Whose poo?
Post categories: Springwatch
|19:22 UK time, Monday, 13 June 2011
Which animal did this come from and how do you know?
Answers below please!
Update 14 June: Well done to everyone who correctly identified the poo as coming from a fox. Bonus point if the reason you IDed it was its dark colour and twisted ends.
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At 19:46 13th Jun 2011, RAY wrote:‘Bobbing Dippers’
I suggest this bobbing action is evolved behaviour. Dippers spend all their lives in and around water as a consequence visual difficulties associated with reflections and refraction must be ongoing. Viewing prospective prey from two different positions possibly enables the bird to resolve the difference between the preys ‘apparent position’ (due to refraction) and its exact position, thus increasing its catch rate. I don’t think the bird bobs when it walks underwater along the stream or river bed looking for food; where perceived position is the exact position, no refraction. The movement may also help to obviate dazzle under certain lighting conditions and constantly changing water states.
Ray Armstrong
Trellech
Monmouthshire
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, liam wrote:fox
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, Alex Berryman wrote:fox.
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, Espen wrote:fox
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, Nicola Main wrote:Squirrel poo
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, davarm wrote:it's a moggie that's been eating grass, by the look of it
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, pebblywebbs_94 wrote:fox
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At 20:03 13th Jun 2011, StoatsJackson wrote:Fox poo? Looked like it had traces of hair in it from it's prey
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, pipwillow1 wrote:fox poo...me dog rolls in it and it honks!!!!!
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Pop wrote:Could it be a fox? there looked like hair sticking out!!!!!
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Rebecca H wrote:A fox
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Jazz Clegg wrote:Fox poo. Because of the twisted ends?
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, paul collins wrote:i think this is of a fox
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, sammie wrote:Fox because it has the twist on the end. :D.
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, nellieberta wrote:fox poo, because Chris Packham has told us about it often enough and it twists at the end!!
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Robbiebarnowl wrote:Fox the point at the end
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Nick Brighton wrote:Is it a giraffe?
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Avice wrote:squirrel poo?
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Andy gregory wrote:I think it is Fox poo. You can tell by the tapered end and strong smell
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Jack D wrote:I think it was a fox because it was round
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Gogs33 wrote:hedgehog, shape & smell
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, amdsweb wrote:If it smells eyewateringly rancid, it comes from the back end of my cat.
Adam, Shetland
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, juliet wrote:hedgehog or fox
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At 20:04 13th Jun 2011, Harrison wrote:A hedgehog, a squirrel or a fox ????
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, Rbell wrote:Fox It has a tail!
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, Cumbria Steve wrote:Fox, the tapered end gives it away
Steve
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, Bethany Large wrote:Badger poo because of it's shape.
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, wildlife12345 wrote:Barn owl pellets or fox poo.
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, JJ wrote:hedgehog?
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, Brodieking wrote:is it fox poo?
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, piedyfly07 wrote:Stoat as the length the twist at one end is???
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, birdofpreylovaa wrote:Fox, because it has a curl on the end of the faeces :)
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, docsavage wrote:hedgehog
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, ooklibrarian wrote:Otter poo, it smells of violets!
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At 20:05 13th Jun 2011, Barrie wrote:otter
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, birdboy wrote:it could be a fox or a cat because it is about the size of there poo.
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, Lee Smith wrote:Fox,the dark colour indicates it has a high meat content in it's diet.
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, BenJ wrote:chris's dogs
Fox
ben97
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, jean morris wrote:hedgehog
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, Spellcast wrote:We think it was a sneaky cameraman LOL! No, I think it was a fox
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, Tim Yarborough wrote:Hedgehog
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, colin wrote:Fox scat. The size and the twist are clues
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, goldyfinch wrote:stoat? Also how long has it been there?
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, amery56 wrote:fox poo. always has a curl at the thinnest edge
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, HorwichAllstars2 wrote:I'm going for fox... due to that point bit at the end .....
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, Julie wrote:I think it's hedgehog, I remember last year Chris's two dogs itchy and scratchy running arounf with their poo bags and I'm sure Chris said hedgehog poo was brown and sausage shaped
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At 20:06 13th Jun 2011, Georgieboyy13 wrote:fox poo because it looked like it had hair and a thin bit at the end of it
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, Crisp Packet Kay Tumble and Martin Plays Games wrote:Itchy and Scratchy
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, Mick wrote:The mystery poo I think is otter,
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, charklotte wrote:I think it was 3 foxes who each synchronised their pooing to create a poo that looks like a flower.
