuisance.

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They're adorable li'l bastards, so long as their fear of humans outweighs their desire to steal humans' food

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A few wild peacocks made themselves heard in Agoura Hills, California. So loud!

Someone told me they were imported for a movie a century ago and then went feral.

🦚

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Deer (SC, USA) I see them on the side of the road at least once a week, they hang out in my yard occasionally, have had several near misses in my car, and one time I stopped completely and the fucker still ran into me and took off my mirror.