Can anyone identify this?

I have identified many visitors to my backyard, but this guy is new to me.

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Looks like a raccoon that got its tail fur stripped or has mange.

This poor guy got its tail caught, fur stripped and came looking for food and shelter:

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We have a resident racoon, whatever is in the video does not walk like a racoon.

Mutant opossum/rat. :skull_and_crossbones:

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Possum, trust me :grin:

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It’s hard to tell what it is without scale

But my first guess it’s a mammal with four legs and a tail :slight_smile:

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Interesting gait. Either ‘chooses steps carefully’ or ‘arthritic.’

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At first glance I thought it was a bear, until I saw the tail at the end, then I realized I had the scale all wrong and it had to be a possum. It totally has a possum tail and walks exactly the same way.

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I’m thinking an opossum.

Me Too :rofl:

It’s an opossum. So ugly their cute!

Anna Catharina does not like the letter (O), she prefers POSSUM and likes to share her fleas.

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Definitely an Opossum…

Only Irish possums are O’Possums. Anna Catherina is an infant ROUS

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