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Types of Animals around here

by Marty, Colorado / Ixtapa, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 06:19 (3972 days ago)

This is a sign on the Ixtapa Bike Path


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Types of Animals around here

by frostbite @, Hamilton MT, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 07:58 (3972 days ago) @ Marty

Great idea!

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Types of Animals around here - Thanks

by juanrojo @, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 10:17 (3971 days ago) @ frostbite

Marty, Thanks for posting this good information and Thanks to the path makers for including the sign and the latin on the sign for further tourist research . We saw a muskrat sized animal with fairly long legs and a long tail but hardly any fur down by the La Ropa estero last night. A tall hairless muskrat type of critter, a tall agouti type of guy but little fur. A Tlacuache, maybe.

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Tlacuache - possum

by Dooglas, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11:29 (3971 days ago) @ juanrojo

English speakers call them the opossum or possum. The Virginia opossum is widely distributed across North and Central America.

Zorillo - Skunk

by suztamasopo @, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 11:36 (3971 days ago) @ Dooglas

I wonder why they didn't include this friendly fellow.

Zorillo - Skunk

by Lee@98223, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 13:03 (3971 days ago) @ suztamasopo

I was within a couple feet from a hog nosed skunk a couple years ago at la Barra. It was dark and I had a good flashlight, and the light in its eyes likely saved me from a spray job. A very pretty little beast, except for the snout.

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by Curbarn, summer b.c. winter zihua, Saturday, December 26, 2015, 12:26 (3971 days ago) @ juanrojo

lots of tejon here. same traits as racoons, damned good at getting into everything and scaring the hell out of you if cornered in your kitchen late at nite.