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Originally posted by DaveB View Post
Wound up MrsB the rest of the way home by suggesting that some of them may have managed to jump up into the wheel arches or the engine bay and could be chewing on wires or brake pipes as we drove along
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One of the strangest sights I've come across was a road covered in rats.
There was what looked like a dead rabbit in the middle of the road, and dozens of rats scampering back and forth eating it. Ther scattered impressively when the headlights hit them.
We were obviously not the first car to pass it as there were a couple of squashed rats in the road as well that had not got out of the way fast enough and which were now suplementing their bretherins rabbit based diet.
Wound up MrsB the rest of the way home by suggesting that some of them may have managed to jump up into the wheel arches or the engine bay and could be chewing on wires or brake pipes as we drove along
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Saw a tiny little deer this morning with its head all mashed up . Poor little bambi.
I said "oh dear"
Poor little blighter
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If you're the next car along after a road kill, you can pick up the remains and take them home to eat them. I know someone who once got quite a lot of very nice venison this way.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostIn a raging debate on another forum a few years ago, back when the hunting ban was a hot topic, the hunt supporters argued that fox hunting was an effective way of controlling the fox population in rural areas. It was pointed out to them that more foxes are killed on the roads each year than by hunting, so if they really want to control the numbers they should ditch the horses and go drive around the country lanes of an evening in their nice comfy 4x4's.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostDid see 3 foxes dead the other day on opposite sides.
Two adults and one cub.
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Originally posted by Durbs View PostWe hit one whilst the missus was driving, luckily down a little country lane so only doing around 30. Smashed through the front skirts, went under the motor and then a sickening bang, bang, bang as it bounced between the road and bottom of the car. Not nice at all.
looked in the nearside mirror and it was lay in the middle of the road surely stone dead but by the time we'd stopped and i'd jogged half way to it, it had got up and staggered away into the hedge. Nails!
Makes you wonder why animals like foxes and badgers haven't twigged that when a large "animal" with glaring eyes is rapidly heading in their direction, it's time to move off the road pronto. The problem is, their instinct is to freeze and hope it goes away.
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From what I understand from watching television some people actually eat this roadkill or these roadkills. To be honest I wouldn't know how to assess if these animals were fresh and if these animals would be suitable foodstuff. In India I would say it would not be recommended due to the heat making the meat very perishable. If you lkive in Arctic the opposite is true though I must point out that if you see polar bear road kill don not uner any circumstances eat the liver as this is poisonous.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostSame here. Twas on a wet night, and it rolled to the edge of the road and ended up in a puddle. We got out to check on it and it was still breathing. We decided to take it to the Vet's to see if anything could be done. I said to the missus to place it between her legs to keep it warm. "But it stinks!" she immediately replied.
"Well hold the badger's nose then!!!"
Boy I hope Shauns plan B isn't in comedy
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Did see 3 foxes dead the other day on opposite sides.
Two adults and one cub.
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Originally posted by Durbs View PostWe hit one whilst the missus was driving, luckily down a little country lane so only doing around 30.
"Well hold the badger's nose then!!!"
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBadgers can be bloody huge! I would hate to hit one at speed! Well I would hate to hit one at all but you know what I mean.
looked in the nearside mirror and it was lay in the middle of the road surely stone dead but by the time we'd stopped and i'd jogged half way to it, it had got up and staggered away into the hedge. Nails!
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