09-22-2003, 01:56 PM
Glad I could put a 
on your face, Joe. I guess the older I get, the more I notice the little things.
Recently, down in Aurora (Denver Suburb), there was a rash of cat killings (somewhere around 40 or so), and at first it was attributed to a deranged person getting their kicks from killing cats. The cats were mutalated, innurds ripped out, heads cut off, etc. Turned out, it was female foxes training her kits to survive. The cats were just training tools. Come winter, cats will be their food source. Normally, foxes stay far, far, far away from civilization and hunt mice, rats, rabbits and other small animals for food. This year, they've moved into the city. Why? I won't even begin to rationalize how the critters are thinking but can summize that they are preparing for a hard winter, and know the woods won't support them.
In one aspect, they are fun to watch when they play and hunt but on the other hand, they can another good indicator of what's to come. Scientists often ponder the question as to "how" many animals survive a disaster that humans can't. The answer is simple, they somehow know what is coming and prepare for it. We ignore the signs. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am.
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on your face, Joe. I guess the older I get, the more I notice the little things. Recently, down in Aurora (Denver Suburb), there was a rash of cat killings (somewhere around 40 or so), and at first it was attributed to a deranged person getting their kicks from killing cats. The cats were mutalated, innurds ripped out, heads cut off, etc. Turned out, it was female foxes training her kits to survive. The cats were just training tools. Come winter, cats will be their food source. Normally, foxes stay far, far, far away from civilization and hunt mice, rats, rabbits and other small animals for food. This year, they've moved into the city. Why? I won't even begin to rationalize how the critters are thinking but can summize that they are preparing for a hard winter, and know the woods won't support them.
In one aspect, they are fun to watch when they play and hunt but on the other hand, they can another good indicator of what's to come. Scientists often ponder the question as to "how" many animals survive a disaster that humans can't. The answer is simple, they somehow know what is coming and prepare for it. We ignore the signs. I hope I'm wrong but I don't think I am.
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