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| | | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 103 on 12/15/2017 4:30 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by iriderkick
Are they really?! I never knew that! I've heard stories about them killing small dogs and cats but that's quite an interesting prey for them. They're awfully bold!
| I had looked them up years ago on wiki, but had forgotten that as well. Never was far enough north to encounter one plus they aren't a common sight even there... a pretty cool encounter. There have been two attacks on children over the years, but they just aren't equipped to take out a human. They only attack humans if cornered, like most animals. Some cougars and maybe bobcats can take out a porcupine too without getting a lethal dose of quills. A snorting buck in rut at night at close range is unnerving. They do attack and kill adults. He tailed me for about 30 yards or so. This one was easily scared off; not something you want to tangle with out on a deserted country road at one in the AM.
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| | | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 106 on 12/26/2017 2:08 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Similar story... back in July, while shooting the demolition of Lincoln Mall, I ran across a litter of eight, mewing, newborn kittens in one of the stores. They couldn't have been more than a few days old; I had been in the same space the prior weekend and they weren't there. Fortunately, as they were in the process of gutting the stores in this wing, this was probably the only store in the mall that was yet to have a skid-steer plow through it. It had been walled-off from the mall long ago, and was jam-fucking-packed with forgotten store fixtures from the adjacent department store, so nobody else knew about, or was likely to find them. Mama kitty did come around a short time, later, but I accidentally spooked her and she never came back for the rest of the time I was there. Having rescued a few litters of kittens in recent years: normally I'd leave them be for mama to relocate them - however with demolition crews working in this area, a friend and I decided their chances weren't good whether we took or left them. We opted for the former... fortunately the South Suburban Humane Society was a few towns over and was able to take them. I followed up with (but never got to see) them on later visits, and was told they all survived and went to good homes.
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| TheSwanStation
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| | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 107 on 1/5/2018 1:43 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by jonrev Similar story... back in July, while shooting the demolition of Lincoln Mall, I ran across a litter of eight, mewing, newborn kittens in one of the stores. https://farm5.stat...9_33c9fc9876_c.jpg They couldn't have been more than a few days old; I had been in the same space the prior weekend and they weren't there. Fortunately, as they were in the process of gutting the stores in this wing, this was probably the only store in the mall that was yet to have a skid-steer plow through it. It had been walled-off from the mall long ago, and was jam-fucking-packed with forgotten store fixtures from the adjacent department store, so nobody else knew about, or was likely to find them. Mama kitty did come around a short time, later, but I accidentally spooked her and she never came back for the rest of the time I was there. Having rescued a few litters of kittens in recent years: normally I'd leave them be for mama to relocate them - however with demolition crews working in this area, a friend and I decided their chances weren't good whether we took or left them. We opted for the former... fortunately the South Suburban Humane Society was a few towns over and was able to take them. I followed up with (but never got to see) them on later visits, and was told they all survived and went to good homes.
| That's a great story, and a big litter!! I'm happy you were able to save them and they were all adopted! I would have absolutely done the same. We found three kittens near my cabin this past spring abandoned in the middle of a single lane dirt road in the middle of state land. No houses or cabins around for miles. They chilled with us for the weekend and I found loving homes for all three within a week!
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| Dee Ashley
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| | | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 109 on 1/9/2018 4:10 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by jonrev Similar story... back in July, while shooting the demolition of Lincoln Mall, I ran across a litter of eight, mewing, newborn kittens in one of the stores. https://farm5.stat...9_33c9fc9876_c.jpg They couldn't have been more than a few days old; I had been in the same space the prior weekend and they weren't there. Fortunately, as they were in the process of gutting the stores in this wing, this was probably the only store in the mall that was yet to have a skid-steer plow through it. It had been walled-off from the mall long ago, and was jam-fucking-packed with forgotten store fixtures from the adjacent department store, so nobody else knew about, or was likely to find them. Mama kitty did come around a short time, later, but I accidentally spooked her and she never came back for the rest of the time I was there. Having rescued a few litters of kittens in recent years: normally I'd leave them be for mama to relocate them - however with demolition crews working in this area, a friend and I decided their chances weren't good whether we took or left them. We opted for the former... fortunately the South Suburban Humane Society was a few towns over and was able to take them. I followed up with (but never got to see) them on later visits, and was told they all survived and went to good homes.
| Hopefully pixiehaven will see this post. Something very similar happened to us at an abandoned hospital, but they were puppies. I can't even begin to imagine where those photos would be, but pixiehaven stepped up and got those pups taken care of. Sadly, one of them didn't make it, but I don't remember why. I think the others were placed into good homes though.
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| | | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 111 on 1/25/2018 11:03 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Saturn_Sayerz I once had a bat fly right into my face and it was terrifying but it was actually super cute when it got out of my face and we named it Bruce
| This is terrifying for another reason, rabies. If more than 6 months has passed you're probably safe... Anytime you have wound or even suspected skin abrasion, no matter how slight from a bat, get the rabbi vaccine asap. The closer the wound is to the brain, the more urgent the vaccine. With a head or neck wound you need it within a days. If the vaccine doesn't take, an agonizing death will follow. Even a slight unnoticed scratch can transmit it if the bat is infected... this has happened. Error on the side of caution, if there's any doubt get the vaccine. People stateside still die from rabies and bats are a major transmission vector. A bat's sonar is precise; anytime a bat flies into you in an open area it should be considered abnormal behavior; one of the symptoms of rabies.
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| | | | Re: Your Most Terrifying Animal Encounter? < Reply # 118 on 1/28/2018 10:29 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Dee Ashley
The good news is, there’s a vaccine. The catch, as you touched upon in your comment, is that once you present symptoms, your pretty much screwed.
| Those that did survive were severely crippled. No full recoveries, ever, without the vaccine. The closer to the head/neck region as well as the severity of the wounds, the worse the prognosis even with the vaccine. Anyone who knows they will be potentially exposed should take the vaccine beforehand. This is one of the most wicked human viruses there is. Always avoid contact with all mammals, especially if it appears unkept or acts atypically. If bitten or scratched try to capture it dead or alive for brain autopsy. Refrigerate if dead. I did it once with a stray cat; it was negative... that will teach it to bit the hand that feds it
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