On my woodland I've just found a rabbit tail and most of the intact body cavity contents, but nothing else. Although I wouldn't rule out someone poaching it's highly unlikely for several reasons so it seems some critter is responsible. So, what animal would be able to carefully remove the intestines from a bunny and then take everything else including the legs, head etc? There's plenty of wildlife about - from foxes to buzzards.
Rabbit entrails - who's the culprit?
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Yeah a person or a .................................................big puddy tat of some kind !!!!!
That's got to be a person I'm sure. I've left exactly that behind when rabbiting. Why rule out people?
It's private land which I own that I spend a fair bit of time on and I've never seen anyone wandering about, I often have a trail camera up to see what wildlife is about and that's never caught anyone, there's not many rabbits about so if you're shooting them you'd be there for ages, the land is remote and there's far better places to poach, I've never found a snare or trap about, it's obvious I'm often about and the entrails weren't hidden but out in the open etc, etc.
I agree though, it looks similar to when I gut a rabbit, although I don't recall any liver or lungs. The last bit or large intestine seemed to connected to the anus with bit of fur but wasn't still connected to the tail.
There are cats about and some are rescue cats so I expect they can fend for themselves. Rumour has it there's a leopard about as well.
There are cats about and some are rescue cats so I expect they can fend for themselves. Rumour has it there's a leopard about as well.
Getting warm.............was it a 'neat ' pile of intestines, stomach & kidneys. ?
No, no kidneys. The stomach and intestines still seemed to be in an outer membrane layer.
Mmmm ........... I don't know any animal other than a human that can remove the intestines without damaging the membrane & the fact that the kidneys are missing really does point to a two legged rat.
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YEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
I've seen this before... On my living room floor! My ex wife had a couple of gnarly cats that were always hunting something or other - one of them left me exactly what you describe (including a tail) on the floor. Gawd knows what happened to the bones etc, maybe the cat gralloched the thing and brought back the intestine and tail as a trophy / present for me....
I've seen this before... On my living room floor! My ex wife had a couple of gnarly cats that were always hunting something or other - one of them left me exactly what you describe (including a tail) on the floor. Gawd knows what happened to the bones etc, maybe the cat gralloched the thing and brought back the intestine and tail as a trophy / present for me....
I'll keep an eye out for anyone milling about or any other signs.
That may not be as unlikely as it sounds, there are a few strange people about. And animals for that matter, this is a photo from a couple of days ago from my trail camera.
That may not be as unlikely as it sounds, there are a few strange people about. And animals for that matter, this is a photo from a couple of days ago from my trail camera.
YEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
I've seen this before... On my living room floor! My ex wife had a couple of gnarly cats that were always hunting something or other - one of them left me exactly what you describe (including a tail) on the floor. Gawd knows what happened to the bones etc, maybe the cat gralloched the thing and brought back the intestine and tail as a trophy / present for me....
That's, erm, reassuring.
I notice one of my neighbours cats has eaten a small rodent and thrown the whole thing back up in my garden. There's this strange dead animal with fur on the inside and a spine & guts on the outside, looks like a mini-beast from The Thing.
That may not be as unlikely as it sounds, there are a few strange people about. And animals for that matter, this is a photo from a couple of days ago from my trail camera.
Foxes & sinse I can't see any willies, probably vixens...........................................If you find any sandal prints, it's defo druids.
That's, erm, reassuring.
There's this strange dead animal with fur on the inside and a spine & guts on the outside, looks like a mini-beast from The Thing.
It's been turned inside out, could be a fox or badger that did that ..................... wolves often turn sheep inside out as they hate the wool.
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No foxes or badgers about the house, loads of cats though. The woodland is a couple of miles away.
They do have legs & extensive territories.........
..A cat too can find a carcas killed by something else then drag it back to the house.
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you wont either mate,poachers were recruited by Churchill for his secret army aka auxiliary units, a chap i know locally is quite the woodsman,has been near trod on before now int dark by gamekeepers,i would imagine that the entrails were hid butt some critters dragged them out into view.
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