Front yard surprise

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When we got back from a dogwalk around the block the other evening, Maggie had a strong desire to go into the bushes along the fence line. It turns out she was smelling this dead raccoon. The next morning I went out to remove it. It was missing most of its tail but had no other obvious sign of injury. It probably got hit by a car over at the busy road and dragged itself back to a quiet secluded place where it died from internal injuries.