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.

[LadyDoc]

I suspect they were seeking the salt in the meat. Is there a salt lick nearby?

[null and void]

61 posts and no one pinged darks???

We’re slipping, people!

[null and void]

I believe in some states you can hunt over a salt lick. I don’t know of any where you can hunt over a human carcass though.

Well, not officially anyway!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

http://www.adultswim.com/videos/robot-chicken/kid-venison

[Darksheare]

Soon, my children will rise and devour all!

[dasboot]

“Bambi, Man is in the woods.”

(:€

[Flick Lives]

I figured salt or some other minerals they crave.

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Brawndo With Electrolytes. It’s Got What Deer Crave.

[skr]

In Africa, various antelope, as well as giraffe, nibble on bones for the minerals. I suspect it’s something deer have in common with antelope, despite their different taxonomies.

[twyn1]

It was on a “body farm” — they place “donated to science” corpses in various situations/environments to decompose and study what affects them for forensic studies

[skr]

They’ll eat live people, too.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2515069/Gangster-kills-rival-feeding-alive-pigs-year-feud-members-Italian-crime-syndicate.html

[21twelve]

My mom donated her entire body to the medical school in town for the students to study. They didn’t mention anything about staking her out in the woods. Maybe that’s why they did the cremation for free after they were all done. (I mean, who would ever check to see if the ashes were even human!?)

[Rastus]

Once they get the taste of human flesh...

they go crazy and can’t get enough of it

I throw away razors if they cut me for that same reason.

[minnesota_bound]

#14 The remains are all that is left of Ted.
The deer got him before he could get the deer.....

[minnesota_bound]

#19 many examples
http://tinyurl.com/k37ubyn

[Pelham]

Hunters: 1,000,000,000,000,000

Deer: 1

[Kartographer]

Just a matter of time!

[elteemike]

I find a lot of old sheds with gnaw marks on ‘em...

Wildlife guys told me likely porcupines and other critters after the minerals...Didn’t think about deer but their needs must be similar...

[Kommodor]

Eww!

[Ray76]

Hahaha! That’s a good one.

[AZLiberty]

Using human meat for deer bait seems a little crass.