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Sus scrofa 26 Apr 2025 CarbonAI

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looks like pig rippings - a feral pig has been sighted in the area (photos posted on Molonglo facebook)

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DonFletcher wrote:
   26 Apr 2025
Hi @teeniiee, Sorry I can't verify this as pig on current evidence.
Remember that what I see (one or more small photos) is much different than what you experience. You can look at it in much better detail from different angles and tell with accuracy how deep it is etc, none of which is possible from these photos. From where I sit, it looks more like something a bird could produce, not the usual pig ripping which is typically quite a lot deeper and stronger. This looks like it could be cockatoo digging, or light scratching by other birds, or by humans.
Mike wrote:
   26 Apr 2025
Blackbirds (Turdus merula) do much the same digging in my garden. Galahs and cockatoos usually work in groups so dig wider areas in nature reserves.
teeniiee wrote:
   29 May 2025
Hi Don, no worries, I do understand it's difficult to ID from the photo and doesn't fit with typical pig rippings. This is the area the famous 'Coombs pig' has been seen regularly and the area has quite a lot of scats around. The pig is single and still quite juvenile so would not make as much of a mess as a group of adults. I walk here nearly every day am reasonably confident this is pig activity and not birds or dogs, but yes understand that it's hard to really confirm from the photos provided. Cheers

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