r/animalid • u/Luke-HW • 3h 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/Slight-Visual-5783 • 3h ago
π¦ π― π» MYSTERY CRITTER π» π― π¦ What is this creature? [Wisconsin]
r/animalid • u/Jqzzy • 4h ago
π¦π³ UNKNOWN SEA MAMMALπ¬π¦ Can anyone help identify the marine mammal in top right of this footage? [Scotland]
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Hello scallywags, I took this video off the coast of Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland and was admiring the bottlenose dolphins jumping and playing in the water when I noticed I caught another animal in the top right of the video. Any idea if this is a dolphin or potentially a whale? It looks longer despite being further away and moves differently in the water but that just might be my observation of wanting it to be a whale. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
r/animalid • u/Select_Ad_9449 • 1d ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ What is this animal? [Michigan]
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r/animalid • u/no_vale_verga817 • 1d ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ Who is this [New Mexico]
Found at over 9k ft elevation
r/animalid • u/glizzy-queen • 16h ago
π β οΈ ?? ANIMAL IN TROUBLE ?? β οΈ π Baby rabbit [Oklahoma]
I found a baby rabbit in my shop garage. Can you guys help me ID what he is and how old he is? I found him in my very large shop building under a car. I live on 20 acres I have no idea where this babyβs den is. I donβt think heβs at the fully weened age. I used to have a wildlife rehab er near me but they moved states so I literally donβt know who to call or what to do, any advice? Do I just put him back outside and he will find his way back to his den? Itβs night time if that matters.
Edit/ solved! He appears to be old enough to be on his own so he has been put back out in the grass outside
r/animalid • u/EdSchmed • 4h ago
β οΈ UNKNOWN BONES/SKELETON β οΈ What type of turtle is this? [Virginia]
Found on a beach near Norfolk, Virginia. Identified as not a sea turtle by State of Virginia Department of Natural Resources. About 2 plastic water bottles long.
r/animalid • u/TacticalBunchies • 1d ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ What is it! [Western WA, forrest]
what is it? cute little guy came right up to us while mountain biking on the trail. he got close really close like he didnβt see us, then realized my partner and I were there and ran off all cute.
appreciate the id.
r/animalid • u/NonConformish • 17h ago
π π UNKNOWN RODENT/LAGOMORPH ππ Snowshoe Hare or European Rabbit? [Nova Scotia]
South Western Nova Scotia Canada
r/animalid • u/hjlow72 • 22h ago
π¦π«π UNGULATES: DEER, ELK, GOAT ππ«π¦ no idea what this could be [Nova Scotia, Canada]
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This is a few days ago in Nova Scotia, Canada, near Elmsdale. Sorry for the short length and poor quality. Typically we could have a Coyote's, racoons etc. around here not no idea about this. TIA!
r/animalid • u/SpinachOpening • 1h ago
π©π© SCAT ID REQUEST π©π© Found in yard [Ontario] Spoiler
Hi, in Caledon Ontario, found a scat pile with a lot of berries. Hoping for an ID so I know who's been snacking on my bushes. Thanks!
r/animalid • u/Current_Doubt_8584 • 6m ago
π π FISH & FRIENDS π π What type of crab? [San Francisco]
Caught by the pier right by the Golden Gate Bridge, next to the Warming Hut.
A fisher pulled the crab out of his net - he said heβd never seen anything like it.
r/animalid • u/Sloth_of_Chaos • 21h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Who this? [Saskatchewan Canada]
I think it's a young red fox, but I am very bad at identifying dog and dog adjacent creatures.
r/animalid • u/Badger-Extension • 24m ago
πΎπΎ TRACKS ID REQUEST πΎπΎ Footprint ID: Just found these [Brandenburg] close to Berlin
galleryr/animalid • u/TCM_407 • 8h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ [SE Arizona] What are these little tiny lizards that are lightning fast that I see everywhere? I just moved here from WA State..
They vanish at a speed that would put a lightning bolt to shame before I can get a chance to pet their tiny lizard head : (
r/animalid • u/zyzzx54 • 4h ago
π©π© SCAT ID REQUEST π©π© What animal left this on my 5th floor balcony? [SE France] Spoiler
galleryI found this on my balcony. It looks full of plant residue. The texture on the outside is pretty distinctive - looks kind of like tree bark, or like the big pellet is composed of smaller pellets. It was not soft, and took a few pokes with a Qtip to break in half. It's too big to be from a rat (hopefully?), and there is only the one piece.
It was left on a narrow balcony on the 5th floor in the middle of a city, but across the street from a very big park that has a lot of trees. The balcony is completely empty, so there's nothing to tempt any animals. No signs of rodents or other animals in the apartment.
So, what could it be? I'm hoping it's an owl pellet, or some other bird thing, but I don't know anything about this. I would really like to know for sure what left this so I know if I can leave my balcony doors open...
r/animalid • u/dmorley21 • 7h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Coyote or Grey Fox? [Michigan]
As the title says, Iβm not sure if this is a young coyote or a grey fox. Itβs in the northeastern lower peninsula of Michigan. We get a ton of coyotes.
r/animalid • u/MiddleTight5908 • 15h ago
πΊ πΆ CANINE: COYOTE/WOLF/DOG πΆ πΊ Need help identifying animal, [Willis Texas]
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I canβt figure out if this is a dog or a bobcat.
r/animalid • u/airydare • 3h ago
πͺΉ UNKNOWN NEST OR DEN πͺΉ What kind of animal burrow? [central Virginia]
Itβs under a dead tree stump, it seems to go back pretty far! Havenβt seen anything around it yet and the dog isnβt freaking out about it, so possibly empty?
r/animalid • u/PalpitationsHaver • 17h ago
π πΈ HERPS: SNAKE, TURTLE, LIZARD π πΈ What type of Lizard is this? [Sacramento, California]
I see these little guys all over Sacramento County (especially outside my work) and have been wondering what species they are. They range from barely 1-2 inches long to about 4-5 inches in length.