Mummified dog found inside a tree trunk 20 years after it got wedged in while ‘chasing a raccoon’

Mummified dog found inside a tree trunk 20 years after it got wedged in while ‘chasing a raccoon’

The dog, aptly named Stuckie, was discovered 28ft up by loggers chopping up the chestnut oak in Georgia, US, in 1980

Speaking of crazy things...this mummified hound dog was found INSIDE a tree 28' off the ground in Georgia.  Scientists believe it happened about fifty to a hundred years ago....it chased a raccoon or squirrel into the tree, climbed up inside, and got stuck.

A mummified dog has been found inside a tree trunk 20 years after it got wedged in while “chasing a raccoon”. The hunting dog, aptly named Stuckie, was discovered in a hollow stretch 28ft up by loggers chopping up the chestnut oak in Georgia, US, in 1980. …Instead of sending the tree off to the sawmill, the workers from Kraft Corporation donated it to Forest World – a tree museum in Waycross Georgia. Staff at the museum reckon the dog’s body mummified because an upward draft through the hollow tree created a chimney effect – carrying away the scent of the dead animal, which would usually attract insects and other organisms. The tree also provided relatively dry conditions, whilst the oak’s tannic acid – a natural substance that absorbs moisture and dries out its surroundings – helped to harden the animal skin.

The low-moisture environment stopped the microbial activity, which meant no decay and Stuckie’s body was preserved in a remarkably good condition.

Brandy Stevenson, Forest World's manager, told Roadside America: "People always ask me, 'How did he get in there?' And I always say, 'Well, he was a hound dog. Maybe he was after a raccoon.'

“And then they'll say, 'Poor old thing. I feel so sorry for him.'"

Stuckie, who got his name after a 2002 naming contest, is available to see at the  Southern Forest World Museum and Environmental Center in Waycross, Georgia.

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