SuperN; Cats have a tendency to get run over, then scamper/drag themselves off the road before they croak, unless of course the offending tires get a good grip going over. I know this because a month ago I scraped up a cat from right inside my condo gate that must of gotten hit from the opposite side of the gate in the main road since the gate opens in. The gate while opening was tapping the top side of the dead cat. Did I mention it was raining and I was wearing heels while the cat's owner sobbed on the sidewalk while I was scrapping the cat up and stuffing the stiff, wet body in a too-small shoe box. Very nice morning; I was rather dazed when I got to work late and soaked through.
Another weird squirrel story: Last year I was standing under a tree chatting with a buddy. Suddenly there's a manic russling noise from above and a backpack-sized clump of cr*p falls from the tree. We all looked up in time to watch 2 squirrels jump from their falling nest about 5 feet off the ground. Nest hits the ground and explodes, squirrels hit the ground running, and scamper up the tree. We were stunned. Now there's something you don't see every day.
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