Does anyone know what animal this is?

Yesterday, we were about to head out on a pontoon that we rented from Collins Marine in Tonawanda, when we saw this. My grandma was walking down the dock and she was not-so-thrilled about this little guy walking around her all over the place.

This small, brown, furry rodent was walking down the dock. We asked other people who have boat docks, and are regularly in the area if they knew what type of animal it was but no one had any clue. Honestly, it kind of looks like a ferret of something, but I knew it wasn't. When we put it on social media we had all sorts of suggestions as to what it was. Some of the suggestions were an otter (do we even have otters in the Buffalo area?), a mink, and a small fisher cat. We ended up letting it be and just let it find its way off of the dock, which was probably at least 100 yards away from any sort of real land.

Does anyone know what this is?

attachment-Resized_20210627_104641
loading...
attachment-Resized_20210627_104649
loading...

Update: it seems like the most votes were for the fisher cat. if you do not know what a fisher cat is, it is in the weasel family and more commonly known as a fisher. A fisher is closely related to a marten, but the fisher is bigger. After doing some research though, they don't really eat fish as much as they do squirrels, rabbits, mice and voles.

Exoctic Pets You Can Own In New York State

LOOK: Stunning animal photos from around the world

From grazing Tibetan antelope to migrating monarch butterflies, these 50 photos of wildlife around the world capture the staggering grace of the animal kingdom. The forthcoming gallery runs sequentially from air to land to water, and focuses on birds, land mammals, aquatic life, and insects as they work in pairs or groups, or sometimes all on their own.

LOOK: 30 fascinating facts about sleep in the animal kingdom

More From 93.7 WBLK