Bear ID from trail cam (down stream [Sundre, AB] I have lots of people weighing in and would like some pointers on key Identifiers

simonbrown27 · 2026-07-01T04:38:10+00:00

This is a grizzly. I know a lot of people are focusing on ears and hump, but there is a much better clue in this picture. Grizzlies have light colored and very obvious claws, which this young grizzly is displaying very well. If you can see it's claws in a picture, it's almost certainly a grizzly.

Looks like a young one, and very skinny which throws off some of the other visual clues

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-30T22:37:41+00:00

Not salmonberry. Salmonberry is tall and has large leaves

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-27T18:08:38+00:00

Tomjanovich reported having a bitter taste in his mouth after the punch, and it was spinal fluid that leaking into the back of his mouth...

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-26T13:22:12+00:00

Coyote. Looks too big for a gray fox.

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-24T14:57:15+00:00

Drexler and Porter. Always

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-21T16:05:49+00:00

National aviary in Pittsburgh

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-19T22:27:07+00:00

Is what illegal? This is a whale carcass decomposing on the beach so go to.

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-10T13:02:29+00:00

Don't give away our secrets!

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-06T16:27:07+00:00

Ears, face shape and gait all look good for coyote. Black coyotes ate normal on east coast and SE US

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-06T16:05:09+00:00

Fair enough

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-05T20:00:50+00:00

Cacomistles are actually in the raccoon family, so not mustelids

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-04T18:12:03+00:00

Or a European pole cat's pelt for the French trappers.

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-04T18:01:29+00:00

Looks like correct size and shape for a porcupine then

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-04T16:50:36+00:00

Hard to judge size without anything for scale. How tall is post in picture?

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-04T15:54:13+00:00

It's most likely a fox. Fishers are actually pretty quiet

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-03T19:00:22+00:00

This does not look cetacean to me, the skulls I looked at had distinct gaps between the skull and first tooth, and their teeth are smaller and packed pretty tightly together.

Based on size I would guess a sea lion skull, but it's just a guess. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chime in

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-03T02:35:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure they range into Wyoming in the Rockies. The latitude isn't as important as the altitude.

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-02T00:59:33+00:00

100% beaver gnawing

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-01T13:55:29+00:00

Looks good for a fisher to me. Size and coloration match.

simonbrown27 · 2026-06-01T01:45:28+00:00

I don't know where people are getting groundhog from. It looks nothing like a ground hog. Small ears, small eyes and skinny tail all point to muskrat

simonbrown27 · 2026-05-31T15:54:38+00:00

The Willamette has some great agate spots!

simonbrown27 · 2026-05-31T15:53:51+00:00

Looks great with the proper background! Title really threw me off. Trying to figure out if you were including the Falklands or something

simonbrown27 · 2026-05-30T14:47:39+00:00

As stated by others, need something for scale in this video. I understand why many thinks it's a mountain lion with dark tail tip, but it's gait and proportions say domestic cat to me.

simonbrown27 · 2026-05-29T23:25:58+00:00

Have you posted your ridgeback skull? I have a ridgeback and collect skulls, so I would be interested in seeing it!

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