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Friday, May 23, 2008

A Grim Fate


Research Associate Becca and I came across a gruesome sight this morning: the remnants of what appeared to be a young mule deer kill. We hoped it wasn't one of the two we encountered yesterday.
Of course, we had no real way of knowing what happened to the animal, whether it had a fatal accident and was later gnawed on by coyotes or if it was taken by a mountain lion. But either way it was disturbing to witness the fate of this poor young animal.

2 comments:

Matthew said...

Wow. Very sad. Makes me think of any 'order' in the world.

Unknown said...

I worry about Gracie bringing back a hand or foot after she runs off into the bushes at Ft. Funston. City living...and too much Law and Order...

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