Top 10 Animals Found in Car Engines
This post is inspired by a bit of a sad story, you see the other day my friend had accidentally injured his own cat because it had climbed into the engine block of his car and had burnt its little toes on the engine. But good news it is on the road to recovery. But it does seem that all sorts of unusual animals end up under the hood of cars…
Top 10 Animals Found in Car Engines
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ANIMALS FEATURES HERE WERE ALIVE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW WENT ON TO LIFE A VERY HAPPY LIFE
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Owl Found in Car Engine
10 – Owl
Over here in the UK (Hampshire to be exact) we often get owls found in all sorts of strange places including drains (see my post “Top 10 Animals in Drains” for proof) so when Ben McAllister found this baby owl in the car engine he was brave enough to save it. For the full story do click on the image above.
Rat Found in Car Engine
9 – Rat
Poor Martin Payn a RAC car rescue worker was called out to what he thought was routine engine problems, but it turned out to be a very wild adventure as he opened the engine to find a pair of eyes looking back at him! For the rest of this story do click on the image and have a read.
Groundhog Found in Car Engine
8 – Groundhog
They might think they can tell the weather, but a groundhog is no mechanic. But the poor car owner know that he had to “coax” it out before it ate through any wires. The good news is that he did, and I am sure the groundhog went on to live a full life.
Rabbit Found in Car Engine
7 – Rabbit
Looking a little shaken up is this poor, little, wild rabbit that decided it would be a good place to stay the night in a car engine! the driver did not get that far until it was discovered presumably running around on a very hot engine. But what happened to the rabbit? Well click on the image and read the full story.
Opposum Found in Car Engine
6 – Opposum
It might look and sound like a cute creature, but a wild Opposum can be rather dangerous indeed, and that is why the snare is used here. Found living in an abandoned car it was captured without injury and then released back into the wild.
Mice Found in Car Engine
5 – Mice
The image might be a little blurry, but then again mice are rather quick! Once discovered in the engine block of Gregory Bryants car they were left alone. It is worth reading the full story about them in the image link, but I warn you now, it does not have a happy ending at all.
Dog Found in Car Engine
4 – Dog
Hiding in the car engine is Betty Boop the Jack Russel luckily found by her owner Gary Rose. Apparently the dog was in the fount engine compartment for up to 75 miles before they heard the dog bark. Full story can be heard by clicking on the image.
Kitten Found in Car Engine
3 – Kitten
Found in Austria is this rather lucky kitten. Unlike my friends cat he escaped free of injury after the driver pulled over after hearing strange noises. Very lucky it is indeed.
Baby blackbird nest Found in Car Engine
2 – Blackbird Nest
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in an engine! It doesn’t sound as good as the nursery rhyme, but it is what Maureen Morris, from Porthcrawl in Wales discovered when she lifted the bonnet of her car. There is a full story to read about it if you click on the image.
Large Rock Python Found in Car Engine
1 – Python
It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you are from. When you find a giant rock python in your car it is bounds to be a little scary, and that is what this poor person discovered. Or maybe it is just a fancy fan belt!
