Can you ID this dead animal?

SteveDallas · 07-25-2004, 05:53 PM

So I'm sitting at the computer playing poker, when all of a sudden my daughter bursts into the room--"Daddy, there's a dead animal outside!!!!!"

Icky. I disposed of it, but I'm curious as to what kind of animal it was. It appears to be an extremely young (possibly even fetal?) rodent or other mammal. My curiosity is partly morbid, and partly because I'm wondering if there's an injured/dead mom waiting to be discovered.

If you're interested in speculating, look at the picture. (It's somewhat gross--flies had discovered it--so maybe don't look at it if you're having a snack or something.)

Clodfobble · 07-25-2004, 06:07 PM

Looks like a baby opossum to me.

zippyt · 07-25-2004, 06:21 PM

i second the possum suggestion .

lumberjim · 07-25-2004, 11:14 PM

a puppy?

BrianR · 07-26-2004, 02:33 PM

Paws are all wrong for a canine. I vote opossum also. The tail appears prehensile.

Slothboy · 07-28-2004, 05:26 PM

THAT, my friends, is the WTF.

SteveDallas · 07-28-2004, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Slothboy

THAT, my friends, is the WTF.

Oh, when I saw from the thread list that you were the last poster, I thought you were gonna say it was a sloth!

lulu · 08-10-2004, 09:34 AM

Whoa.
I don't know what type of animal that is. But it's definitely gross.

SteveDallas · 08-20-2004, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lulu

Whoa.
I don't know what type of animal that is. But it's definitely gross.

I did warn you ......

jdbutler · 08-27-2004, 01:41 PM

I think that's where Vienna Sausages come from.

cjjulie · 11-22-2006, 06:48 AM

Squirel

Shawnee123 · 11-22-2006, 07:26 AM

No. I think it's the baby from Eraserhead.

Sheldonrs · 11-22-2006, 08:19 AM

I'm not sure what it is but Applebee's serves it with fries.

Hoof Hearted · 11-22-2006, 08:38 AM

I say opossum, and here is why:
The baby is fully formed but not fully developed. It has no placenta as it would if it were aborted from a mammal like a dog/cat or such. I think it probably fell out of its mother's pouch. Most likely, it had weakened and died before it came out of the pouch, as these little babies usually latch on and do not let go. Very kind of you to bury the little critter.

Hubby just walked in and said his standard answer of "chupacabra".

CaliforniaMama · 11-22-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

So I'm sitting at the computer playing poker, when all of a sudden my daughter bursts into the room--"Daddy, there's a dead animal outside!!!!!"

What is this? Dead animal week? A similar thing happened to me. I'm doing stuff and my son comes to the door sobbing and sobbing. I finally get him talking and he said he saw something gross. What I ask?

A dead rat.

We don't have rats, we have mice. It's probably a dead mouse.

It's gross, he says, you can see under the muscle and everything.

He's 7. I don't believe him.

His brother, also 7, says Cool, can I see?

He runs out and runs back telling me the spine is sticking out.

They are 7. I don't believe them.

They finally convince me to go have a look.

Yep, it's a rat. Yep, the spine is sticking out. Weird. If it is still there I'll take a pic.

07-25-2004, 05:53 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Can you ID this dead animal? So I'm sitting at the computer playing poker, when all of a sudden my daughter bursts into the room--"Daddy, there's a dead animal outside!!!!!" Icky. I disposed of it, but I'm curious as to what kind of animal it was. It appears to be an extremely young (possibly even fetal?) rodent or other mammal. My curiosity is partly morbid, and partly because I'm wondering if there's an injured/dead mom waiting to be discovered. If you're interested in speculating, look at the picture. (It's somewhat gross--flies had discovered it--so maybe don't look at it if you're having a snack or something.)

07-25-2004, 06:21 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	i second the possum suggestion . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-25-2004, 11:14 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	a puppy? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-28-2004, 05:26 PM	#6
Slothboy *No known superpowers. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 48	THAT, my friends, is the WTF. __________________ Super perfundo on the early eve of your day.

08-10-2004, 09:34 AM	#8
lulu with karate i'll kick your ass Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 53	Whoa. I don't know what type of animal that is. But it's definitely gross. __________________ Hiya!

07-25-2004, 06:07 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Looks like a baby opossum to me.

07-26-2004, 02:33 PM	#5
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Paws are all wrong for a canine. I vote opossum also. The tail appears prehensile.

08-27-2004, 01:41 PM	#10
jdbutler If ya cant take a joke, Effya! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 288	I think that's where Vienna Sausages come from. __________________ Phineas J. Twunt

11-22-2006, 06:48 AM	#11
cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	Squirel __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

11-22-2006, 07:26 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	No. I think it's the baby from Eraserhead. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:50 AM.

11-22-2006, 08:19 AM	#13
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I'm not sure what it is but Applebee's serves it with fries. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-22-2006, 08:38 AM	#14
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	I say opossum, and here is why: The baby is fully formed but not fully developed. It has no placenta as it would if it were aborted from a mammal like a dog/cat or such. I think it probably fell out of its mother's pouch. Most likely, it had weakened and died before it came out of the pouch, as these little babies usually latch on and do not let go. Very kind of you to bury the little critter. Hubby just walked in and said his standard answer of "chupacabra". __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

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