It's possible that when it was crushed by a tire, the internal organs were pushed out of the body and eaten by scavengers, leaving only some flattened bone and fur which kept the shape of the squirrel.
Once I saw a cat that was completely flat except for one ear, which was standing straight up. Saddest thing.. ever.
more than likely the little guy died and shriveled up all flatlike under the snow, only to be exposed after a brief and freakish thaw, like a mammoth. i imagine a large vehicle would have popped his guts out like pinata candy in the process of flattening him, which would have been evidenced by little frozen bits of squirell in the surounding vacinity.
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Date: 2004-01-19 06:29 am (UTC)I saw a flat cat in Florida, pretty much in the same condition you described. Poor little bastard...
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Date: 2004-01-19 07:49 am (UTC)Also, you may want to check out this book
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Date: 2004-01-19 08:47 am (UTC)Once I saw a cat that was completely flat except for one ear, which was standing straight up. Saddest thing.. ever.
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Date: 2004-01-19 06:56 pm (UTC)yum.