5/13/10: Lincoln Park, a hot dog, and a mysterious woodland creature
Taking a break from shilling totes. Here are some pics from my walk with Oscar this morning.
Anyone know what the last critter is?
Mystery creature? I seriously don't know what this is.
Confused possum?
Inbred raccoon?
Oversized hedgehog?
Tiny bear?
Seriously, I’m a city girl. I have no idea what this guy is.
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ducksrfriends said,
May 13, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Its a groundhog! There’s a whole flickr group for groundhogs in trees, I have one in there (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvergalla/3649341144/in/photostream/). I was so surprised the first time I saw one- thought for sure it was an over sized squirrel… but groundhogs are rodents, and according to wikipedia: “Despite their heavy-bodied appearance, groundhogs are accomplished swimmers and excellent tree climbers when escaping predators or when they want to survey their surroundings.”
amywilson said,
May 13, 2010 at 12:36 pm
sweet!! he was HUGE!! i had no idea groundhogs were so big!
Katie A. said,
May 13, 2010 at 1:20 pm
HOW CUTE IS THAT DOG!? Seriously, I miss him.
siouxsielaw said,
May 13, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Awe! My standard answer to questions like this is vole. But probably a groundhog based on the above link.