Animal Attacks and Scavenging: Forensic Anthropological Interpretation
Abstract
Human and animal interaction can lead to conflict. Animal attacks take place for many reasons including means of self-defense, hunger, protection, and scavenging. Most animals under specific conditions will depredate a corpse. Further, most animals have been reported as having bitten and attacked living humans. In these scavenging events and attacks, morphological characteristics are often left behind on the bone. These features can help identify the species of animal involved, and the wider context of the interaction. This chapter describes the recognizable characteristics that different species of animals leave on the bone and the different imaging methods available to help describe and identify the specific trauma.
Date Issued
2025
Publication Type
Book Section
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Errickson, D. | |
Thompson, T.J.U. |
Publisher
Elsevier
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