Duck Parade / myLot

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

September 9, 2016 10:39am CST

I actually walked over to this pond to investigate a mysterious creature popping its head out of the water and swimming toward shore. It ducked back underneath once it saw me, however, and I didn't see it again. My best guess is the mystery animal was a large turtle but I really don't know. Whatever it was, it held its breath under water the whole time I was there. Since I couldn't get the photo, I took one of the ducks swimming nearby instead.

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Yong Cader

@yongcaderoriginal (101)

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10 Sep 16

It might be duck too . Don't you know that duck could also swam underwater

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Steve Helmer

@srhelmer (7029)

• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

10 Sep 16

Ducks can swim under water, yes. They don't normally dive under water and stay there for 10-15 minutes. Also, this critter had a long, thin tail.

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Yong Cader

@yongcaderoriginal (101)

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11 Sep 16

@srhelmer :D .. Ou sounds creepy .

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99410)

• Canada

9 Sep 16

Cool. It was probably a turtle but he wasn't about to allow himself to be seen. Maybe you will see him on another one of your outings.

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Steve Helmer

@srhelmer (7029)

• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

9 Sep 16

Turtle is my best guess too. However, from the distance, it seemed like it had a long tail behind it so it's possible it might have been a muskrat (all I really saw was a silhouette and couldn't tell if it was a mammal or reptile-like). They can stay under water for quite some time too and I'm pretty sure I saw one run into the tall grass a couple weeks ago.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99410)

• Canada

9 Sep 16

@srhelmer Oh wow really? That is cool.

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