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    Another animal identification...

    Something (or someone?) has left this tail in my back garden. It's very fluffy, about 8 inches long, white tip. I can't identify it - too fluffy for a badger, doesn't seem to be a squirrel, not red enough for a fox I don't think. I'm hoping it's not a cat.

    Any ideas?


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    I think it might be a slow worm.
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    May worm.
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    Gruffalo?

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    Another animal identification...

    Looks like you've found a Squirmles from the seventies?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IAmATeaf View Post
    Looks like you've found a Squirmles from the seventies?
    Those are bright pink aren't they?
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    Quote Originally Posted by seikopath View Post
    I think it might be a slow worm.
    Another one?
    I thought they were endangered.

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    As you live in Surrey it possible it's a Mink tail.

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    Interesting, I found this thing in my flat the other day, no idea where it came from..



    Same spicies?
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    Its a Queen Wasp, I should know my dad kills them for a living.

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    Some kind of horse?
    So clever my foot fell off.

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    Black fox? Very rare in the UK though.


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    Wasn't as dark as that black fox and very fluffy rather than coarse. Hmm very confusing. Was covered in flies when I got rid of it - I suppose that doesn't preclude it from being the same species as VDG suggested! ;-)


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    Slow worm??


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    Furry snake?
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    A gypsy curse?

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    [QUOTE=Hammond;4363630]Something (or someone?) has left this tail in my back garden. It's very fluffy, about 8 inches long, white tip. I can't identify it - too fluffy for a badger, doesn't seem to be a squirrel, not red enough for a fox I don't think. I'm hoping it's not a cat.

    Any ideas?

    [/QUOTE

    Juvenile fox? looking at the size of it and laws of probabilities. Begs the question what happened to the rest of it.

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    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    Half-grown fox.
    Deffo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VDG View Post
    Interesting, I found this thing in my flat the other day, no idea where it came from..



    Same spicies?
    I think Alexaff has a wtb for one of those.....(cough cough)

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    You mean buy-back? ;)
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    Mink.

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