keltoi Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 my friends and i were enjoying some beers in the sun alongside the water of leith when we saw a little weasel-like creature swimming and exploring the canal walls for food. it seemed to disregard us all and carry on about its business for about 20 minutes just 6-8 feet away... it was all black/brown and about a foot long plus a bushy tale, no lighter areas on the nose or paws... it was too small for a ferret or weasel but i suppose it could have been a youngling... i didn't think weasels/ferrets liked water anyway. any ideas what it could be? george you keep ferrets don't you? closest match i can find googling is maybe a mink? it certainly looked alot like this mink... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Was it a Fisher (yes, fisher) cat? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 it was fishing and mousing. i think i've solved the mystery now anyway, i think it is a domesticated pet mink, bred for it's smaller size and tamer nature, possibly escaped or set free into the wilds of edinburgh's shore area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 escapes minks normally hang around water like canals/rivers some animal activists released a lot of farm minks and our local canal was rife saying that pole cats aren't unheard of around your neck of the woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr egg Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 derek riorden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 escapes minks normally hang around water like canals/rivers some animal activists released a lot of farm minks and our local canal was rife saying that pole cats aren't unheard of around your neck of the woods i considered the polecat but this didn't have any lighter markings on the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 might have just been a bunch of spiders and beetles working together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 that's also a feasable explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karnov Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Just what the shore needs - more mystery things lurking in the water. Beats corpses in suitcases I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rambo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 ? It's a koala, you can tell from the eucalyptus in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hautlle Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 might have just been a bunch of spiders and beetles working together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 might have just been a bunch of spiders and beetles working together I think that's unlikely considering beetle exoskeletons are made of potassium. That's why they explode when it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 might have just been a bunch of spiders and beetles working together I think that's unlikely considering beetle exoskeletons are made of potassium. That's why they explode when it rains. also, i saw one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hautlle Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 might have just been a bunch of spiders and beetles working together I think that's unlikely considering beetle exoskeletons are made of potassium. That's why they explode when it rains. also, i saw one of these... That's just like, your opinion man. I'm pretty sure spiders and beetles working together can shapeshift into a very convincing facsimile of one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Was it a Fisher (yes, fisher) cat? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal) what kind of cat was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Funktion Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 whod win out of a rhino or a hippo, i personally think rdj would win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lady kakapo Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Are you sure it wasn't an illegal immigrant trying to swim into the country? Some of those are quite swarthy and hairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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