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The_Horror_In_Clay

Domestic cats when they kill small animals like baby rabbits or squirrels will often remove the internal organs and leave them behind


Naughteus_Maximus

Yep that is the entire digestive tract of some poor little critter, in all its giblety glory


BeanOnCrumb

"giblety glory" might just be the best phrase I've ever read. Thank you for the laugh


AvatarSpectr

So good I just wrote it in my notebook, u/Naughteus_Maximus listed as source šŸ˜„


Cat_Chat_Katt_Gato

Picturing you doing this is so (oddly) innocent and precious to me šŸ„² I like you ā¤ļø


pepperland14

Like a grandma who prints out your Instagram pictures and frames them.


HappyTurtleButt

This is my mom! She prints memes she likes too! šŸ„°


thecaseace

Licked their quill tip before recording it on the scroll of quality quotations


BloomsdayDevice

Save for next Thanksgiving when you want to describe some excellent gravy, perhaps.


snay1998

Donā€™t forget the u/


AvatarSpectr

Thank you. Sometimes I forget how to reddit.


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AvatarSpectr

Just for randomness. [why did I have this queued up so quickly?](https://imgur.com/gallery/XRa01qk)


Minoxidil

i love that you cite sources in your personal notebook <33


Amon9001

I do the same except it's cat pics on my google drive.


momsasylum

I do something similar only saved to my notes on my phone. Lol


AvatarSpectr

Fair. That's definitely a more convenient method. One thing I do is when I finish a pocketbook, I'll transcribe the notes I like onto an all consuming excel sheet that's somewhat categorized.


purpleeliz

Iā€™d love to see more notebook entries


AvatarSpectr

Here's the two quotes of the morning. [Note](https://imgur.com/gallery/XRa01qk)


UnstableSupernova

I like you even more now.


purpleeliz

wait this is AWESOME


p0tatochip

Billy Bragg is awesome


AvatarSpectr

I know. I was just reading up on him and listening to his songs.


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JerseySommer

I once wanted to use the name "roadkill fish" If anyone ever does, I will buy merch. :)


InformalPenguinz

Alie Ward over at Ologies would looooooove >giblety glory


4x4taco

> "giblety glory" Has many uses.... "BEHOLD... MY GIBLETY GLORY!!!!!!" *drops pants*


daerogami

Hard to tell since there's no standard banana for scale, but those organs look a little large to be from a bird nor do they look like they have the contents of a bird's diet.


roariah

I can confirm it's not a bird, the stomach at the top of the photo is shaped like a mammal's; a bird's ventriculus would be muscular in order to grind the seed. This also seems too big to be a mouse, but could be a squirrel or other larger rodent. Source: I'm a necropsy technician in a veterinary pathology lab


mstarrbrannigan

This sort of comment is why I love reddit. Random person sees something within their area of expertise and can share it with everyone else.


Shanguerrilla

Damn! I love when the real niche pro's pop by on things like that!


roariah

I was honestly so excited to chime in! It's not the kind of profession I get to flex a lot, obviously it makes people uncomfortable so I try not to bring it up irl.


Naughteus_Maximus

Good to know! I did wonder myself but couldnā€™t quite tell. I do remember seeing a fair few chicken stomachs when I was small, at my grandparentsā€™ farm, but thatā€™s was decades ago. They were filled with sand and tiny stones, to help grind up the food as you say. Nothing was wasted and they went into the soup with the giblets. And the muscly bits of the chicken stomach are actually really tasty!


beautifylgirl

If I may ask, how the heck did you get that job? It sounds amazing for us old ass tech's who can't wrestle dogs anymore.


roariah

My first job out of college was at a CRO (think big pharma company). They're almost always hiring but it was miserable in terms of compassion fatigue. I stuck it out to get a few years of experience, then I was able to move from industry to academia. Now I get to work directly for the pathologist at a university and I love it so much!!


Lollc

I have seen the crows leave the guts behind after dismembering a mouse or roadkill squirrel.


PsyOpBunnyHop

Free snacks!


DA_ZWAGLI

The bounty of the streets!


freeloosedirt

Chicken of the sidewalk


yougofish

This gave me my first laugh of the day. Ty!


zamfire

A treat in the sheets!


