Saturday, March 23, 2019

Stuckie The Dog...!

Animals can get themselves in trouble every so often and it can lead to very unhappy results. Such is the case for Stuckie the Dog. Here is his story from the folks over at Listverse.

Stuckie The Dog



Photo credit: allthatsinteresting.com

Stuckie is the mummified remains of a hunting dog that was trapped in a chestnut oak tree for almost 60 years. The dog was probably chasing a raccoon when it entered the tree through a hole around 1960.

Unfortunately, the dog was too big to pass through the hollowed-out tree and got stuck. Eventually, it died of starvation. However, its body mummified instead of decaying. It remained untouched for about 60 years until it was discovered after some loggers cut the tree.

Scientists later discovered that the moisture-absorbing tannin in the tree prevented Stuckie from decaying. The fact that the animal was stuck inside the tree also protected its body from scavengers. Stuckie is currently displayed at the Southern Forest World Museum in Waycross, Georgia. The dog’s remains are still inside the tree

Now that was one dedicated hunting dog, I have to admit. Just goes to show that accidents can easily happen when hunting.

Coffee out on the patio this morning. Nice warm temps headed our way again.

8 comments:

Gorges Smythe said...

Wow!

HermitJim said...

Hey Gorges...
I know, right?
Thanks for stopping by this morning!

Rob said...

A museum in Waycross Georgia? I gotta put that on my map of places to stop & see as I go by!

Momlady said...

That could be a neat day trip for the grandkids.

bigfoot said...

Great name for that dog!!

Mamahen said...

What a horrible Way for the dog to die...makes me sad...27°here tis a.m.

JO said...

How sad to think how he must have suffered.

46 here this morning not as cold as Mamahen but to cold for camping still. See you on the patio

HermitJim said...

Hey Rob...
Might be an interesting visit.
Thanks for coming over today!


Hey Momlady...
Educational to say the least.
Thanks for the visit today!


Hey Bigfoot...
Yeah, I thought so as well.
Thanks for stopping by today!


Hey Mamahen...
It is kinda sad, no doubt.
Thanks for the visit this morning!


Hey Jo...
Not a good way to go, for sure.
Thanks, dear, for dropping by today!