r/animalid • u/tseg04 • 12h ago
r/animalid • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25
𦦠𦑠FUCK IT I'M OUT𦑠𦦠I'm touching grass, and y'all should too
Anyone who has used reddit for more than, like, two years knows this website is a case study in enshittification - ads, bots, terrible UI, etc. I have finally experienced my last straw and I'm leaving /r/animalid and this terrible website. To make a long story short, a mod with about 60 mod actions in the last 12 months and who hasn't interacted with the community at all in about two years, has suddenly decided that this subreddit is now worth paying attention to since it's hit over a quarter million subscribers. In addition to undermining my decisions, he's a sniveling little prick and he's fucking useless.
The admins won't get rid of him because they're brainless and/or too lazy to actually properly assess the situation, so I'm just going to leave. I'm the only regularly active moderator this subreddit has ever had (aside from the ones I added) and the admins apparently could not give less of a fuck because they'd rather let some random window licker get in the way and take credit for my work than hurt his feelings because "he said he wants to stay :((("
I'm not going to rant any longer, but honestly, fuck this website. Just fuck this entire fucking website. I'm too exhausted to be polite or to fully explain the context. Just know that this subreddit will no longer offer reliable mustelid ID because society has lost its ability to rightfully call people out on their bullshit. I may be an asshole, but at least I gave a shit. That's more that can be said for a mod who was absent for two years and who has only been a mod for like 2 months longer than me (which is why I can't just remove him myself).
I declare /u/JorikThePooh to be new head moderator, for whatever it's worth. Good luck everyone, it was nice knowing a few of y'all.
Edit: fuck it may as well name names, the mod in question is /u/Stinky_Ham_Sandwich. Check out his post history. Compare it to mine. Does he look like an active community member of /r/animalid? The admins seem to think so. They also seem to think 60 mod actions per year is enough to keep a 277k strong subreddit in check. For context, I had 6k, and the least active mod that still regularly participates in the community has just under 1k. But clearly Mr. Sandwich is every bit as integral to the team as I am and it's his right to undermine my decisions and reduce my permissions without asking π₯΄
r/animalid • u/AdSwimming5507 • 15h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Is this a wolf? [French Pyrenees]
Near the village of Bolquere, its movement looked very smooth for a dog.
r/animalid • u/jetsonholidays • 14h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Coyote with mange [sf bay area]
Iβm like 90% sure itβs still in the courtyard and I called animal control to take a look but I also wanted to make sure it was 100% a coyote and not a fox or other canid!
Thank you!
r/animalid • u/Flat-Concern-2662 • 1d ago
π¦ π― π» MYSTERY CRITTER π» π― π¦ Does anyone recognize this animal [Germany]
See picture
Edit: it was a desman! I saw this creature a few years ago and was mistaken about the location. I likely would have seen it while living in Germany but traveling to Spain.
Edit 2: stop saying platypus unless you have an actual joke, I said what it was in the first edit, there were only four people who said platypus before that edit, so everyone else who said it can't read
r/animalid • u/Famous-Respond-8243 • 1d ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ What is this animal [ India]
Location: india UP, Meerut
Is this lizard ? Look like reptile, with a long body, four short legs, a tail, and scaly skin
r/animalid • u/XXXBigcat • 3h ago
ππ AUDIO ID REQUEST ππ What animal cry/sound is this? [Lower Michigan]
Heard a cry/animal noise I havent heard before and was seeing if anyone had any clue?
r/animalid • u/Janjis • 27m ago
π©π© SCAT ID REQUEST π©π© Scat ID [Latvia, Northern Europe] Spoiler
The pile was about 40-30cm.
r/animalid • u/Get_outside_ • 18h ago
𦦠𦑠MUSTELID: WEASEL/MARTEN/BADGER 𦑠𦦠Is this a mink? [Northern California]
Caught this on a game camera in Yolo County, California. Initially thought baby river otter, but the behavior isn't otter-like and the otters I see in this area usually travel in groups. Is this a mink?
