Syracuse, N.Y. -- Road kill can be very telling. Every day to and from work I pay attention to what's been run over lately. I often see deer carcasses, woodchucks, raccoons, opossums, squirrels and occasionally coyotes. The frequency of what's dead on the road often correlates with the time of year and the specific animal's life cycle. For example, when deer are mating during the late fall (the rut), the animals are moving all about. They cross back and forth over roadways resulting in numerous...
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