That is a porcupine. Definitely not the claws of a wolverine.

Aug 6, 2023
5:43:57pm

YSMACK All-American

Some say Marmot, which is possible, but to me it looks like it has quills, not just fur. Tough to tell for sure from the photo.

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ROADKILL WARNING: Is this a Wolverine? A Google search tells me only 8 have been seen in Utah since 1979. This looks

scootsy Only regret? My boneitis.

8/6/23 5:33pm

Porcupine?

the_byu_flash

8/6/23 5:33pm

Maybe. It’s big though. 3 feet easy.

scootsy

8/6/23 5:35pm

Porcupines get that big, plus coloring doesn't look like a wolverine

-C9-

8/6/23 5:37pm

Huh, TIL. Thanks

scootsy

8/6/23 5:38pm

I think their quills are much longer and thicker than what we see in this pic

robin

8/6/23 5:46pm

I guess I'm thinking of the African ones I see at the zoo. This could be the

robin

8/6/23 5:53pm

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4mack

8/6/23 6:04pm

Porcupine

Corn

8/6/23 5:34pm

looks like a porcupine

4mack

8/6/23 5:34pm

Because of the way it is.

Corn

8/6/23 5:54pm

Maybe a beaver?

reppintheY14

8/6/23 5:34pm

That’s no beaver tail.

Brisco

8/6/23 5:48pm

Looks like a porcupine

Scores

8/6/23 5:34pm

So that's where our dog went

-C9-

8/6/23 5:35pm

Porcupine 100%

Backcountry

8/6/23 5:36pm

Beaver. I heard they got run over last week by the BIG XII.

IAmSpartyCoug

8/6/23 5:36pm

It’s a marmot.

Everyman

8/6/23 5:37pm

This is correct

jdub

8/6/23 5:37pm

Isn't it spelled Marmon?

TNT

8/6/23 5:45pm

Only if you're L. Tom Perry

SWKTDweller

8/6/23 7:15pm

Also referred to as rock chucks or whistlers. You are correct

Pine

8/6/23 9:51pm

It needs a Get Well Soon balloon.

Fatalplacebo

8/6/23 5:38pm

Are you . . . . xHC?

RealSimsShadY

8/6/23 8:08pm

I don’t get it. What’s xHC?

Fatalplacebo

8/6/23 8:54pm

That means no. Dang it.

RealSimsShadY

8/6/23 10:40pm

It has rodent teeth

No touching

8/6/23 5:38pm

That is 100% a porcupine.

Probable Sacko

8/6/23 5:39pm

No, it's a marmot

jdub

8/6/23 5:39pm

no, it isn’t. Marmots don’t have quills

Probable Sacko

8/6/23 5:41pm

I don't see quills in that photo. And this is me with a marmot, easily that big

jdub

8/6/23 5:43pm

that’s all well and good. Here is a pic of me roasting a marmot over a fire.

Probable Sacko

8/6/23 5:54pm

Great photos with that Marmot btw. Friendly guy.

Probable Sacko

8/6/23 6:00pm

Great pics.

Backcountry

8/6/23 6:12pm

He waddled up to me and starting licking my shin. I asked my wife: "you're getting this, right?"

jdub

8/6/23 9:47pm

Very cool wildlife experience. Our yellowbellied variety are pretty skittish

Backcountry

8/6/23 10:22pm

Hey, cool! I typically play the role in my family of walking salt lick too!

whirl

8/7/23 6:45am

Marmots don't get to the size he is describing

-C9-

8/6/23 5:42pm

Marmots do get that big, but it still looks like it has quills.

YSMACK

8/6/23 5:45pm

RE: Marmots do get that big, but it still looks like it has quills.

-C9-

8/6/23 5:50pm

RE: Marmots do get that big, but it still looks like it has quills.

YSMACK

8/6/23 5:55pm

Porcupine 100%

Corn

8/6/23 5:51pm

Yep, no question.

Zedhead

8/6/23 6:31pm

It looks sort of like my ex-wife

Belboz

8/6/23 5:42pm

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Buffalo

8/6/23 5:51pm

I've been remarried to someone else for 21 years so it's no loss

Belboz

8/6/23 6:40pm

Did she re-marry?

Brisco

8/6/23 6:10pm

Yeah. Married the guy she cheated on me with

Belboz

8/6/23 6:40pm

What animal does he look like?

Probable Sacko

8/6/23 9:36pm

RE: What animal does he look like?

Belboz

8/6/23 10:37pm

Incisors give it away, no way it's a wolverine.....it's gotta be a porcupine or marmot, but based on coloring - porky

CLCougar

8/6/23 5:42pm

That is a porcupine. Definitely not the claws of a wolverine.

YSMACK

8/6/23 5:43pm

Also, doesn't look like a Marmot based on the tail.

YSMACK

8/6/23 6:13pm

That looks nothing like a wolverine. I’ve see one up close. That looks like a marmot.

JohnnyComeLately

8/6/23 5:44pm

Agreed. I've also seen marmots up close

jdub

8/6/23 5:45pm

To be fair, I was doing 60mph past it. All I saw was “big rodent”

scootsy

8/6/23 5:45pm

Wait. You took that photo while doing 60?

TNT

8/6/23 5:46pm

No. I called my BIL who was following 10 minutes behind me and told him to get a pic

scootsy

8/6/23 5:48pm

RE: No. I called my BIL who was following 10 minutes behind me and told him to

TNT

8/6/23 5:49pm

This reminds me of that scene from Hot Rod

Carnac

8/6/23 5:53pm

The other day I took this photo of a pine marten in the Uintas. It was eating a road-killed member…

Brisco

8/6/23 5:58pm

Very cool.

YSMACK

8/6/23 6:04pm

Rare sight. Very cool

Backcountry

8/6/23 6:29pm

Here is a pic of a marmot vs a porcupine.

JohnnyComeLately

8/6/23 6:25pm

Here is also a picture of a porcupine

YSMACK

8/6/23 6:33pm

That's a great picture

Belboz

8/6/23 7:10pm

Wombat

machete

8/6/23 5:48pm

Pac12

panacablue

8/6/23 5:50pm

Sadly, this was a roadkill wolverine and it had a tracker on it, and he had covered about 200 miles recently

Osteotome

8/6/23 6:00pm

That sucks

Backcountry

8/6/23 6:06pm

The officer looks happy

TNT

8/6/23 6:07pm

Where was it at?

scootsy

8/6/23 6:11pm

Yakima River Canyon. Was in Rainier area previously.

Osteotome

8/6/23 8:50pm

Rub it on your face. You’ll know what it is then.

My Fingers Hurt

8/6/23 6:19pm

You can see porcupine quills.....

Penske Material

8/6/23 6:19pm

This is a wolverine and it doesn’t look much like it…

Billie Ruben

8/6/23 6:31pm

Here's some uglier ones. Still doesn't look like it.

IAmSpartyCoug

8/6/23 9:56pm

RE: ROADKILL WARNING: Is this a Wolverine? A Google search tells me only 8 have been seen in Utah since 1979. This looks

Colorado

8/6/23 6:56pm

Does it have sharp teeth or beaver/rabbit teeth?

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