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White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
29.7037, -82.3931
Field Notes
Description:
White tailed deer remains found on a birding trail in the Devil's Millhopper, a massive sinkhole. Pictures include the lower mandible, scapula, leg, some skull fragments, dried skin, and hair.
Habitat:
The Devil's Millhopper has its own microclimate, a bit like a rain forest in the sinkhole itself.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-devil-s-millhopper-gainesville-…
The deer was found on a trail inside of the park but outside the hole.
Notes:
The birding trail started smelling like death many yards before coming across the skeleton. I suspect scavengers scattered its remains all along the foliage surrounding the trail.
Reference Links:
https://extension2.missouri.edu/g9484
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
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