NC Candid Critters

A citizen science wildlife survey helping people run camera traps from the beaches to the mountains of North Carolina.
See Wildlife. Do Science!

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"The evolution of the turkey". (Wild turkeys, Craven County, NC) @ncwildlife

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Earth Day is coming up! Don't forget to show your appreciation for the natural world @NCWildlife @NorthCarolinaEE

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What a tree hugger ;) (eastern grey squirrel, Chatham County, NC) @NCWildlife

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We rarely get reptiles on camera, but it seems we caught a turtle on camera in Moore County! @NCWildlife

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#SmallDiscoverySunday Check out our new Tableau viz for all of @CandidCritters data! @NCWildlife
https://t.co/TiRmBBhwLs

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Peek-a-boo! (Coyote, Moore County, NC) @NCWildlife

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Shout out to all the wonderful mothers out there! (White-tailed deer, Sampson County, NC) @NCWildlife

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LOL well hello there! (domestic chicken, Alamance County, NC) @NCWildlife

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Today we published a paper @AnimalConserv finding that pet cats have an ecological impact 4-10X that of a wild predator, although mostly within 100m of their house. (1/n)
https://t.co/ZWGmKZJJMl

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Great example of a button buck, aka a male fawn less than six months old starting to show "buttons" of his new antlers (white-tailed deer, Craven County, NC). @NCWildlife

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Photo of the week: coyote, Dare County, NC @NCWildlife

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@DhallNY @NCWildlife Coyote!

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@DhallNY @NCWildlife House cat!

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: bucks in rut, Edgecombe County @NCWildlife

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If you look closely at this deer's antlers, you might notice they look a little odd. According to our deer experts at @NCWildlife, this buck appears to be experiencing "antleroma", a condition characterized by abnormal antler growth.

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Northern raccoons are habitat generalists, meaning they can live in a variety of areas. Commonly found in forests, this species also thrives around agricultural fields, in swamps, and even in cities (Macon County, NC) @NCWildlife

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: eastern grey squirrel, Burke County, NC @NCWildlife

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Newborn white-tailed deer fawns weigh about as much as a house cat when they are born - approximately 4-8 pounds with really, really long legs! (doe and fawn, Transylvania County, NC) @NCWildlife