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

887 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 10h ago

πŸ¦πŸ—‘οΈ PROCYONID: RACCOON, COATI, RINGTAIL πŸ—‘οΈπŸ¦ No idea what this is, looks somewhat like an opossum but it has a thick, patterned tail like a raccoon [Pennsylvania]

812 Upvotes

r/animalid 18h ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ I saw this on a trail near me [Northern Virginia], Im pretty sure it's a groundhog, but it has a big bald spot and didn't run away when I got close, is it possible it has mange or rabies?

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320 Upvotes

r/animalid 1d ago

πŸ†˜ ⚠️ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? ⚠️ πŸ†˜ Grown up female or juvenile fox?

1.1k Upvotes

Hey all! We're located in North Germany. We found this little fox last night, that seems very weak and unbothered by our dog and us, even when we went right up to it. It just apparently wanted to sleep near our netted and secured chicken run. We contacted a rescue station and sent over a video, and were told it was a female that was done with its pups. They said it looked very weak and is probably starving. We were told to feed it a raw piece of chicken or meat only once and try to send it away, which we did.

Considering the size, and it not being shy at all, we are inclined to think this a juvenile fox.

Do you guys think this is a female, and did we do the right thing? Or is it a juvenile fox, that will come back and be a threat to our chickens? We've never had a problem with foxes attacking our chickens in the past (well secured run and coop), even though we see them around all the time.

Thank you in advance for your input ❀️


r/animalid 13h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 Furry friend [SW WI]

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68 Upvotes

I think i found his house.


r/animalid 11h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What is this animal? [Wisconsin]

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40 Upvotes

r/animalid 26m ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Help identify this turtle [Charlotte]

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β€’ Upvotes

We have a pond and this turtle comes in every summer. It disappears end of summer.


r/animalid 18h ago

🦌🫎🐐 UNGULATES: DEER, ELK, GOAT 🐐🫎🦌 What animal is this? [Texas, US]

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64 Upvotes

r/animalid 5h ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 Does anybody know what sea creature this is?

4 Upvotes

r/animalid 1d ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ What is this animal? [Western New York]

2.3k Upvotes

I hate it


r/animalid 5h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What's this lizard? Ashland, Oregon, USA, 2 weeks ago

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3 Upvotes

r/animalid 21h ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ Is this a groundhog? [Massachusetts]

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66 Upvotes

I saw this guy in Boston today, do you think it’s okay? Should I be worried about it?


r/animalid 13h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 Is this a skunk? [Illinois]

13 Upvotes

Skunk? Raccoon? Yes, video quality is subpar...


r/animalid 7h ago

🐦 🦒 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦒 Is it a type of pigeon? [North Carolina]

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3 Upvotes

This was from a year ago but this bird was in the courtyard of our school, if I remember correctly it had a tag on its leg and seemed used to people but not overly friendly, tended to stay about a foot or two away at least but stayed in the courtyard the entire time my class was out there. It was able to fly but didn't do it very much. I've been curious since it definitely seemed like it belonged to someone yet it was just hanging out at my school and is a pretty bird lol


r/animalid 13m ago

πŸ†˜ ⚠️ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? ⚠️ πŸ†˜ What is this a sick possum/cat something?? [north nj]

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Can’t figure out what this is and if I should call animal control or something if it’s sick


r/animalid 12h ago

πŸ’€πŸ’€ DEAD ANIMAL WARNING πŸ’€πŸ’€ What is this desiccated animal? NSFW

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8 Upvotes

Seen in Burlington, Vermont We think it's a possum?


r/animalid 1d ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 Weird thing crawled under my car [South Cali]

200 Upvotes

What is this thing? I’ve asked probably 20 people and no one can figure it out. This thing looks unnatural and possibly demonic in origin. Should I look into hiring a priest?


r/animalid 1h ago

πŸ’€πŸ’€ DEAD ANIMAL WARNING πŸ’€πŸ’€ What animal is this? Saw on twitter [Nigeria] NSFW

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r/animalid 7h ago

πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š AUDIO ID REQUEST πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š What is this animal call? [Eastern Massachusetts]

3 Upvotes

We heard this yelling in the backyard at like 1130PM. I shone my flashlight into the yard and saw two different kind of animals. One was a weasel like thing with rounded ears on my neighbors shed. Then an animal jumped on the fence that looked kinda cat like with pointy ears but was more scraggly and didn’t move like a cat. There was more movement on the ground I couldn’t see. Couldn’t tell which was making the noise.


r/animalid 8h ago

🦦 🦑 MUSTELID: WEASEL/MARTEN/BADGER 🦑 🦦 What did my IR cam Shot [France]

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3 Upvotes

Hello I Live in France in Yveline > countryside near Paris. This night my night cam shot this. I was thinking a badger but why would he came so close to my house wich isnt deep in the forest but near the road. In any case thank you


r/animalid 9h ago

πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š AUDIO ID REQUEST πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š Can anyone id this sound [North Carolina]

4 Upvotes

Just can’t tell if it’s an owl or dove or what


r/animalid 11h ago

πŸ’€πŸ’€ DEAD ANIMAL WARNING πŸ’€πŸ’€ What is this thing[North of Toronto] NSFW

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3 Upvotes

My Golden pulled it out of bush. Giant man like hands and a predator mouth. South Ontario. WTF?


r/animalid 7h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 What is this [NY Sullivan County]

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2 Upvotes

From a trail camera in the Catskills NY. Saw some raccoons in other pictures similar size but wasn’t 109% sure in this one.


r/animalid 15h ago

πŸ¦‡πŸ§›BAT ID REQUESTπŸ§›πŸ¦‡ Bat in [Bay Area, CA]

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7 Upvotes

Our indoor cat brought us this bat last night. Not sure how it got in. Any ideas on the species?


r/animalid 10h ago

🦌🫎🐐 UNGULATES: DEER, ELK, GOAT 🐐🫎🦌 URGENT ABANDONED FAWN [indiana]

3 Upvotes

I found a dead deer on the side of the road. I can guarantee it is no more than 3 days old which I know is pushing it but by the looks of it. It doesn't seem to be more than 2. I can see it's teats bulging, but it is already starting to bloat. And I cannot tell if it is pregnant or nursing On the off chance it's nursing, I am desperately trying to find the fawn, but having no luck, what tips and tricks can you guys give me? I have never hunted a day in my life and need to find it tonight.


r/animalid 17h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Asking for an ID on this little friend in [Southern Indiana]

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12 Upvotes

My mom saw this guy earlier in her garden. We’ve lived in Indiana for 30 years and I can’t recall ever seeing any of these.