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Dead Animal???
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Woke up in the morning and found this on my steps, not sure what it is, some say cat, some say rat, the area i live in have on 4 houses in the area full of dogs and none have cats but one and all 3 are males. nearest town is 3 miles away...anyhow not sure how to post this... Picture may be disturbing sorry'
Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Nov 26, 2012
8 Comments
Ty Daniele,
Hi RolandEGauthier! We have kept this picture as it was considered educational by the rangers team. The alternative category on Project Noah is not Domesticated, but Pets. If these were born from stray cats they or their parents were clearly not pets, so it's fine to leave this spotting in Mammals. Thanks.
I debated showing this photo, but how am I to learn what lays before me and label it, I came to the thought it is one of Gods creature dead or alive and sometimes we are forced to investigate no matter how gruesome the subject is, I did say sorry for the post. I needed to know so I can add it to my archive with its correct name, and I did find out there was a few cats in the area living in an old abandoned shack nearby, it is a cat but not sure if considerd domesticated when its a 3rd or 4th generation of living in the wild the lady told me. The mother was a child of one cat that was abandoned when the old man that owned it passed away in 2000. Is it still considered domesticate after being born in the wild? Just like to know how that works.
Could they be mice?
Just goes to show what an amazing and complex series of events have to happen for a new life to come into being...and many times it does not as demonstrated here...making every time it does happen a precious event.
So very sad, but that is nature, some make it and some don't, does not matter what species.
I debated whether or not I would comment on this picture, but there is something to learn from even the most gruesome of images. This is a wee bit disturbing, even for me. However, these look like cat fetuses, approximately 6-6.5 week of age. For some reason the adult cat's body must have rejected the pregnancy. This can happen for many reason but it is most commonly due to stress or a malnourished state. Just because you don't know of any female cats in the area doesn't mean they aren't around. Feral populations of cats are very common in rural areas. I used this link to confirm my thoughts: http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advic... The link is from a "consumer-friendly veterinary advise" site. Please be aware that the images in the link are just as graphic as the image above.
I'm not sure this is appropriate!