Never Before Seen: Deer Spotted Eating Human Bones

nationalgeographic.com ^ | May 7, 2017 | By Delaney Chambers

[x]

Herbivores, my a__!

[IronJack]

Man, are they stupid!

[Bonemaker]

Body farms. Aha! I see another use for democrats.

[SMGFan]

Oh, deer.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Uh, deer and any other animal will gnaw on a bone it finds to get calcium.

What time of year was this? Very common towards winter.

[themidnightskulker]

Just read today they are building one up at Northern Michigan University for research.

[clearcarbon]

If you’re going to feed ravenous deer, be sure you don’t run out of food.

[Red Badger]

Well, with nearby Chicago, they should have a good supply..................

[Red Badger]

Educated way beyond their intelligence?................

[Red Badger]

They’re old school................

[Red Badger]

Looks like late fall...................

[Calvin Locke]

Probably a good idea to experiment in different climates. UTenn’s famed one can’t do it all.

[Calvin Locke]

My mother was somewhat active at our HS when *we* were there.

She was at some after hours meeting when a racket started coming out of the principal's office. The janitor opened the door to find a panicking deer that had crashed in through the window.

Don't remember the details. Might have been at the time of the youngest sibling, and I was out of college.

[deport]

There’s only one as far as I know.................In Tennessee I think..............

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The six research facilities in the United States can be found at the University of Tennessee
in Knoxville, Western Carolina University, Texas State University, Sam Houston State University,
Southern Illinois University and Colorado Mesa University. Another one in Pasco County Fl should be
operational this year.

[the OlLine Rebel]

None representing any desert climes? Wow.

[SJackson]

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Deer do eat meat, not sure why they'd avoid a human carcass.

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[Hot Tabasco]

So where are they getting these corpses? Are families sure their loved ones were actually buried?

[Red Badger]

Imported from Mexico?.....................

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Da deers know what they need. Calcium and minerals, most likely!

[Red Badger]

In Nature, nothing ever goes to waste..............