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[–] jordanlund 30 points 9 months ago (3 children)

In person or generally?

Because the most horrifying thing I've seen but not in person was a deer eating human corpses on a body farm.

A body farm is a scientific study where corpses are left out, exposed to the elements, and the decomposition is measured over time.

If you ever read the news and saw a story about a body being recovered and the officials estimated that they died x months ago, that's because of body farms...

But then this happens (NSFL pictures):

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/deer-eating-human-remains-decomposing-body-texas-state-university-journal-forensic-scientists-a7725386.html

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

Why did I open this comment thread

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

At least the corpses weren't alive. Unlike the baby seabirds which get deer biting off their heads and feet.

[–] FollyDolly 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Deer will pluck baby songbirds right out of the nest if they can get to it and horses will eat baby chicks without a second thought.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Sheep do it as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

That's pretty cool, despite the morbid nature of things.