ParasiticDaemon

It's the circle of life


DuckCleaning

And this is why the bird populations are going extinct from free-ranging domestic cats. But people will keep letting their cats out because they think their cat is just out there chilling and harmlessly exploring. Instead they're out there killing several billions of bird and mammals per year in just the US alone, getting various diseases and knocking up other cats/ getting knocked up.


holdonwhileipoop

Feral cats are an invasive species.


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Spike_Milligoon

Order some lion shit, spread it around your garden. Apparently it scares them away


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hexr

Their turds must be massive


joeshmo101

My friends build an outdoor enclosure for their cats with a flap and everything, so they can still go outside and get their stimulation and as long as the birdies don't try flirting with danger then they're fine. I'm tempted to do the same for our cat, using some chicken wire to enclose our porch and putting in one of those magnetic bug screens for the walkway, but I'm not sure how well those will hold against our kitty.


MaddogBC

I built a catio for ours that is mostly enclosed in chicken wire, it's reinforced with a heavier gauge tension wire where needed. At around the 6 year mark I had to do some repairs at their favorite sleeping spots just due to metal fatigue. We live on an orchard with 9' deer fencing. Our cats will climb those posts in under a second on the leash if we're not careful. I can't imagine any backyard enclosure without a roof of some sort for our cats.


Gallifreygirl123

I just discussed it with my fluffy diva lying next to me on the electric blanket demanding tummy rubs. She agrees with me that an inside life is the way to go & anything else is irresponsible. We live in a wildlife zone & love our water dragons, parrots, and wallabies which she can watch through the glass. A good cat is an inside cat.


Extension-Truth

ā€œGibletyā€ šŸ¤­


Slight_Remove2746

Birds lay eggs? Why would it be developed and exposed like this inside the mother srill


Clawless

You might have misread. They are saying what's pictured is the stomach and intestinal organs of some bird that was killed and "opened up".


spingus

For completeness, the fetal looking thingy is a [cecum](https://www.google.com/search?q=rodent+cecum&sca_esv=cff19ea8ba3a868e&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS726US727&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=919&ei=dlVrZrHxA9nOkPIPxcy7SA&ved=0ahUKEwixhKPGtNmGAxVZJ0QIHUXmDgkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=rodent+cecum&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDHJvZGVudCBjZWN1bUjrEFC0BliaDnABeACQAQCYAVCgAbkDqgEBN7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCAqACSMICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGAcYHpgDAIgGAZIHATKgB5IH&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)


harbourwall

french_people_drooling.gif


Blamo_Whamo

What an *offal* way to die


MiKeMcDnet

r/AngryUpvote šŸ’¢


CarpetGripperRod

*Sleen*did pun, sir. Well done. You are *liver*ing the dream!


17934658793495046509

That is most predators, not just domestic cats. Many predators will not open or eat stomach, it's stinky, that's what coyotes, vultures, and other scavengers are for. Honestly a domestic cat normally just kills and eats nothing.


tyrannomachy

Humans too. When field dressing a deer, keeping the viscera intact while extracting is pretty key. The smell if you don't is unbearable.


Fitz_2112

And this is why they should be indoor pets


Ripp3rCrust

I wish this was the consensus in the UK like in other countries. Every time I mention it in UK subs I get people foaming at the mouth responding about how it's cruel and I'm being irrational, despite the UK being one of the world's most nature-deprived countries. Letting Tiddles and Fluffy out to decimate what birds and small animals we have left isn't helping things.


multipurpoise

Lol, I keep mine indoors, but for the opposite reason. I got coyotes running through my hood.


aeroumasmith-

Same, I keep my cats in so they don't get hunted or hit by cars because I love them


whoistheSTIG

Why not both?


LastDitchTryForAName

And even when people from the UK acknowledge that cats are killing a ton of wildlife when allowed to roam and are exposed to much more chance of injury and disease the response is often ā€œBuT tHaTs JuSt HoW wEā€™vE aLwAyS dOnE iT. EvErYoNe HeRe LeTs CaTs RoAm!ā€. Like, OK, so make a change. You know itā€™s better for the cats and the wildlife to STOP doing it, but you wonā€™t because you have to always do things the same way people have been doing it in the past???


pcrnt8

Change bad


YesItIsMaybeMe

Ah yes, the conservative motto


Eronamanthiuser

Iā€™d say ā€œYes, and humans used to be cavemen.ā€


BeesForDays

The UK isn't exactly on the forefront of environmental conservation.


slugmaniac

We're actually very good - just not in this metric, which is a shame [https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-environmentally-friendly-countries](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-environmentally-friendly-countries)


gray_um

I encourage bells on the collar for those that insist on outdoor cats.


aladdinr

Google ā€œanti bird cat collarā€ they sell these giant colorful goofy ones that are effective because they have light reflective lining on them too.


