MadMikeOne wrote:
My head tells me this is a part of the circle of life, but my heart hurts anyway. I agree with you that animals have feelings. True story, many years ago I had a pet house skunk. The skunk shared a room with 2 flight cages of finches. She always slept under a footstool. One morning, we woke up and discovered her curled up in a ball in the middle of the room. Couldn't figure out what was wrong. A few minutes later, I discovered one of our finches dead in the cage. Mystery solved. Our skunk had never slept in the middle of the room before or after that occurrence. Animals have a sixth sense as well as feelings.
My head tells me this is a part of the circle of l... (
show quote)
You are very right. I see this type of behavior in wildlife especially.
I am glad though you discovered skunks! They are the only North American wild mammal, that when raised in captivity will not revert to wild. They are clean, intelligent, interactive and very protective of their people and home.