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chas
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by chas » 10 Apr 2017, 16:16
Just had the old bloke from across the road pop round and was asking why a fox cub would be buried in his garden.
Apparently his gardener found it after seeing some fur stuck up, it was only buried a couple of inches deep and looked like soil had been scratched over the top of it albeit a shallow hole must have been dug first.
Any ideas as to what's gone on here ?
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some bloke
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by some bloke » 10 Apr 2017, 17:14
Previous owners pet maybe? Has he lived there long?
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chas
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by chas » 10 Apr 2017, 17:44
some bloke wrote:Previous owners pet maybe? Has he lived there long?
About 60-70 years Dave and it ain't mummified
Still obviously a fox, hasn't been there that long, months perhaps.
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22-250jock
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by 22-250jock » 10 Apr 2017, 17:47
may have been killed by another dog fox and burried......
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rodp
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by rodp » 10 Apr 2017, 18:45
Definitely Druids
Does he hear strange chanting at night ?
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chas
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by chas » 10 Apr 2017, 21:10
Hadn't thought of Druids, very quiet of a night around here so fairly sure I'd have heard them and old Jimmy seems to have better hearing than me although nigh on 30 years my senior.
The "other fox" theory was all I could think of but still not heard of them burying dead unless it's a future meal but didn't think they did that either.
Not going to loose any sleep over it.
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rodp
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by rodp » 10 Apr 2017, 21:26
"Land Rover, the worlds best 4x4 by far"
"Argo, a great 8x8"
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hairlesshunter
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by hairlesshunter » 11 Apr 2017, 19:47
It didn't have a purple suit on just I haven't seen the Fox that that did tha advertisement for foxy bingo in while
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hairyyoda
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by hairyyoda » 11 Apr 2017, 23:48
"Definitely Druids" can't be Rod
? a good Druid would have skinned the carcass first and then built a circle of standing stones with a large oblong stone altar as a centre piece to lay the demised creature on ?
Foxes in general will bury surplus kill, scavenged/carrion, dead creatures, seen a boarder collie steal the freshly snipped balls when a vet was doing some castrations and bury them in 2 different places a short distance from a stock shed and close to the farm house.
There could still be a few rouge Druids lurking about so be careful out there
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sedstar
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by sedstar » 12 Apr 2017, 19:36
maybe it committed suicide, you never know, he mights had nothing to live for, and had a TERRIBLE mum... hey it happens.
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yes, 'tis a dastardly thing, when the wee ones decide to kick off like that of their own hand... erm, their own paw....
hey, it could happen....
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