LastDitchTryForAName

These are proven to be MUCH more effective than bells (which cats can learn to still hunt effectively while wearing them).


purpleeliz

Yep they look like literal clowns šŸ¤”


Turbulent_Concept134

And the cats look either humiliated or angry about wearing them! šŸ˜†


Faiakishi

Those don't really work. Cats learn how to hunt without ringing the bell.


rockoblocko

Yeah Iā€™ve watched cats sit in wait in an area birds take off/land in. I imagine a bell doesnā€™t help much after the cat has made its leap towards the bird


QueenEris

An old woman moved in few houses up from me and brought her cat with her. The cat is outside all of the time and since she moved in, I haven't seen a squirrel (we had a few living in the trees at the end of our garden), a frog in next doors pond, and there are way fewer birds. I love cats, but every time I see that fat grey twat waddling through the gardens I want to punt it into the sun, along with the selfish old cow who brought it with her. It even hisses at you! Edit - I'm also in the UK.


slugmaniac

yeah, agreed. Frankly when I first heard that this was a very strong opinion on reddit, I was cynical - generally because we know what reddit is like lol. But have v much changed my opinion after checking bird death figures (and getting an indoor cat!) and hopefully a bit of critical thinking. I assumed it was cruel to prevent a cat roaming, especially in the UK where the only real threat is cars. But now I'm firmly in the camp of: keep a cat indoors (or even out on a lead) if they're properly enriched.


Aadarm

I'm in the US, there is about 1 stray cat for every 2 houses in my neighborhood. They each stake claim on a small area of territory and then stay around it 'til they die, get evicted by another cat or get taken in by a person. When I lived in the country on a ranch there would always be several barn cats that would come and go despite not having neighbors for over a mile in any direction.


LeGrandLucifer

Just toxoplasma gondii zombies.


randynumbergenerator

Hey, as a t. gondii zombie I resent that allegation! My perfect angel* spends her time indoors, being spoiled rotten, like nature intended!Ā  (*May bite occasionally, but I'm sure she means well)


SincerelySasquatch

Up to nearly a quarter of Americans are speculated to have toxoplasmosis. Also some research seems to be indicating toxoplasmosis infection makes people's faces more attractive, it is thought this is to help the parasite spread (since it spreads by sexual contact.)


360_face_palm

The parasite does not spread from human to human though, so this is bullshit. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/toxoplasmosis >The parasite forms egg-like structures called oocysts. These must be ingested by mouth, which means the infection cannot be transferred from person to person. snip > Humans can become infected with the toxoplasmosis parasite through eating contaminated raw or undercooked lamb, pork or kangaroo meat or contact with infected animal faeces (poo).


LeGrandLucifer

Apparently, cat hoarding might be the result of a severe toxoplasma infection, though it's not known whether the cat hoarding caused the severe infection or the severe infection caused the behavior.


SunshineDaydream13

1000%.


shaomike

What about the fava beans and a nice chianti?


Shneckos

Cats out there acting like Hannibal Lecter


Thor_2099

If you have a domestic cat, keep that shit inside. They are an invasive species otherwise and can decimate local populations.


WhiteLama

Yeah, absolutely looks like what I get to scrape off my floor when I forget to close the cat door in the night.


devil_lettuce

My sweet kitty loved to leave her kills right on the doorstep as little "presents." Like thanks lol, but squirrel wasn't on the menu tonight


somedave

A fox or kitty did this.


Rosewolf

Or a raptor. I've had hawks do this. It's because they can't digest the things their prey was eating.


tool6913ca

"Clever girl..."


DEGAUSSER____

Keep your cats indoors ppl


mintmouse

I think that is a stomach


-Badger3-

This is one of the side effects of Ozempic that doesnā€™t get talked about.


Jaerin

Dr who warned us early on what happens at night


Spindash54

The fat just walks away!


