Talk:Osteophagy

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Hey Amanda, here's a link to an article that gives photo credit for an image we were thinking about using. Do you think we can use it if we properly cite the photographer? http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/why-giraffe-gnawing-impala-skull — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tmeister21 (talk • contribs) 20:52, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

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Hey guys! Great job! I would go more into the evolution of osteophagy though. It seems like it is a newly observed behaviors (you mention it began in the 1800s, or at least when it began to be documented.) Is there no earlier evidence of osteophagy in the animal kingdom? . Also, it is mostly seen in herbivores, so how is the bone chewed if their teeth are not "cut out" (no pun intended) to consume such hard substances? I would also elaborate on this sentence: "This low protein availability is often the case prior to green-up in ecosystems" I don't know what green-up is referring to. I would also elaborate on this sentence: "Unlike phosphorus in most animals, pica is associated with iron deficiencies in humans." Why is it associated with iron deficiencies? How does that relate to osteophagy? Great job other than that!

Danidexter (talk) 16:45, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

See Longrich, N. R., & Ryan, M. J. (2010). Mammalian tooth marks on the bones of dinosaurs and other Late Cretaceous vertebrates. Palaeontology, 53(4), 703-709. 66.111.125.161 (talk) 13:22, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

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Saw that this page is a bit sparse, but wasn't sure if the incidents with the sheep on Foula, Scotland and the deer on Rum, Scotland truly count as osteophagy...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0825_030825_carnivorousdeer.html

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in "Feeding behaviors" this is classified as a herbivorous behavior. not sure if the eating of bones is supposed to be there. it sounds like carnivorous behavior to me — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.86.208.245 (talk) 11:02, 7 February 2014 (UTC)