Where are you Clarkson?

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Odie

then consider the length of life of your fox....7 years is a long time, maybe his time was up.



-without your help in feeding him each night, who knows what may have happened to him with not much food around anymore.

I always knew there would come a day where he would just vanish but I just didn't want it to happen. Even my neighbour noted how old he was getting and seemed to be much slower in movement. Many times I would go outside and he'd be curled up fast aseep and I'd wake him up. I'll have a good look again tonight and I've got the neighbours looking out for him although most have trouble telling him apart from the others.

[Rapunzel]

Originally Posted by oscar

It's now been 7 days and nights since my pack leader has failed to appear in my garden after not missing a night for 7 years. Yes, it's only a bloody fox but 7 years is a long time to come to love the little fella.

Who is pack leader in his absence? Has one of the young male foxes taken over leadership? It might be that a young male sensed the pack leader was becoming old and put up a fight to be top dog. There will always be fights to be alpha male in any community of animals. Maybe he finally lost the fight to be leader of the pack.
I'm sorry Oscar.

[Kathy Ellen]

Oh, Oscar, I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. I felt like I knew him through you. Hope he's ok

I'm really sorry...such a loss

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Rapunzel

Who is pack leader in his absence? Has one of the young male foxes taken over leadership? It might be that a young male sensed the pack leader was becoming old and put up a fight to be top dog. There will always be fights to be alpha male in any community of animals. Maybe he finally lost the fight to be leader of the pack.
I'm sorry Oscar.

Yes, your right Rap but I have seen no usuper in the midst. Their behaviour tells me that until he went missing a week ago, he was still the Alpha male. For example... the food goes down on the ground and not one of the pack will move in until he has taken first pick. Once he grabs a chicken leg, his vixen then goes in and the others follow her. I have seen no signs of any leadership battle at all. The pack is always extremely harmonious and I've never seen any challenge against him. Also, there is no dominent male in his absense. I'm thinking more of him being hit by a car.

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Kathy Ellen

Oh, Oscar, I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. I felt like I knew him through you. Hope he's ok

I'm really sorry...such a loss

Thanks Kathy... 7 years is a long time to become very fond of him. He become tame over the years and would brush against my legs in the dark and look up at me with those evil eyes. I know I'm being very silly but he was almost part of the family. Life just won't be the same without finding him waiting by the gate every night

[Kathy Ellen]

Oh, I understand completely Julie. I will miss your stories about him if anything happened to him.

It's the same with your Bristol gorillas...I feel like they're part of my family and would miss them so much if I couldn't watch them play.

[Peg]

Originally Posted by el guapo

i have not i say not shot ya fox

It's usually the first one to say that they didn't do it that did it.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by oscar

I always knew there would come a day where he would just vanish but I just didn't want it to happen. Even my neighbour noted how old he was getting and seemed to be much slower in movement. Many times I would go outside and he'd be curled up fast aseep and I'd wake him up. I'll have a good look again tonight and I've got the neighbours looking out for him although most have trouble telling him apart from the others.

he may have needed to get away....he would know he couldn`t survive ...animals can sense this and need to be away from others when injured,
as other animals prey after the weak...

if you can`t find him...just know you gave a longer and happier life than wild ones have....and you know how much he loved you...he came to you every night for 7 years......

I feel the same way about Shyguy.....hes been here for 3 years now, I feel like he is my cat and he feels like I am his soft-spoken provider.

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Odie

he may have needed to get away....he would know he couldn`t survive ...animals can sense this and need to be away from others when injured,
as other animals prey after the weak...

if you can`t find him...just know you gave a longer and happier life than wild ones have....and you know how much he loved you...he came to you every night for 7 years......

I feel the same way about Shyguy.....hes been here for 3 years now, I feel like he is my cat and he feels like I am his soft-spoken provider.

Thanks Joan ... I do wonder if he got sick and went to earth to die but he was in beautiful condition considering his age. He was just getting his winter coat as well. Yes, t least if he is gone, I know that he never went hungry or knew the fear of the hunt bugle. I'm going to search the school grounds in the morning for him if he's died in there.

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Peg

It's usually the first one to say that they didn't do it that did it.

Co-incidence that El Whopper has just got his gun licence eh?