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sharron sussman from Julian California on 5/14/2006 11:18:19 AM:
Does anybody know anything about the yellow Mongoose pulled from the water and left at trailside 2 miles east of Hartsburg May 7? It was apparently still standing there two days later. Just curious...

 
Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 5/16/2006 2:33:17 PM:
An otter, perhaps? I'm native to Missouri and am not sure about a mongoose population. My guess is that it was a river otter. The conservation department has with success reintroduced them to the state.

 
sbikes from Kansas City on 5/16/2006 9:02:29 PM:
Good guess...but, last I checked otters didn't have two spoked wheels and pedals and I was a
biology major! There was a bike left along the trail...as opposed to a fuzzy creature! But, a
river otter would have been less mysterious!