james_davis_nicoll (
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http://james-nicoll.livejournal.com/5563524.html
What's
white furred, sinuous, and definitely not a cat or rabbit and lives in Kitchener? Whatever it was, I saw one this afternoon.
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jesuswasbatman
2016-02-13 11:48 pm (UTC)
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Albino weasel of some kind?
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gingicat
2016-02-14 02:45 am (UTC)
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Stoat?
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boxofdelights
2016-02-14 05:51 am (UTC)
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Someone has lost a ferret.
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bibliofile
2016-02-14 12:32 pm (UTC)
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All of the above (in winter fur).
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gale_storm
2016-02-14 02:18 pm (UTC)
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Lemur? They are extraordiarily sinuous and do come in white coats, although that's more of a spring/summer weardrobe for them! :-D
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batwrangler.livejournal.com
2016-02-13 11:34 pm (UTC)
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Stoat?
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jhetley.livejournal.com
2016-02-13 11:43 pm (UTC)
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Ermine?
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jessie-c.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 12:14 am (UTC)
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Did it look like
this
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Mustela_erminea_winter_cropped.jpg)?
Wikipedia says that's a Stoat in winter fur, when it's known as an
Ermine
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat).
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w. dow rieder
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2016-02-14 12:16 am (UTC)
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Some types of weasel have a white coat in winter.
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malnpudl.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 12:19 am (UTC)
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Albino skunk?
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bruce munro
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2016-02-14 12:28 am (UTC)
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Did it have a bathing-machine?
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heron61.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 12:44 am (UTC)
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A skinny possum?
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affreca.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 12:52 am (UTC)
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Escaped lab rat?
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rozasharn.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 01:53 am (UTC)
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There is also the possibility of an albino squirrel.
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lostwanderfound.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 03:42 am (UTC)
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Luck dragon.
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murasaki-1966.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 03:51 am (UTC)
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Riki Tiki Tava's albino cousin
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spiralsheep.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 10:45 am (UTC)
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A snark? Beware though, it might be a boojum!
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bruce munro
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2016-02-15 05:29 am (UTC)
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However James finally goes out, I very much doubt it will be softly and silently.
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timgueguen.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 03:57 pm (UTC)
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Ferret would seem to be an obvious guess.
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chuk-g.livejournal.com
2016-02-15 09:12 pm (UTC)
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Yeah, I was coming here to say 'ferret' too.
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keithmm.livejournal.com
2016-02-14 11:42 pm (UTC)
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Snowsnake.
(Old Canadian Military College joke.)
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scott-sanford.livejournal.com
2016-02-15 11:46 am (UTC)
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Are they as hard to see as the
Canadian Trapdoor Alligator
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keithmm.livejournal.com
2016-02-15 10:42 pm (UTC)
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Hard to say. The CTA has a limited range in which it can construct its lair, whereas the snowsnake is much wider ranging but seasonal.
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leecetheartist.livejournal.com
2016-02-16 01:23 am (UTC)
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Iceweasel?
It doesn't have to be an albino to be white. It could be a white morph (has pigment that happens to be white) rather than albino (no pigment).
Red eyes = albino
Normal eyes = white morph
Someone is doing some research on white squirrels if you've seen one.
http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/
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Wikipedia says that's a Stoat in winter fur, when it's known as an Ermine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat).
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(Old Canadian Military College joke.)
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It doesn't have to be an albino to be white. It could be a white morph (has pigment that happens to be white) rather than albino (no pigment).
Red eyes = albino
Normal eyes = white morph
Someone is doing some research on white squirrels if you've seen one.
http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/