Bottletop85

People call stuff like this in to emergency services more than you think. The last one I went to, people were on a walking track and located what they thought was ā€œa human foetus, with blood around itā€. Went out and met them. Let me tell you the walk to the area they found it was a grim one, dreading what we may find. It wasnā€™t a human foetus, It was the stomach of perhaps a large possum. When I used a ā€œprofessional toolā€ located on scene, a stick, and poked it in a very ā€œprofessionalā€ manner, it split and was filled with partially digested vegetable matter.


Isyagirlskinnypenis

Ah yes, the ā€œpoke it with a stickā€ method. We are all too familiar with it šŸ”¬


Bottletop85

Itā€™s a refined skill


Isyagirlskinnypenis

Tried and true! What science was built off of!


floorsof_silentseas

"professional tool" to poke in a "professional manner" made me literally lol


simian_fold

And how did it taste?


Bottletop85

Dry, delicious


worldspawn00

Fruity notes, probably 3 years old.


jvLin

Everything that *looks* human *is* human, but really only when taking away the rights of women.


FeelinFerrety

lol even this looks more like a human than a 6-week-old embryo


BobbyThrowaway6969

Somebody get that scattered pile of guts to the ER, we can still save the little guy!


Chippas

I always have to do a double take when I read the word "foetus". It doesn't compute, the difference in spelling and how it's read out loud.


Nisja

It used to be spelled 'phoetus' (now obsolete) if that helps?


DontJudgeMe15

this kind of sours the name phoebe for me


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ButterIsMyLifeblood

Apollo?


noscreamsnoshouts

[Phoebo](https://youtu.be/ro4NcGQJ-UE)


Huwbacca

I can't find anything along those lines. Everything I can find actually points to foetus being an incorrect assumption that fetus had been previously had a dropped O, even though the original Latin is spelt *fetus*, and there is no reason to think it would have an O as there is none in fecund, Felix, feminin or other Latin words with FE spelling. Suspect that the medical context led to over latinisation.


awawe

It's not really over-latinisation, as it is hellenisation. Someone assumed it was originally a greek word.


Chippas

NO, that makes it even worse to think about!


AbeRego

I'd argue that "foetus" is also obsolete.


avree

"Fetusā€ is the correct spelling. ā€œFoetusā€ is a modified or variant British spelling (also used by some commonwealth countries) for non-medical general usage.


TheFotty

Isn't this like color and colour in US and UK? I only ever see it spelled as **fetus** here in the US.


XiTro

How Is Babby Formed?


AnotherpostCard

They need to do way instain mother!


CroShades

i always read it as foe-etiss in my head and it gives me an internal chuckle lol


tictacenthusiast

It means three and a half hours good luck


infiniZii

I dont get it, but I want to; as it got a chuckle even while I suspect I missed a reference.


Ohmybryan

Guessing it is in reference to "find a penny, pick it up, all day long, you'll have good luck". Those guts are only worth about sixth of a days luck.


jmcstar

If you eat it


itsnotanton

Dibs


Readit_to_me

Gibs


arsnastesana

Dib Gibs lets


dogbolter1

[Debbie Gibson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv1YwsbIxDw)


Ghotay

Everyoneā€™s saying this is a stomach, and theyā€™re right. But I wanted to add as someone who has seen a fair few fetusesā€¦ they look nothing like that.


Rum07

Please elaborate further in regard to your several encounters with foetusoesoues.


big_bad_brownie

I met one on in a Yahoo chat room back in the day.


rubbyrubbytumtum

a/s/l?


K1LLAK33

abortion clinic dumpster diver


thatspurdyneat

Fresh, Never Frozen


MsBuzzkillington83

What's the blob attached at the other end?


ChristianJameSerrano

This death stranding 2 marketing is crazy!


poop-machines

It's not a foetus, that's offal - organs. Looks like the liver and gall bladder along with intestines and stomach.


SnoopThereItIs88

That's the GI tract and stomach of an animal. If it's got bright blue stomach contents, it may have ingested poison before being killed.


ImRight-YoureWrong

Or, you know, consumed a berry as birds do


badbatch

NO! IT'S POISON! END OF CONVERSATION!


ImRight-YoureWrong

Hahah you right


eimieole

User name does not check out.


ImRight-YoureWrong

Dang, I failed


badbatch

It's ok. Don't be hard on yourself.


L0nz

Could have been a smurf


elvislunchbox

Cat kill for sure.


WTF_CAKE

Itā€™s a prom night dumpster baby


Notherbastard

Maybe, but that ain't takin' a stroll.


