What is this animal?

[flytrue]

I haven't a clue. Mendocino county coast.

 

[flytrue]

Her's a deer for scale.

 

[Gunnersdad49]

Male wolverine?

 

[Dcrafton]

Chupacabra??


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[idelkslayer]

skunk

 

[jlaner0408]

Male wolverine?

Leave Hugh Jackman out of this

 

[THBZN]

skunk x2...

 

[NMframed]

Skunk

 

[NevadaZielmeister]

Yep, that's a skunk sir.

 

[Catahoula]

I concur with others. Looks to be a skunk.

 

[Laramie]

 

[flytrue]

Yeah, I guess you guys are right. I think I just needed confirmation.
Thanks.

 

[Deer&Ducks527]

My first thought was a bear cub, I don’t know why I didn’t think skunk at first. I guess I thought the white stripe was just a weird glare.

 

[RatMe]

Yikes! Cameras can turn normal creatures into mythical ones.

 

[CJF]

Rougarou

 

[Marbles]

Nothing mythical about a wolverine. However, looking at maps for the animals range it looks like they are no longer found in California. Making it unlikely to be a wolverine.

The front looks too heave in relation to the back to be a skunk. The front shoulders are at the same height as the back hips, skunks have a back that slopes forwards. Likewise, I have never seen a skunk with a light patch on its chest (of course that does not mean there aren't any).

Of course cameras can distort things and something that is hard to identify in such a situation is more likely to be something common, which argues for it being a skunk.

 

[mt100gr.]

I say skunk. Here's a couple wolverines for comparison.

 

[Marbles]

On second look, I say skunk. I was thinking the tail on the right hand side of the first picture was a head.

 

[JNDEER]

I think the cam being on the ground distorts the actual image size- but based on where you got the pic from and that distinct white mark I am going to say skunk too.

 

[TheGDog]

Skunk most likely, could also be a Fisher though. I've seen a Fisher with striping.

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