People who lived here before us left behind some animal skulls as yard decorations. Not my thing.
But the deer that come through our yard from time to time are taking care of it. They are eating the skulls, bit by bit.
This is not a dainty procedure. When they want a better angle, they roll the skull around. They also whack it mightily with their hooves to crack it and break bits off.
I guess they want the minerals.
The first time I saw the fawn eating on it, it struck me as a bit strange, even creepy. I'm not sure why that is. I'm used to it now. More or less. Kind of.
I can't help wondering how many of our fossil finds were chewed out of all resemblance to their original state before they were fossilized. I presume paleontologists take this sort of thing into account? (I'm presuming ancient animals also needed minerals, and got them where they could.)
Picture note: Taken mid-July of this year, out a back window of our house.
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