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SteadyGirl
02-21-2005, 11:42 AM
Check this out. Let me know what you think! :-)

http://www.canmorealberta.com/gallery/history_ozada/photo4.html

Minx

Tank
02-21-2005, 11:44 AM
thats an interesting pic! .....but a little tough to swallow:wink:

Barracuda
02-21-2005, 11:54 AM
by the way it looks i might venture to say that if it is frozen it was found dead and frozen on its side and then stood up for the photo

Marc
02-21-2005, 01:45 PM
It might be a joke and stating that it was frozen in time by taking it's picture ;)

Ridge-Runner
02-21-2005, 04:02 PM
Saw this discussion elsewhere

Interesting…It would be difficult to believe that an animal could freeze solid in an upright position? An understanding of how tissues and organs function in cold temperatures come into play. Oxygen is transported from the lungs to where it is needed within the cells by a large biochemical called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin picks up oxygen molecules in a biochemical reaction and releases the oxygen molecule through another reaction. This process is dependent on biochemical reactions, and these reactions, in turn, are dependent on temperature. Cold acting on hemoglobin accounts for an interesting phenomenon that we all have observed: someone who is cold has a red nose. Blood, which is filled with oxygen and therefore red, comes into the nose. Even though there is acid present, the nose is to cold for that hemoglobin molecule to release the oxygen, therefore the hemoglobin holds on to the oxygen and the nose stays red. This is what basically happens to all extremities as muscle tissue begin to freeze. Hence when your hands become very cold there is a lack or loss of strength or vigor, and this eventually happens to the extremities as the capillary are restricted.

Hypothermia refers to a cooling of the body’s core temperature. The problem with hypothermia is that when the organ system gets cold, they do not function well. Cold nerves and muscle reduce coordination, so travelling and rationalizing become very difficult. The heart muscle is particularly sensitive to being cold and starts to function erratically and more slowly, as well as the brain.

From the picture its interesting that the large muscle in the neck would freeze in a solid position prior to the brain (where insulating values are less), or allow returning blood flow too or from the lungs for oxygenation, for the coyote to sustain awareness and activity? Its also interesting that the thoracic cavity temperature would not be below the critical threshold and the coyote would collapse or be deliberated prior to freezing solid, for lack of oxygen to the muscles and organs?

A good example of coyotes freezing is when the sarcoptic mange is present in the population, especially in the Prairie Provinces where temperature and wind chill can be extreme. Severely infected animals seek refuge most often between bales of hay or straw, and a lot of ranches can attest to this.

Might be more believable if it was a Jack-a-lope?



Cheers, RR

SteadyGirl
02-21-2005, 04:48 PM
Oookkkkk :lol: thanks for the biology 10 flashback! ..
moving along... moving right along


Minx

elkster
02-21-2005, 05:38 PM
Well maybe it froze between some hay bales, and then someone placed it there for the picture.

huntersdad
02-21-2005, 06:11 PM
real or not .... its good for target practice

houndogger
02-21-2005, 07:29 PM
Very interesting Steadygirl or Minx????????????? What is your name?:icon_frow ;)

Marc
02-21-2005, 07:39 PM
OK just so everyone knows Minx was steadygirl on huntshoot. Now she wishes to be called Steadygirl to make things easier when she's surfing from one site to the other. So all the post made by minx will now say Steadygirl on the top. Hope this doens't confuse to many more. ;)

Seabass
02-22-2005, 03:24 PM
Gotta be a fake. Coyotes can't die from the cold anyway, look at their warm coats!!!:razz:

butcher
02-22-2005, 03:43 PM
I have a picture somewhere of a brass monkey with no balls! I have to find it and post it.http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif