Nature question

[GCP]

One of the cats left a trophy outside the back door this morning.

It's about the size of a chipmunk, but is gray with the bushy tail of a squirrel. I don't think it's a baby squirrel because it's face isn't squirrelish.

Any ideas?

[DS1]

1. Maybe it's just a decoy designed by the Allied Woods Defense Conglomerate

[GCP]

2. LOL, unfortunately it was a suicide mission then

And it was one of Minou's captures.

[DS1]

3. or it could have been the last of its kind

:shrug:

[matcom]

4. you found TEDDY!

i had lost him!

just stick him in a box and ship him back to me.

thanks

[TexasProgresive]

5. It would help to know the region you and the cats live. n/t

[blindpig]

6. perhaps a flying squirrel?

they look a bit different. Is there webbed skin between legs? Can't imagine much else from Mass.

[H2O Man]

7. It sounds like a flying squirrel....

which would also have the loose skin going from front to back on each side near the legs. They look differenr in part because they are actually one of the subfamilies of ground squirrels. The adults are about 9 inches long. Being caught at night would support the idea of it being a flying squirrel.

Other than the color, it sounded like it could also have been one of the more common tree squirrel, the 12-inch red squirrel. Its hair is a chestnut brown-to-reddish, however, and not gray.

[DS1]

8. waahahahaaa my cat notched up his first flying squirrel

He's a four legged death machine I tell you!

[SOteric]

9. He's just trying to come up with enough

exotic offerings to lure you into letting him in the car when you visit.

[DS1]

10. oh, right... surf-turf-and-cluck

:hi:

[SOteric]

11. Well I could have StirFry teach him the fine art

of stalking the wild pork chop.

[DS1]

12. I've heard of these roving pork chops before

I hear they walk in twos, much like a culinary Pink Floyd...

[blindpig]

13. so keep him in the house

Let him stalk little friskies or pet store mice.

[DS1]

16. hmm, let me think about that.

no

[blindpig]

17. got a problem with songbirds & other small critters?

If your cat stays on your property I guess that's ok if you value your cat's cheap thrills over wildlife. But we know that cats don't work like that. Cats are an invasive species and a peril to small wildlife. Dogs can be a problem too, but they are generally kept in yards.

[DS1]

18. Yes, I declared war on birds, and if my four-legged Minister of Death

does my work while I sleep, more power to him.

[blindpig]

19. well

guess it's a good thing we aren't neighbors. Enjoy your dead birds.

[DS1]

21. How's that?

why am I interpreting that as a threat?

[blindpig]

22. no threat

mere statement of opinion. I do not tolerate felis domesticus on my property. You seem to feel that it's ok for your cat to free range in pursuit of sport. We would not get along.

[GCP]

20. BINGO - I just looked it up on google

The little critter was a flying squirrel

Minou notched up an airborne kill.

[King Of Paperboys]

14. Time for a taste test!

You get on that, report back to us with more info.

[Bertha Venation]

15. what, no pictures?

Good for Kitty!

[GCP]

23. Here's photos - cute little things

http://home.insightbb.com/~h.greer/sqrlweb.htm

I never knew we had them in Massachusetts.

[DS1]

24. mmmmm, crunchy

:evilgrin: