The F Word - Series 3 Charlotte meets a mysterious end

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1. The Chupa Cabra strikes again!!!

   Posted by waynethedestroyer on 02/05/2009 23:44:47

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2. I've been completely hooked on the F Word series, and thought I'd add my two cents as to what I think could have happened to Charlotte. First off, wouldn't there have been obvious claw marks on the carcass if a large cat was eating it? I mean there would be puncture marks in whatever tissue was left from the cat pinning the meal down while it (sorry for being graphic) tore the flesh off? But something made the examination of the carcass inconclusive as to whether it was done by a large cat or not.... Also the carcass was moved after the kill, so obviously done by a larger animal, making the large cat scenario that much more plausible. One thing left unanswered is how long was Charlotte missing before she was found. Is it possible the change in diet from moving from place to place made her sick? Was there plant life on the "Beckingham Palace" estate that might be poisonous? Or even people feeding human food to them because they were so cute and cuddly.....I know it hardly explains why she was eaten or the broken neck and how the carcass could be moved, but a start. So let's imagine Charlotte was somehow mysteriously poisoned, went off to lie down and plop, keels over dead. How long would it take for the carcass to start rotting in the middle of a field in the hot sun? Pretty quick I'd imagine, which of course is going to attract all sorts of predatory animals, birds not excluded. I've seen predatory birds pluck the fur off an area of the carcass before having lunch, obviously to avoid eating it and it didn't look like there was much wool (or blood really) in the grass at the original "kill site". Another point I noticed was the carcass was dragged to what seemed like a more open space in the field, and large cats seem to prefer areas that provide more cover and ambiance to enjoy their feast (to hide from other animals that might try to take it). Dogs are not as cultured and couldn't care less where they eat. So, to wrap it up into what I think might have happened, Charlotte died but wasn't killed. Some predatory birds got in there and got first service, while the dogs waited for the meat to age a bit for flavors sake. Once the meat was nice and tender, the dogs moved in and relocated the restaurant to one with a bigger play area (cause dogs just love to roll around and play with their food), which just might explain how the neck was dislocated. Also I think it mentioned she was moved twice, more in the style of dogs playing around with it, or "catch me if you can with a dead meal in my mouth" with their friends. If I was going to drag a dead animal with my teeth, the place with the most "leverage", for lack of a better term, would be by the head. Normal domesticated dogs don't have the ferocity of wild dogs, so it's not surprising the bones weren't broken, and maybe the predatory birds framed a large cat with their sharp beaks and provided the illusion of claw marks. Ok, now we have a second completely plausible scenario for how Charlotte became an earlier then planned meal, but now we need suspects. It also mentioned Victoria had the grounds crew make sure the entire field was fenced so the sheep couldn't make good their escape, which would make it pretty hard for neighboring dogs to get in I'd think. Jason

   Posted by JABS420 on 04/11/2008 14:05:19

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