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, Daffo wrote:hedgehog?
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, judith mcgregor wrote:could the poo be a fox ?
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, springheeljack wrote:deer
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, Malcyc wrote:I think it could be Human, Martin looked a bit sheepish!
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, Flossie wrote:Fox...
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At 20:07 13th Jun 2011, butterfieldbirds wrote:Fox or Badger?
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, Helen Lyndon wrote:Fox - size of the poo, it's smell (like cranesbill) and the wisped tail-end of the poo (grass).
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, gerpauline wrote:Answer Fox poo.
My son Cormac told me he found out at his wildlife group OWLS
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, The Churchers wrote:Was it Itchy or Scratchy? But it could be a fox.
Matthew and James. Age 14 and 11.
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, little humble wrote:its fox poo for certain! "the clue is in the poo!"
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, sunshinepam wrote:A Fox, you can tell because of the way it tapers at the end.
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, RossJenner wrote:Fox Poo, twists at the end and has the the well known shape
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, tony guy wrote:i think that it could be OWL PELLETS tony Prestatyn
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, blackcap1000 wrote:water vole?
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, Batemeister wrote:It's a fox scat, clues being it's almost black colour, it's strong stench and size..
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, ChristinaZom wrote:Hedgehog or Squirrel :P
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, gordonmitchell766 wrote:this is the spraint from a fox, tell tail signs is the long tail or taper on the poo. not to be sniffed at. :-)
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, sally wrote:a fox
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, lordjeremy wrote:its fox poo
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At 20:08 13th Jun 2011, luke wrote:A HUMAN (read out on show)
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, littleowl95 wrote:fox becuase i have seen it in my garden
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, charlottelucyy wrote:Badger or Fox?
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, babydormouse wrote:badger
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, jford53473 wrote:Looks like Otter Pooh
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Rose Molyneux wrote:Fox, as it has a 'twist' at the end
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Dean wrote:We think Fox, twisty bit, plus it probably has a strong musty smell.
From Jesper (10) and Lucia (8)
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, chris peck em wrote:Itchy and Scratchy poo
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Charlotte-and-Shaun wrote:Badger scat
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, jingle25 wrote:It was me! Ha!... maybe not... I'm going to agree with most on here and say fox
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Alison wrote:Otter poo, I think
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, bayleaf wrote:Fox.The twiddly bit on the end is (I think) diagnostic.
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, birdboy wrote:fox because it has twisted ends
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, ella bubbles wrote:foxs poo twist at the end and foxs poo stinks! :)
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Christine T wrote:Fox poo
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, fizzy cola wrote:a FOX because it twist at the end and martin waved his hand infront of his nose to show it has a very strong smell .
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, claire jones wrote:I think its Badger poo??
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, chris walton wrote:wild boar poo
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Elizabeth wrote:hi, i think it is a mountjack deer
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, gmcoates wrote:Dark indicates carnivore, the size and the twist at the end mean fox
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At 20:09 13th Jun 2011, Batty wrote:Looks like the hedgehog poo I found in my garden whiffs a bit when it is fresh!
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, Deborahdeb wrote:I think it's fox poo! If it really, really stinks, its definitely fox poo. My dog loves rolling in it and it is very hard to get her smelling lovely again afterwards! (need a lot of shampoo! (sorry).
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, yotmon wrote:Otter spraint
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, fpjcov wrote:Badger
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, Garry_wild wrote:Fox. I have the same present every morning...
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, Nick wrote:Alan Tichmarsh hence the flowerpot
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, Brian Castle wrote:I think it was fox's poo as it appeared to be rather smelly and my 15 month Border Collie called Merlin loves rolling in fox's poo...and boy does it pong!!! ;-)
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At 20:10 13th Jun 2011, Beandraoi wrote:fox poo for me too!
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At 20:11 13th Jun 2011, john wrote:fox doo doo
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At 20:11 13th Jun 2011, elliot wrote:Stoat. No plant material visible. Should be a carnivores poo.
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At 20:11 13th Jun 2011, L J M Husband wrote:Fox - very strong smell, my dog rolls in it!! I use ketchup to neutralize the odour!
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