Right... In Mineral King the marmosets congregat waiting to eat the tasty
automobile wires in the tourists' vehicles. There are signs posted warning
about it...
S. Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle E. Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: avian bones get eaten...gnaw marks on artifacts
> On Aug 30, 2007, at 9:46 PM, Carol Serr wrote:
>
> > So...you are saying that dogs/pigs Don't eat discarded cow, sheep, or
> > pig bones?
> Sorry, don't see how you could infer that from my post. Of course
> they eat them, but as they're more robust, they are less likely to be
> consumed entirely.
>
> > I sure thot folks gave their dog "soup bones" to chew on (and they
> > bury
> > them)...
> Dogs, cats and pigs are the garbagemen of the rural life. One problem
> I remember with dogs and chicken bones was that they'd splinter the
> smaller ones, causing problems if eaten. So cats got the first crack
> at chicken bones, and the dog go the thigh bones.
> >
> > - - -
> > Has anyone else seen tiny gnaw marks on bone buttons, handles
> > (toothbrushes) and such...from rodents? I wonder how common this
> > is, in
> > dumped refuse?
> Rodents, and this would include squirrels, devour bones for calcium.
> Deer antlers are consumed very quickly.
> >
> > Also noticed this on hard rubber 'irrigators' (douche and enema tubes)
> > from a privy. The bone, I can see the critters wanting calcium, or
> > something...but rubber??
> Critter damage is a big problem with underground electricity cables
> as well.
>
> Lyle Browning
>
>
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> >> Behalf Of Lyle E. Browning
> >> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:18 PM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: avian vs mammal bone deterioration
> >>
> >> Poultry bones are well appreciated by dogs and pigs. If either
> >> were present, then the preservation should approach zero.
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