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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:45 am    Post subject: korean wildlife Reply with quote
I like to happen on unusual wild animals & today I had a close encounter with a raccoon dog.

Shortcutting home through a chestnut grove this afternoon (in full bloom right now, pungent!) I passed a guy calling for his lost dog so I had my eyes peeled. I spotted some greenery moving & knew something was in there. Figuring it might be his pup I tossed a couple chestnut husks its way to get a look. Instead up popped this critter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_Dog

Just a couple meters away, we held nice eye contact for several minutes. Handsome animal.

In Korea I've previously encountered (talking about mammals here) water deer, wild boars, Siberian otters, weasels, chipmunks, & lots of those pointy-eared squirrels.

Others you've spotted?
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isisaredead



Joined: 18 May 2010
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
a sober ajoshi? joking, they're pretty tame.

my friend swears he saw a deer in the mountains where we live, but i just don't believe it.

i've seen field mice. that's pretty much it. Sad
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movybuf



Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: Mokdong
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've seen blood splatters on the highway in mountainous areas, so I'm guessing those came from animals.

I saw some small reddish-brown animal running away on a mountain in Gyeongju. I'm not sure what it was.

Other than that I've seen snakes and frogs in the countryside.

In Seoul, once I saw a chipmunk. I think that's the only non-bird animal I've ever seen in the city.
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teachyou1004



Joined: 29 Jun 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
One winter, I took my folks to Songni Mountain. Hardly anybody was there, and as we walked to Beopchusa we saw about a 5 prong stag with a white winter coat come running by. A couple maintenance workers were running after it with their phones trying to take pictures. I was amazed to see such a huge animal at such a highly trafficked place.
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WadRUG'naDoo



Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Saw a pretty long snake chasing a frog while having a smoke on the 2nd floor of my hagweon a good 5 years ago.
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cert43



Joined: 17 Jun 2010
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What?!!!! Put "yourself" in "her" shoes for once.how would you "feel"...if it was "you"....???~!!!

No wonder she just can't "care" anymore...really.
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cert43



Joined: 17 Jun 2010
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh and please stop sending the robots ; she finds that part "too funny"- just like "you"...

Leave "her" alone..it's not "your" place anymore... Shocked
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rainism



Joined: 13 Apr 2011
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
WadRUG'naDoo wrote:
Saw a pretty long snake chasing a frog while having a smoke on the 2nd floor of my hagweon a good 5 years ago.


that's a pretty talented snake.
I'd have captured it and starting putting on shows. Wouldn't even have to chase anything Wink
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cert43



Joined: 17 Jun 2010
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Go ahead..I know "he" sleeps around..

That is why "she cannot "feel" ..but you're not writing this part..trying to make "her" look like a "fool"

She doesn'r fall in "love" :shock:she cannot "be"
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jdog2050



Joined: 17 Dec 2006
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I actually saw a weasel/ferret in Myeongdong of all places. I'm guessing it's a pet that got away, but it was huge!
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murmanjake



Joined: 21 Oct 2008
PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
Go ahead..I know "he" sleeps around..

That is why "she cannot "feel" ..but you're not writing this part..trying to make "her" look like a "fool"

She doesn'r fall in "love" :shock:she cannot "be"


Someone call animal control!!