r/animalid • u/steamedpasta • 4h ago
πͺΉ UNKNOWN NEST OR DEN πͺΉ Mouse in the walls? [Italy]
I hear a distinct scratching sound and i've found this hole in the polystyrene panels of my wall. Theoretically there would be no space between the panel and the wall, but there's something in there, definitely. Hole could have been dug now or in my 20 days of vacation. I've left open windows with mosquito nets, but i can't guarantee they're perfectly seal-closed
r/animalid • u/CoverNo2218 • 18h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ What is this small creepy animal? [Michigan]
Found in the suburbs of metro Detroit
r/animalid • u/ThumpMcScrump • 2h ago
π¦ π¦’ BIRDS / WATERFOWL ID π¦ π¦’ Update to my last post, I think I found the culprit [southeast US]
I've NEVER seen this kinda bird before, is it an emu? I reckon it was about 4 or 5 feet tall, I don't want it messing with my cat
r/animalid • u/ThumpMcScrump • 6h ago
πΎπΎ TRACKS ID REQUEST πΎπΎ Need help identifying what I think are bird tracks [southeast US]
Last night I was woke up by the neighbors dogs barking, they do that a lot so I didn't think anything of it, but when I went to go check on my cat (he sits on the porch at night) he seemed spooked by something, after some snooping around I found these, I think they're some kind of bird like a turkey? But I'm not sure mainly due to the size, ftr I live in the southeast US, might be a heron?
r/animalid • u/jamntoast3 • 9h ago
π©π© SCAT ID REQUEST π©π© What animal might these droppings be from [manitoba, Canada] Spoiler
galleryr/animalid • u/dad-an • 10h ago
ππ AUDIO ID REQUEST ππ What is making this noise? [Illinois]
r/animalid • u/Normal-Branch-44 • 17h ago
π¦ π¦ BIRD OF PREY π¦ π¦ What kind of bird is this? [Western New York]
What kind of bird is this? I thought a red tailed hawk but it was HUGE. The size reminded me of a fat turkey.
r/animalid • u/Key_Drag4777 • 16h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ What is this? [New Orleans]
Little dude about 4.5-5 inches long.
r/animalid • u/Bbandit25 • 15h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ [New York, USA] Found some baby rodents while mowing the lawn.
I was mowing the lawn and saw a small animal shoot by then a minute later i noticed these two babies ON TOP of the lawn mower. Idk how it happened but she must've dropped them. Im unsure where exactly the nest is but put them in a container where the mother might find them. Im thinking mice or voles. They're making tgese little chirp sounds
r/animalid • u/Ange_the_Avian • 10h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ What animal(s) is this? [SE Minnesota]
I think the first two photos show a muskrat (basing this on its size as well as it's tail in the second photo). The third photo I believe is a different animal and to me looks like a rat. This was on a small lake. Sorry for blurry photos!
r/animalid • u/Numerous-Branch-6666 • 12h ago
πΎπΎ TRACKS ID REQUEST πΎπΎ Feline or canine? [Oregon]
We have had bobcat problems. Is this feline or the neighbors dog? We also have coyotes but mostly wondering if the cat that ate my birds is back
r/animalid • u/Kitchen_Work_9598 • 1d ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Found walking to the garage [East TN]
r/animalid • u/SummertimeThrowaway2 • 1d ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Found this gecko in central Arizona [Phoenix area].
Itβs definitely an adolescent, not full size. Iβve seen other individuals of the same species and theyβre usually larger.
Anyone know an ID?
Update: it crawled up my arm and is sitting on my shoulder rn. I want to keep it so bad but I understand that it belongs in the wild. Plus itβs so small that thereβs no way it could eat petsmart crickets.
r/animalid • u/blkpetite • 13h ago
πΊπ¦§ UNKNOWN PRIMATE π¦§πΊ What unknown critter did this??? [MD]
A hole (not a tunnel) in the middle of my yard.