Suicide Stoats
November 13th, 2007
The other day I was driving through Vicarstown (outside Tower in Cork) and I nearly ran over a stoat (in broad daylight). I hadn’t seen one of these in over 15 years - have come across plenty of hedgehogs and badgers in that time, and the occasional mink and otter, but no stoats.
And believe it or not, I saw another one this evening. Bizarre coincidence, or has some tragedy befallen the Irish stoat population - driven by despair beneath the wheels of the nearest Mitsubishi Colt*?
*ps, don’t diss the Colt.
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November 13th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I can see where you might get the mistaken notion that these stoats were suicidal. In fact the truth is a little different…
For these are the thrill seekers of the stoat world. They have grown bored with a life of hunting, and now have set out to discover who is the most fearless and skillfull of all the stoats. Yes, this is Stoat Chicken!
November 14th, 2007 at 15:42 pm
James, you should definitely report all your sightings to biology.ie
Mother nature will be grateful!
November 14th, 2007 at 16:29 pm
Nice site… I wonder who designed it?
November 16th, 2007 at 22:32 pm
I promise I’ll let you know once I find out
December 9th, 2007 at 21:10 pm
Pity ya didnt rool over him. I live in coolowen , Blarney and 6 of my ducks were killed by a stout (or possibly a mink). If he’s suicidal he wont mind me givin him a helping hand soon!
January 16th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
John, it’s strange I saw another one this morning on the Kerry Line outside Tower (near the Síbín pub). I went most of my life without seeing a stoat, now I see three of them in one winter in the greater Blarney area. Have some hippies liberated a stoat farm in the area or something?