Killer squirrel?

[Jeff Wisnia]

I was dragging some tree trimmings into an undeveloped tree filled portion of our land when I heard a nearby thud that sounded like something had fallen out of a tree. I looked up and saw a squirrel running down a tree and making tracks. Then I looked at the ground where I'd heard the sound of something falling and saw a dead squirrel with his throat ripped out.

I presumed the other squirrel I saw running away did the deed. Do squirrels treat their rivals this way? If now, then maybe there was an owl or hawk that did the deed, but lost their grip on the prey, and the other squirrel was escaping.

Jeff

[vikki]

There is also the possibility that the aggresive squirrel has rabies or something. I would call local animal control and ask them?

[ctrl-z]

Did the running squirrel have blood all over him? I doubt it. I like the predator theory. Around here I'm liable to see a squirrel running at any moment before another falls. And after.

[James Keene]

-- A. Because it's not the normal flow of conversation.

Q. Why is top posting in usenet wrong?

[Art Begun]

Why does top posting make sense?

running

[Brent Geery]

Wrong.

[mark Ranseley]

so, and what proiblem could it be?