Sighting 4562335
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| Unverified | AndyRoo | 23 Mar 2024 |
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GPSed. Looked like a (mammal) scat? Was quite dry, light and low density. Scaling off pencil in first pic length =42mm, thickness = 19mm.
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23 Mar 2024
Depending on location of scat and what plant parts those are in the scat, probably Black Wallaby, Wallabia bicolor
13 May 2025
Thanks Don. Given its very low density and lack of powdery residue I'm wondering if might instead be a regurgitated bird pellet?
13 May 2025
Hi @AndyRoo, What I thought were plant parts might be insect parts. So what were they?
If insect, its a bird pellet, and yes they have lower density than dung.
If insect, its a bird pellet, and yes they have lower density than dung.
14 May 2025
Sorry Don, I can't tell and I don't have the expertise. I assume you have access to the original photos I uploaded rather than the lower res versions that appear on the sighting webpage? In retrospect I should have (a) got higher res and more close up pics and (b) broken the pellet/scat up more and separated out the fragments - as I was travelling with a group I didn't have time to do this. The thing that struck me was the lack of its mass/density and how easy it was to break.
14 May 2025
Hi @AndyRoo, a bird pellet is generally lower density. Sorry I couldn't do any better for you.
15 May 2025
Thanks Don. I'd be tempted to delete the sighting but probably best to leave it up just in case someone else posts a sighting of the same faunal scat that can be readily IDed.
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