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Bone Things
Clance and I took the most splendid walk one day in the late
summer. This happened several years ago.
large stone wenis
On our journey we stepped over many turds and a good number
of murdered shrews. Abandoned turds on
pathways always make me a little bit annoyed but Clance explained to me that the turds
were in fact owl pellets.
She said that
whilst toiling as a scientist one time, her task was to dissect one and then reassemble the contents which, lo and behold, turned out to be the bones and fur
of whichever tiny creature that particular owl had feasted upon and then hacked
back up as a waste product.
Tiny
pelvises and shin bones were mentioned and something about using disinfectant
and gloves. I became intrigued at once,
obviously.
hopefully their murderers will one day be brought to justice
When I finally got around to dissecting my own owl pellets
however, I discovered the two different types.
One is the type that Clance got, which is a manufactured one filled with
really exciting whole bones that form the entire skeleton of a creature. The other type is the real one, where the
bones are mostly just shards and gristle still lurks in amongst them. Of course, I got the real ones.
But let’s not be too disheartened; I got one really good
tiny bone and a couple of bits of what looks like jaw bone complete with
teeth. And is that a fragment of
spine..? It will all be very useful
and she will have something to do with it all