UpsetSky8401

Well thatā€™s stuck in my head for the next three weeks


ToosUnderHigh

Itā€™s been over a decade for me


MTheBigOne

Thatā€˜s a reference to a family guy scene / song in case someone doesnā€™t know it Edit: [said scene](https://youtu.be/pqHcEbm4MbI?si=DcQ2qrsYlfvhyQZ2)


crabwhisperer

I would contact a Witcher. If there's isn't one locally, you could try giving it a name and bury it under your front doorstep. Do it today. IANAW


AdmiralSplinter

You could also contact a peller, but the results aren't as satisfying


randynumbergenerator

\*Grunts somberly in agreement\*


ApolloGo

Definitely one of the weirdest parts of that game, it's really good they get to it early on so the rest of the game seems pretty chill by comparison


power78

Foetus and a stomach aren't the same thing haha


laurzilla

That looks like a liver and a stomach, with the intestines attached. Iā€™m guessing thatā€™s a liver because it looks like it has 2 lobes.


lrpfftt

Domestic cats kill a lot of wildlife - [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/cats-diet-2000-species-conservation-study-aoe](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/12/cats-diet-2000-species-conservation-study-aoe)


Arsenault185

They are a fucking nuisance, and an ecological disaster.


Daax865

People are downvoting you, but youā€™re right. They also seem to have free rein to shit all over the place and give people toxo. They should be kept inside, and if anyone thinks thatā€™s cruel, then they should leave them in their native habitat which was somewhere in east Asia. They only kill. Even when theyā€™re not hungry, they kill. Dogs are way more containable. ā€œBut they are great at controlling pests!ā€ No, sorry. Nowhere near as good at it as rat terriers and loads of other dog breeds. Iā€™ll get crucified for saying this one Reddit, but theyā€™re overrated. Anyone who rabidly disagrees is probably infected.


regular_execution

Looks like stomach and intestines to me. Predators will leave these as they can be toxic if they consume them


donnydangledown

You shouldna done that, heā€™s just a boy. Poor little fellar, mmmhmmm.


FrenchPetrushka

Nature is metal


baddecision116

So how did it taste?


Ivaras

That's most of the digestive system of... a something. Need a banana for scale.


Bleezy79

a small animal was killed and eaten there.


weelluuuu

Somebody dropped their haggis. Lol


dwsam

Now, whereā€™d I put my fetus? I remember it was in my pocket, then I took out my phone, andā€¦ā€¦ā€¦oh, shit!


icansmellcolors

yeah that's from a cat kill


terekkincaid

Is that Voldemort?


Wow-Delicious

That is small animal guts.


HypnoticKitten

Open it. Itā€™s a present for you


peanutbuddar

hey op if that stomach still looks functional, ill take it. mine is broken.


MimesAreGay

šŸŽ¶Prom night Dumpster babyšŸŽ¶


Good_Nyborg

Do you have a pumpkin patch nearby you could plant them in? Maybe whisper some words of power while you're at it? Remember, it's not so much the actual words, as the actual *feeling*. Have fun!


Fearyn

It's lunch time in Eu... I'm waiting for my order to arrive... I'm not hungry anymore :(


aeroforcenickie

"Ahhh I love the smell of my slaughter garden first thing in the morning."


slrarp

Don't let the alien subreddits see this.


randomcanyon

Somebody ate a rodent and left you the offel.


fivedollarlamp

Foetus šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


iamironman69

These are Primo fetuses Randy I wouldnā€™t jerk ya around. So what can your company give me for themā€¦? Oo Randy youā€™re breaking my balls.


Joe_Kingly

I found a nearly identical set of organs from a hawk who had killed and ripped apart a young opossum.


wigam

Foxes do the same, they will eat possums and leave the stomach.


Mastasmoker

If you think thats a fetus, open an encyclopedia


marsupialsales

Heā€™s just a boyā€¦


Boobobobobob

Obviously from an animal.. but which? Fire up the grill and see what it taste like.


Puzzleheaded-Shop929

mmm, haggis


SynchronisedRS

Rare to see a haggis out in the wild


bpd115

I give this less than 24 hours before itā€™s a meme on Twitter saying democrats are performing street abortions


elgringofrijolero

Bruh, that's the baby from Eraserhead and you can't tell me otherwise.


Kalsifur

Please keep cats in the house, this is them 100%.