There's gonna be generations of wildlife that tell tales of the long short demon of the night.
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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Wylde and independent fierce creature! ....haz ben captured and returned to captivity. At least she'll have her memories, and her warm square of sunshine on the sofa.
Really, any weinerdog that is fit and healthy after 529 days alone on an island was doing fine and didn't need to be "rescued."
But it's still good she's back in the loving arms of her family.
Sure bet she's happy she doesn't have to scavenge excrement to survive anymore.
More likely she was going after small animals like rodents. They were bred to hunt badgers after all.
Here's hoping! Animal experts who weighed in on the issue when she was lost suggest eating poo was more likely. Apparently Kangaroo island didn't offer much in the way of food for a small dog.
Idk if I’m too illiterate or what, but I was so confused by the headline saying that the dog is missing for 529days and it took them 1000hrs to find it, I kept thinking those are not even remotely close to each other. I read the article, the 1000hrs were spent in 2025 after the dog was spotted on a camera.
Wow, I'm in shock. I lived alone in the forest for so long.