A Deer Was Caught Gnawing on Human Remains and the End Is Nigh

gizmodo ^ | 5/5/17 | George Dvorsky

[Rebelbase]

Deer are generally considered one of the more benign creatures of the forest, going about their herbivorous ways in peace. But as new research shows, there’s a dark side to these ungulates. Using camera traps, forensic scientists have captured unprecedented photos of deer munching on the skeletal remains of a human carcass.

“Herein, we report on the first known photographic evidence of deer gnawing human remains,” write the Texas State University researchers in their new study, which can be found in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. On its own, this behavior is noteworthy enough, but the finding could prove useful to forensic scientists conducting murder investigations.

[Rebelbase]

Happened in a Forensic farm.

[vladimir998]

It’s a war of attrition. It’s either they end up in our smoke houses and freezers or they end up crashing through our windshields and killing us. IT’S WAR, MAN, IT’S WAR!

[Tax-chick]

Or right up the street, who knows?

Fascinating idea, though. Pigs eat people, why shouldn’t deer nibble the bones? Probably addresses a dietary deficiency, like pica.

[knarf]

Goes against all understanding I have of deer.

I don't believe it.

Maybe chewing grass or something, but not flesh that is long gone.

[philetus]

Moose bite people all the time.

[alternatives?]

Many people are killed by their dear.

[Bodleian_Girl]

Does that deer have a human rib in its mouth?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Click The Pic

[Rebelbase]

Bone, not flesh. But then there's the zombie deer too....

[Dagnabitt]

It appears so.

[TADSLOS]

Salt.

[TaMoDee]

All people that have spent time in the woods have seen bones that have been gnawed on. It’s called recycle the nutrients.

[Rebelbase]

Yes. The deer leave a unique mark on the bone and hold them like a cigar in their mouths.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Great, now we got shark deer, deer that eat humans. Where is Ted Nugent when you need him?

[I want the USA back]

Just a little revenge on their part.

[kaehurowing]

It’s pretty well known wild pigs eat dead people, so that’s why you don’t find dead bodies out in the jungle here.

[Ray76]

Once they get the taste of human flesh...

they go crazy and can’t get enough of it

[TADSLOS]

I’ve seen deer pawing open expended smoke grenades to get to the residual sulfur and salt mineral content.

[Seruzawa]

All that’s missing is dogs and cats living together.

[ladyjane]

Moose bite people all the time

A moose once bit my sister.

Moose lips bit sis.