who can tel me what this animal is

[Trever1t]

Woodchuck or Groundhog but siding more on woodchuck. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?

 

[sm4him]

I am going with Woodchuck. I think the tail looks wider due to motion blur. The Beaver usually drags its tail behind it, instead of lifting it up. He looks too big to be a groundhog to me..

Woodchucks and groundhogs are the same critter. Some are big, some not so much. I once had a groundhog at my house that was so big my sister saw it and said she thought we'd gotten a dog.

Hard to tell from that picture whether it's a beaver or a groundhog. The tail doesn't look flat enough or smooth enough for a beaver, but it could very well just be the angle.

I assume you were at least somewhat close to a river or stream or other water source for it to be a beaver?
If there was no water around, I vote groundhog. If there WAS water...nah, I still vote groundhog.

 

[Dagwood56]

That is most definately a groundhog aka -woodchuck, gopher. It looks just like the 6 or so living in and around my property and the numerous bodies laying along the road side this time of year.

 

[molested_cow]

It's edible.

 

[HughGuessWho]

Yup. Ground Hog and Woodchuck is the same thing. It just depends on where you are as to which name is used. And that ARE one.

 

[emoxley]

Oops............nevermind.

 

[digital flower]

Ground hog

 

[snowbear]

Blobsquatch?

 

[Joel_W]

Sure looks like a Groundhog, but if he takes his time crossing that road he would most likely end up as flat toast from being run over. We get a lot of roadkill around here.

 

[dxqcanada]

I concur with groan, my fellow Canadian, that is not a beaver ... unless you took that shot in Canada eh.

Was there a goofy looking moose near by ?

 

[bogeyguy]

Hog!

 

[MacHoot]

<----From WV....Dinner!! lol

 

[IByte]

Rat with a hippie wig.

 

[keene]

i have no clue i been trying to compare with pictures next step im gonna

 

[Ernicus]

It is a woodchuck, I just wanted to say beaver and use dry to see if anyone would play on it. . 'cause it's fun.

Beavers are all around my fishin' holes and they have much more prominent tail.