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Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)Observer
trapaDescription
Last left specimen of a number. The others were thrown over the edge in former times. Called Mr. Tortoise.
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Dovekie (Alle alle)Observer
james-hDescription
1st Lambton record, 8th for Ontario. BH and JB had this bird at GB at 7.30 and it passed me very close at around 8. Mind blown.
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)Observer
josh575Description
Wish I could've gotten better photos. Was really surprised to come across a Porcupine!
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
sm5337Description
Ran into a mom and cub(s)? I think I saw 2 cubs, but one took off pretty quickly as I was busy giving them more space
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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus)Observer
ljefeDescription
Brought in by a surfer who found it on Silver Strand beach in Oxnard, CA.
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Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)Observer
somniumDescription
approximate location within Tikal National Park
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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
galloots13Description
ctv chopper viz.
was a pretty well known sighting that year, seen around buttonville and highway 7/woodbine. They tried to tranqualize it but lost it in the rouge watershed and never was seen from again after this day.
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Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)Observer
el_galloDescription
Taken with microscope lens
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River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)Observer
gavinhDescription
@RBCM Specimen removed from the lake, preserved in the Royal BC Museum research collection Herpetology collection, catalog number 2973.
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Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)Observer
nicolashoudeDescription
couleuvre morte
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Western Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris ssp. familiaris)Observer
psmirnovDescription
Одичавшая
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Domestic Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)Observer
jaykellerDescription
BREEDING in the park!! We saw 5 individuals, two adults, two juveniles and a pregnant female separate from the others.
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Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
canderson505Description
Saw this snake in the scrub oaks and assumed Northern Black Racer, boy were we surprised when it was a ratsnake! This record was recorded with the state wildlife officials in Massachusetts.
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Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)Observer
darwinthegreatwhitesharkDescription
The Quebec government caught 3 of the 6 fish pictured and harvested them as they are invasive (must kill) but also for research.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
hdahnDescription
Skull just off the path in Wekiwa Springs State Park
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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)Observer
erling2Description
Pink Salmon attempting to mate with female Chinook Sslmon. Taken with a GoPro camera
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Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Observer
asperDescription
Located 3 neonates beneath a board, along with eastern gartersnakes and DeKay’s Brownsnakes. An Eastern Hog-nosed Snake nest was located nearby as well.
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Northern Snakehead (Channa argus)Observer
floydchDescription
Asa Pond. I added a zoomed-out picture of the part of the pond where the fish flopped onto the lily pad.
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
billtefftDescription
First seen November 12, 13, 14. Ist know confirmed sighting of an opossum in this area.
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Snowy Grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus)Observer
biopierreDescription
Looks from the spots like a damsel fish
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Azure-tailed Skink (Emoia impar)Observer
burtonazDescription
Small skink approximately 3” with a bright blue tail, copper body and stripe on the head. He was in the pandanus leaf litter on the cliffs of Waianapanapa State Park. I believe it may be an Azure-tailed skink. I sent the photo to a biologist that studied this species and he agreed it appeared to be Emoia impar.
I deleted my first observation because I made a comment on it that needed corrected. My apologies to the user that had commented on my previous ID.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
katelyn_davisDescription
Submitting for WNY Bear Sightings Project. Not my image, but reported by local news and polcie at this site. Directly in suburban neighborhood and reportedly eating apples and pears in a backyard as well as chasing animals.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
pd_prattDescription
Grey Fox sightings at this location (southern edge of Spring Garden Natural Area) for past two weeks
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Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)Observer
mlwatsonDescription
Found dead on shoreline.
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American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)Observer
katelyn_davisDescription
Per a Facebook post (not my observation) — stocked in Chautauqua Lake years ago and tagged.
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Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)Observer
claudenDescription
Photo: Jérôme Gagnon. Rare photo documentation of a blue shark in the Gulf of Lawrence.
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Northern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. edwardsii)Observer
johnathancopan
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Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis)Observer
russjonesDescription
Several orangespotted sunfishes caught, including this one, in 2011. The app won’t allow me to put the correct year in this submission.
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Northern Pike (Esox lucius)Observer
itschanaDescription
In the rouge marsh parking lot during high water conditions
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)Observer
kem_lutherDescription
See the article in the Times-Colonist at https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/sea-turtle-found-at-pedder-bay-only-second-ever-found-in-bc-waters-8220113
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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)Observer
lucykeith-diagneDescription
Seen in the area for about a month before it died
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Southeastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum ssp. subrubrum)Observer
vpellegrino
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Tiger Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy × lucius)Observer
ldnfishguyDescription
Any ideas on what it is
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Pumpkin Patch Tarantulas (Genus Hapalopus)Observer
bearittanyDescription
Found in a box of Chiquita bananas at a grocery store.
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Blotched Snakehead (Channa maculata)Observer
gavinhDescription
@RBCM Fish caught and cataloged (16084) in Royal BC Museum ichthyology collection. Images of live fish from CBC news article detailing the fish capture:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-s-snakehead-caught-after-burnaby-pond-drained-1.1242793
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Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
In Canadian Museum of Nature. Collected by G. Wilkinson. Now extinct in Canada, last recorded in 1941 in Niagara Gorge.
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
curses_at_moths
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Red Wolf (Canis rufus)Observer
m_shieldsDescription
According to a USFWS biologist, this female was born at the Akron Zoo in 2021 and then 2 weeks later she was fostered into the den of a wild Red Wolf at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, NC. Last winter she was captured and placed in an acclimation pen on the refuge with a captive-born male. In mid-April 2023 she had a litter of pups and the family group was released into the wild in late May.
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Eastern Wolf (Canis lycaon)Observer
simmar01Description
Could a professional in the field validate this observation, because I can’t believe it! / Est-ce qu'un professionnel dans le domaine pourrait valider cette observation, car je n'en reviens pas!
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Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)Observer
lovisaldenDescription
On June 30, 2017, a leatherback sea turtle washed up dead along the Bay Ridge waterfront. It had been chopped clean in half by the propeller of a large container ship in New York Harbor.
Its skull is now on display at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park, Brooklyn.
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Sirens (Genus Siren)Observer
dwraybuckDescription
dropped by Great Blue Heron along road near swampy area.
