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What type of animal can skin a six to eight inch rodent and leave the body?

Asked by Unbroken (10746points) September 3rd, 2013

This is silly but I didn’t realize how disturbed I was until I laid down and tried to go to sleep.

I found this animal with out any fur on it just a lot of tissue and well grass and stuff stuck to it outside the door.

It doesn’t look like my cat’s work she can avoid certain innards but eats the whole thing including fur. She always leaves her leftovers by the door past the enclosed stair door where this animal ended.

Also the bugs were flying over it but none were crawling or landing on it.

I have a pretty strong stomach but this almost made me sick and now everytime I close my eyes I see it. Maybe if I knew there was an animal capable of doing this and why they would it’d be less creepy.

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drhat77's avatar

Perhaps you can call animal control? They might know.

LuckyGuy's avatar

I have seen Turkey Vultures rip apart carrion, primarily squirrels. . It is pretty disgusting to watch. Do you have them in your area?

filmfann's avatar

Okay, guess I am skipping breakfast this morning…

Pooh54's avatar

If the body was left, maybe it was a hunter (poacher) wanting the skin. What type of critter was it? Could it have been a mink?

Neodarwinian's avatar

A human could.

Humans are a type of animal.

Unbroken's avatar

Sorry @ filmfann

Too small to be a mink.

Nope. No turkey vultures at least not in town @LuckyGuy but we do have pigeons.

I disposed of the body but animal control is a good idea. If there is a next time @drhat77.

And that guy does look creepy @ragingloli

rojo's avatar

Did it look like this

Unbroken's avatar

@rojo almost cool. It could have been the shape seems about right and the size. But no it literally was fleshless. Fresh bright blood globs of stuff attached with grass and leaves sticking to it. We had a light wind, and in one piece unpunctured it seems from a brief glimpse.

Shudder.

rojo's avatar

Did it have a head and if so, was it also skinned?

Espiritus_Corvus's avatar

A very cold cat.

SpatzieLover's avatar

Various birds of prey do this.

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