New Species? Tail-less coons.

[tallyho8]

I caught two young coon in my chicken yard today. They appear to be about 6 weeks old and they were born tail-less.

I'm keeping my eyes out for the mother because I want to see if she is tail-less too. Anyone ever see a coon with no tail before?

And no, they weren't cut off. The rear is perfectly formed and they are too young to have had them cut off and healed perfectly already.

 

[newbury]

What's the pollution levels in your area?

 

[tallyho8]

What's the pollution levels in your area?

Now that you mention it, I do live about 1 mile from the largest landfill in Louisiana. Hmmmmm!

 

[MossRoad]

Ya know... that whole legless frogs and pollution thing has been proven to be dragonfly nymphs eating the legs off tadpoles..
BBC - Earth News - Legless frogs mystery solved

So find what's eating your raccoon tails!

In all seriousness, there's some discussions about tailless raccoons out there on google. Interesting.

 

[RobertBrown]

What are you planning to do with those youngsters?
And no I have never seen a raccoon without a tail.

 

[MossRoad]

Looks good with no tail...

 

[oosik]

All the coons here have tails. Side note: be careful with handling the little critters. Remember - like many animals - coons can be carriers of rabies.

 

[tallyho8]

I had a coon raid my tack room in my barn last night and eat all the cat food. I am sure it must be the mother of these two. I am going to set up my live trap tonight and also my game camera in hopes of finding out if she is tailless also.

I will report back tomorrow.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Looks good with no tail...
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I had the pleasure of meeting Fess Parker about 1955 at a local TV station. Buddy of mine and I had won a local talent contest so we got a spot on one of the local programs. I recall him being a big guy, very nice. Up close, I noticed a huge scar down his jawbone to his chin. Didn't show up on TV, but it person it was more than obvious. Years later, I did a bit of research on him and found out that the had been in a fender bender, and some guy tried to cut his head off; hence the huge scar.

 

[MossRoad]

I had the pleasure of meeting Fess Parker about 1955 at a local TV station. Buddy of mine and I had won a local talent contest so we got a spot on one of the local programs. I recall him being a big guy, very nice. Up close, I noticed a huge scar down his jawbone to his chin. Didn't show up on TV, but it person it was more than obvious. Years later, I did a bit of research on him and found out that the had been in a fender bender, and some guy tried to cut his head off; hence the huge scar.

But what was the talent???