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Jane S

What is the most interesting animal you have seen in the wild?

Posted - January 14
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  • 53502

     


      Deer feeding on the foliage at the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  And you?
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      January 15, 2024 8:34 AM MST
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  • 44601
    Nothing new. They feed on my lawn in the spring.
      January 15, 2024 10:29 AM MST
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  • 53502

     

      Why do you respond with “nothing new”? And why the @#%¥/! should anything about your experiences and your lawn have anything to do with my answer?
      It just happened to be new for me, because even though I had seen lots of deer in my lifetime, it was my first time seeing the Grand Canyon in person, and in answering her question, I reflected on the deer sighting, it was one particular aspect that stood out from an otherwise absolutely interesting experience overall, and it related directly to the question that was asked.
      So there.

      January 15, 2024 11:45 AM MST
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  • 1498
    Just trying to decipher what word "@#%¥/!" is supposed to be! 

    Deer are majestic. I never tire of seeing them.
      January 15, 2024 12:27 PM MST
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  • 10993
    I got tired of seeing them run in front of my car! This post was edited by Jane S at January 15, 2024 6:26 PM MST
      January 15, 2024 1:40 PM MST
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  • 44601
    My bad. They are quite common here. I saw the GC firstime...it was %&&*4@ awesome. 1979
      January 15, 2024 6:23 PM MST
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  • 10993
    Probably a white squirrel. I'm not fond of squirrels in general, but seeing a white one isn't that common.

      January 15, 2024 1:50 PM MST
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  • 53502
      January 15, 2024 4:23 PM MST
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  • 44601
    We had a black squirell on my last Navy base... Leroy. He was so cool.
      January 15, 2024 6:25 PM MST
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  • 44601
    I was always fascinated by the dolphins and porpoises that would follow our ships in and out of the harbors.
      January 15, 2024 10:32 AM MST
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  • 10993
    It's fun to see them in their natural habitat. Seeing them in captivity is sad. This post was edited by Jane S at January 16, 2024 4:57 AM MST
      January 15, 2024 1:40 PM MST
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  • 3699
    I try not to be in the wild.  One never knows who or what one will find.
      January 15, 2024 11:59 AM MST
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  • 10993
    True.
      January 15, 2024 1:38 PM MST
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  • 53502

      Hey, wait . . . ! Grrrrrrrrrrr.
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      January 15, 2024 4:26 PM MST
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  • 44601
    Indeed...
      January 15, 2024 6:20 PM MST
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  • 17592
    I don't live in the wild but I saw a black bear when I went out to get my mail two nights ago.  He had no interest in me and I moved very slowly back to my house.  This is the second time I've seen a black bear since I've lived down here.  The other time he/she was running down a residential road in my sister's neighborhood. 
      January 15, 2024 1:04 PM MST
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  • 10993
    I would be scared and excited, both. This guy sits on his front porch and makes Youtube videos of the bears who come to visit. He and the bears seem to coexist peacefully and respect each other's boundaries
      January 15, 2024 1:36 PM MST
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  • 17592
    They aren't generally aggressive but don't want you to walk toward them.  If they feel threatened they are something else.  I grew up camping in the Smokies in Tennessee a lot.  Black bears aplenty there.  The babies are unbelievably precious.   There is a reserve for wild animals close to here.  We get visitors at night sometimes when they go exploring. 
      January 15, 2024 1:44 PM MST
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  • 1498
    I think I saw two pine martens once, on a dirt road, while jogging (while I was jogging, officer). I had just moved to Serbia and thought they would become a common sight -- haven't noticed them since. 

    As a child, I followed one of the cats into a cornfield. She led me to what I remember as being a scorpion-like animal, which scared me so much I instantly ran back. No one would believe what I saw, except for my grandmother. I'll have to ask mom what the name of that creature was, again... Can't find it on Google.
      January 15, 2024 3:42 PM MST
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  • 10993
    Martens here are nocturnal, so maybe they only go jogging at night.
      January 15, 2024 3:54 PM MST
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  • 1498
    Hehe, same goes for European pine martens, by the look of it. This did happen as night was falling -- I had started running too late. Or just in time, it turned out.
      January 16, 2024 5:02 AM MST
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  • 53502

     

      What happened to the cat, was she ok?
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      January 15, 2024 4:31 PM MST
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  • 1498
    Perfectly fine, thanks for asking! I think the other animal was still alive; not that they had seemed to fight or anything. 

    But I do wonder why the cat appeared to lead me there (or if I'm completely skewing what happened). No other cat has done anything similar since.
      January 16, 2024 5:04 AM MST
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  • 53502

     

      You’re welcome.



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      January 16, 2024 8:12 AM MST
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