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What did we see this afternoon?

270 replies

whatwasthiscritter · 07/11/2022 20:25

I have name changed as my other threads had medical things on them and this is completely identifying. I was driving from radstock towards Burlington Combe today at about 4.15 when we were going through some woods (marked with arrow on the map). Something ran ibfront of the car. I say ran but it almost stumbled/tumbled across the road from left to right. I only saw it in the road but my 17 year old Dd saw it then run up the bank in the trees on the right. We have no idea what we saw and the way it moved at first made me think it was a big sycamore leaf but as my DD saw it climb the bank this has been discounted. We have looked at endless photos of British wildlife etc but can't place it. The description is that is was a sandy/pale yellow colour (hence the leaf thought) it was bigger than a hedgehog or a rat but smaller than a hare. It was fast as it past the road between the car in front and mine and then climbed the bank. What on earth could it be?! It is made all the weirder because I saw a creature further along that road a couple of months ago that I can't work out either. Slightly cat like but much bigger and black, this time it was early morning and my Dd was asleep and doesn't believe me. My Dds only solution is that we keep passing through a magical wood (grasping at straws)

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Pinkywoo · 08/11/2022 12:33

Wild boar parents are pretty feisty, I wouldn't touch unless I was sure it had been abandoned!

Trinity65 · 08/11/2022 12:37

daisy46 · 07/11/2022 20:39

A bison. Definitely a bison.

lollll

I was just thinking of the thread where the OP feared Bison wandering all over Kent

Trinity65 · 08/11/2022 12:38

MissMCAS · 07/11/2022 20:54

GrinGrinGrin You beat me to it!

Did you know it was National Bison Day at the weekend? I sat on my hands & didn't start a thread on it.

😂😂

Egglantine · 08/11/2022 12:41

OP I have seen muntjac in Somerset on the A361 near Cranmore. They are definitely in the area. An adult one is the the size is a medium dog, so a baby one would be pretty small.

LaLoba · 08/11/2022 12:44

‘It was the size of a large dog, longish tail and black.’

You also describe it as:
smaller than a hare;
with no tail evident;
so tiny you could mistake it for a leaf.

🤔

whatwasthiscritter · 08/11/2022 12:45

Like others have said and I have apologised for the confusion, it was 2 different sightings of 2 different 'things' I should have only mentioned the small one but having spotted 2 strange things in the space of 1/2 a mile (within 2 months) is weird

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Mummieslncorporated · 08/11/2022 12:46

whatwasthiscritter · 08/11/2022 12:45

Like others have said and I have apologised for the confusion, it was 2 different sightings of 2 different 'things' I should have only mentioned the small one but having spotted 2 strange things in the space of 1/2 a mile (within 2 months) is weird

You don't have to credit others for saying it. You said it yourself, right in the first post.

whatwasthiscritter · 08/11/2022 12:48

@Mummieslncorporated it's funny that people are trying to make me out to not be telling the truth. This wasn't a 'look at me we have spotted an alien' type thread, I was interested to know what it was. Baby boar (or indeed muntjac) now I know they both could be in the area are the likely culprits.

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inthekitchensink · 08/11/2022 12:58

It’s my Guinea pig, who escaped 35 years ago near Windsor. Glad to hear he is thriving.

2bazookas · 08/11/2022 13:13

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 07/11/2022 20:29

Sounds like a panther. Plenty of sightings in the UK.

A teeny tiny panther the size of a sycamore leaf? :-)

The "tumbling" gait exactly describes a running stoat.

AndNeverEverEatPears · 08/11/2022 14:25

DeanStockwooooo · 07/11/2022 21:16

I know what it is

It's a very rare animal

Only seen in Scotland

In the Highlands

It's a

Haggis!

They are small , round , brownish , have a stumbling walk , cos legs on one side are shorter that the other side and the are great at climbing hills

Go on who's going to say I am wrong ? 😆

🤭😁

GorgeousPizza · 08/11/2022 17:52

I’ve seen a black panther twice, I’m in the south east just west of London.

bear1991 · 08/11/2022 17:55

Panther? I’ve seen one before. My parents live in a very rural area surrounded by fields and I’ve seen it a couple of times.

Towoowoo · 08/11/2022 18:15

One could say it was elegantly wasted.

Slv199 · 08/11/2022 18:15

Muntjac deer?

QOD · 08/11/2022 18:28

Capybara

I am positive i saw one on my roof about 15 yrs ago - took me YEARS to work out what it was. I did live near Port Lympne in Kent which does have them and they are known to be wild in other counties.

I looked at every single native species and it wasn't anything. Drove me bonkers and then one day I saw a pic online and recognised it.

PS i am driving to Paulton next weds eve as my bestie lives there!

small word and I will keep my eyes open!

silverbubbles · 08/11/2022 18:48

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whatwasthiscritter · 08/11/2022 19:15

@QOD both sightings of critters were on the road you turn down that has the signs for Linda's bakery

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Emotionalsupportviper · 08/11/2022 19:17

FoxyLadyBOOtique · 07/11/2022 23:32

Babby bison.

I rarely "squee", but

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 08/11/2022 19:35

Almost certainly it will be the dwarf golden elephant. Somerset is riddled with them now ever since, it is said, William Dampier brought back a breeding pair from New Holland or somewhere.

One shouldn't worry as they don't bite but with their long trunks they can put the wind up unsuspecting Scotsmen.

Manicpixidreamgirl · 08/11/2022 19:36

Came on thinking this was a woo thread. Boo!

Katywester · 08/11/2022 19:39

Chicken?

poetrylover · 08/11/2022 19:43

I was coming on to say that it could have been a haggis? Haven't read the full thread but they are definitely roundish with small legs...?

MammaWeasel · 08/11/2022 19:55

Yes! You must be right! A wild haggis!!