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View Poll Results: Which animals have you seen in the wild? (Check all that apply.) | |||
Alligator or crocodile more than 8 feet long. | 69 | 47.59% | |
American bison | 99 | 68.28% | |
Badger | 58 | 40.00% | |
Beaded lizard | 19 | 13.10% | |
Bear (black) | 88 | 60.69% | |
Bear (brown, grizzly, or polar) | 52 | 35.86% | |
Beaver | 112 | 77.24% | |
Bighorrn sheep or Dall sheep | 74 | 51.03% | |
Black widow spider | 91 | 62.76% | |
Bobcat (the animal, not the backhoe) | 79 | 54.48% | |
Brown recluse spider | 82 | 56.55% | |
Caribou | 29 | 20.00% | |
Coyote | 126 | 86.90% | |
Eagle (Any type) | 133 | 91.72% | |
Elk | 89 | 61.38% | |
Ermine, stoat, or weasel | 44 | 30.34% | |
Gila monster | 11 | 7.59% | |
Lynx | 12 | 8.28% | |
Moose | 73 | 50.34% | |
Mountain goat | 73 | 50.34% | |
Mountain lion | 40 | 27.59% | |
Non-shark fish more than eight feet long | 38 | 26.21% | |
Otter (the animal, not the CP guy) | 68 | 46.90% | |
Otter (the CP guy, not the animal) | 6 | 4.14% | |
Peccary or javelina | 14 | 9.66% | |
Porcupine | 73 | 50.34% | |
Pronghorn | 40 | 27.59% | |
Rattlesnake | 91 | 62.76% | |
Scorpion | 81 | 55.86% | |
Shark more than eight feet long | 25 | 17.24% | |
Snake more than 10 feet long (other than rattlesnake) | 20 | 13.79% | |
Tarantula | 63 | 43.45% | |
Walrus | 16 | 11.03% | |
Water moccasin/cottonmouth or copperhead | 91 | 62.76% | |
Whale (any species other than orca) | 56 | 38.62% | |
Whale (orca) | 21 | 14.48% | |
Wild boar (or sow) | 45 | 31.03% | |
Wolf | 42 | 28.97% | |
Wolverine (the animal, not the comic book guy) | 10 | 6.90% | |
I have seen none of these creatures | 0 | 0% | |
I am unable to discern between these species. I'm from the city. | 2 | 1.38% | |
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Wild Animals You Have Seen in North America
We'll keep this dialed into North America since there's a broad scope beyond our shores.
The rules are that you must have seen the animal in the wild while you were not in a closed vehicle or a house. The sighting must have taken place in North America. No sightings in zoos, no sightings in nature parks where the animal is more or less a display animal. National park sightings count as long as you meet the other requirements above. Poll coming. Keep your eyes peeled and be alert. Last edited by Rain Man; 07-10-2018 at 10:41 AM.. |
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I almost got jumped by a pack of Raccoons once. I was like, "yo, it's cool guys. Take the trash...i don't want any problems".
Uhmmm...i've seen mostly your basic stuff. Rattle Snakes (cooked one) and Dolphins. Uhh...saw a deer once at 5th grade camp. Red tailed Hawk.
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Probably the most unusual one was a moose in Flagstaff. Right in town too!
Oh and getting to see a bald eagle flying along the Colorado river at the bottom of the Grand Canyon was so beyond cool! Too bad we didn't have a camera (before cell phones). |
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Strangest wild animal sighting I've had was an otter. It was swimming in a small body of water just outside my apartment complex.
I thought that was so bizarre. I told everyone I knew (no one gave a shit). |
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My only beaver sighting was in the middle of Denver. It was industriously preparing to build a dam that would have flooded a rather expensive part of town. I think it probably got relocated or shot pretty quickly.
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Alligator or crocodile more than 8 feet long – Our resort in Mexico had lots of crocodiles. There was a lagoon across the road (outside the resort fence) that was visible from the balcony by the stairs. It had some MASSIVE crocodiles.
American bison – Wichita Mountains state park in Oklahoma has a herd of bison that roam the park. Bear (black) – I’ve seen these many times in New Mexico and we saw one in Canada. Beaver – A frequent site when fly fishing. Bighorrn sheep – We saw them far off on an opposite slope while hiking Wheeler Peak in New Mexico. Black widow spider – These are all over the place in Texas. I can probably go outside and find one within 5 minutes. Their hiding spots are very easy to find. They build their webs in upside down corners. Bobcat (the animal, not the backhoe) – I’ve seen them a couple of times in the early morning while driving to work. Brown recluse spider – Who hasn’t seen one of these? They are a common household pest. Coyote – These are a common site early in the morning as well. Eagle (Any type) – I saw a ton of Bald Eagles on Vancouver Island. Also, we saw one in the road eating a roadkill turtle in Salem, MO. Elk – I’ve seen them crossing the road in New Mexico. Otter – We saw sea otters floating on their backs and eating urchins on a whale watching tour in Canada. Pronghorn – I’ve seen many in the prairies immediately east of the Rocky Mountains. Rattlesnake – We have lots of Massasauga in my area. Scorpion – I’ve found them while camping. Tarantula – Here in North Texas, they are common in the spring and early summer. They are easy to see just wandering across the yard. Water moccasin/cottonmouth or copperhead – Cottonmouths are a common sight when fishing. Whale (any species other than orca) – We saw gray whales on a whale watching tour in Canada. Last edited by loochy; 07-10-2018 at 11:09 AM.. |
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BTW, if you say yes to bearded lizard you are most likely full of shit. They are native to AUSTRALIA.
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I saw all the following while I was at work: Coyote, porcupine, bobcat, snake>10ft, badger.
Our plant is ~5 miles outside the city. The badger dug a burrow ~3 ft outside an office window and had a litter. The guy whose office window looked out on it had more visitors than the previous 10 years combined.
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Seriously, if you discount things seen from my house, car or in a zoo, it's nothing. Squirrels, skunks, chipmunks, raccoons, and a bunch of unexciting birds.
Only interesting thing is a red tailed hawk. One sat on the peak of my roof one day a few summers ago. Big MoFo. Oh, and some eagles during a kayaking thing I did in Maine. Other than that, pretty much zip. Boston and its environs has been civilized for too long. We had alot of excitement up here a few years ago when a bear swam across the Cape Cod canal and was wandering around down there. Reportedly the first bear on the Cape since 1837. https://blog.mass.gov/greatoutdoors/...pe-black-bear/
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