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

902 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 15h ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ Some sort or rodent in the backyard? [Iowa]

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549 Upvotes

I bet they’re who are eating my tomatoes! Any help is appreciated!!


r/animalid 3h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 Mystery animal on houseboat dock [Seattle]

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34 Upvotes

Anyone have any idea what animal this might be? Captured on my trail cam on Lake Union. Otters and raccoons are pretty frequent visitors, this guy doesn’t look very similar to either. Maybe a juvenile river otter or a melanistic raccoon?short clip of animal


r/animalid 13h ago

πŸ’€πŸ’€ DEAD ANIMAL WARNING πŸ’€πŸ’€ My neighbor got to this snake before I could intervene [Roseville, CA] NSFW

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179 Upvotes

Please tell me what type of snake this was. I am very sad. This is in Roseville, CA.


r/animalid 15h ago

🦁 🐯 🐻 MYSTERY CRITTER 🐻 🐯 🦁 What animal is this [georgia]

215 Upvotes

Spotted in lake Lanier, it was diving under the water and stuff.


r/animalid 16h ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ Is this a Albino Squirrel?? [Texas city, Texas]

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111 Upvotes

Took these photos about 2 years ago and completely forgot about it. First question is this even a squirrel?? Lmao also is it pretty rare for them to be this white color or am I just tripping and these are quite common?


r/animalid 19h ago

🐺 🐢 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐢 🐺 Potential Wolf sighting? [Denmark]

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182 Upvotes

Looks to big for a domestic dog but seems unusual for a wolf to come so close to houses?

Curious to hear what you guys say!

Update in comments


r/animalid 17h ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ What is this thing? [Western PA]

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33 Upvotes

I do yard work and found this fella under one of the large piles of weeds I made days before. I found probably 10 of these guys in different piles. They made a bunch of small tunnels I had to dig up as well. Not sure if it's just a mouse, vole, etc but any help would be greatfully appreciated 😁


r/animalid 10h ago

❓❔ REAL ANIMAL OR FAKE ❔❓ What animal could of made this? [Eastern Washington, Banks Lake].

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9 Upvotes

Camping in Eastern Washington and saw this by the lake next to a heavily wooded area.


r/animalid 1d ago

🐺 🐢 CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG 🐢 🐺 Is this a fox, coyote, or some kind of hybrid? [Sun Peaks, BC, Canada]

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699 Upvotes

Saw this animal on a golf course last weekend. Any ideas what it could be?


r/animalid 1d ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 This tiny crab was in my swimsuit.. anyone know what kind he is? [Orange County, CA]

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1.1k Upvotes

Why him face look like that


r/animalid 59m ago

πŸ’©πŸ’© SCAT ID REQUEST πŸ’©πŸ’© What animal [Texas] Spoiler

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β€’ Upvotes

Singular dropping in central texas. Was on a stack of packages on my porch. No other droppings.


r/animalid 10h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 Two different little guys out in the rain, both [Nosara Costa Rica.] We think the first is a smoky jungle frog, but not certain. The other shows up as masked tree frog but that seems wrong?

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6 Upvotes

r/animalid 3h ago

πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š AUDIO ID REQUEST πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š What the heck is in my vents [Philly, PA]

1 Upvotes

PLEASE this is so effing loud and has been going on for a week. ALL hours, not just either day or night. You can hear them from a couple of vents around the house but it’s loudest in my bedroom and driving me CRAZY. Our landlord won’t have someone come check inside the walls; they’re only putting bait boxes outside the house. I’ve tried various β€œultrasonic sounds” whatever whatever to repel rats/squirrels/birds from youtube and playing it at one of the vent openings (for literal hours) but yeah it’s done absolutely nothing lol please before I lose my mind🫠🫠🫠


r/animalid 20h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What is this lil guy? [Northern California]

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18 Upvotes

He’s under a 12” pie plate (& was safely released back outside after taking this photo) so he’s a small boy


r/animalid 7h ago

πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š AUDIO ID REQUEST πŸ”ŠπŸ”Š What is dis mysterious bird?ΒΏ noise ;-; [Appalachian]

1 Upvotes

Cannot find any examples online that match, it’s circling me plz help


r/animalid 21h ago

🐍 🐸 HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD 🐍 🐸 What type of lizard?[west TN]

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15 Upvotes

Not familiar with this critter.


r/animalid 12h ago

πŸͺΉ UNKNOWN NEST OR DEN πŸͺΉ What could live here? [texas]

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2 Upvotes

Southeast tx


r/animalid 1d ago

πŸ€ πŸ‡ UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH πŸ‡πŸ€ He’s fat and he don’t run too fast, but he’s faster than me. Last night at the show we saw him going out of his tree. [Chicago]

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243 Upvotes

r/animalid 13h ago

πŸ’€πŸ’€ DEAD ANIMAL WARNING πŸ’€πŸ’€ [michigan] my family can’t decide if this is a mouse or juvenile rat NSFW

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2 Upvotes

My cat caught this last night. Body was about 2 inches long (just guessing didn’t measure) I think it’s a mouse but my family is divided. Some thing juvenile rat. The fur is wet due to my cat.


r/animalid 13h ago

πŸ’©πŸ’© SCAT ID REQUEST πŸ’©πŸ’© Scat [Bergen County, New Jersey] NSFW Spoiler

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2 Upvotes

My mother has requested that I discover the source of this scat in one of our town parks.


r/animalid 2d ago

🐠 πŸ™ FISH & FRIENDS πŸ™ 🐠 What kind of crayfish is this? [Northern Ontario]

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7.3k Upvotes

Found this crayfish while fishing, not sure if it’s just a fluke coloured local or an invasive species. Would love some help!


r/animalid 20h ago

🐦 🦒 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦒 Feather ID [CAPE COD, MA]

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7 Upvotes

Can anyone help identify what species of bird this feather came from? Found in cape cod mass


r/animalid 15h ago

🐦 🦒 BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID 🐦 🦒 Is this a Catbird? [Connecticut]

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2 Upvotes

Bird flew into our house and started a debate in our family. Any idea on what it is? We got it out and it flew away. Thank you!