Forensically significant scavenging guilds in the southwest of Western Australia

O’Brien, Robert; Forbes, Shari L.; Meyer, Jean‐Marc; Dadour, Ian R.

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.01.006

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“…In order to identify the animal that attacked the corpse, the location of the corpse, geographic conditions, season, animal species found in the area, types of animal feeding, and behaviors should be known [3]. Indoor corpses may be attacked by many predacious and scavenger animals and exposed to complete destruction, and bones and belongings of the dead person may be scattered all over a large area due to postmortem animal activity [4,5]. Outdoor corpses may be attacked by pets, domestic dogs, cats, ants, and rodents during postmortem period [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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“…Vultures, eagles, ravens, magpies, and many species of birds can feed on corpses [4,5,39,62,76,77]. Birds primarily tend to feed on eyes of the corpses.…”

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“…During postmortem period, existence of living beings such as ants, which feed on both the corpse, and adult and larvae of flies and insects, putrefaction of the corpse may be delayed because of devouring of eggs, and larvae. Faunal succession of insects and flies, which is especially used to determine the postmortem interval, may change leading to erroneous estimation of the postmortem interval [4,24].…”

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“…Indeed, during or after feeding, these animals may change the anatomical location of bones. However, studies performed have indicated that scavenging behavior and pattern of these animals are not usually coincidental [4,5,25,[42][43][44]. Haglund et al [41] investigated destructive changes induced by jackals and pet dogs on partially or completely skeletonized remains of human corpses created within a period ranging between 4 hours and 52 months so as to search for scavenging activity.…”

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Postmortem Animal Attacks on Human Corpses

Erkol¹,

Hosukler²

2018

Post Mortem Examination and Autopsy - Current Issues From Death to Laboratory Analysis

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Postmortem animal activity is an important step in incorporating protein, fat, and carbohydrates in corpses to the food chain. Many animal species are members of this food chain. Outdoor corpses may be attacked by many predacious and scavenger animals and exposed to complete destruction, and bones and belongings of the dead person may be scattered all over a large area due to postmortem animal activity. Indoor corpses may be attacked by pets, domestic dogs, cats, ants, and rodents during postmortem period. Besides, if the corpse is in shallow water, other terrestrial predators may harm the corpse. The most important issue in the presence of lesions on the corpse caused by animals is to accurately discriminate between antemortem and postmortem wounds. The extent of the lesions caused by the animals varies according to the sizes of their dentition and jaws, but they share some common characteristics. Lack of bleeding from bitten tissue excepting small amount of extravasated blood, absence of active bleeding, edema, and erythema on the edges of the wound are among these shared characteristics. In this chapter, the subject of postmortem animal attacks on human corpses will be evaluated by revising the recent references.

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“…Vultures, eagles, ravens, magpies, and many species of birds can feed on corpses [4,5,39,62,76,77]. Birds primarily tend to feed on eyes of the corpses.…”

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Hosukler²

2018

Post Mortem Examination and Autopsy - Current Issues From Death to Laboratory Analysis

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“…This study aims to provide information about scavenging patterns in forensic anthropology casework, primarily conducted in the US. While the bulk of data collected for this study is from cases originating in North America, there is research being conducted regarding patterns of scavengers from ecosystems around the world [25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

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The impact of scavenging: perspective from casework in forensic anthropology

Ubelaker

DeGaglia

2020

Forensic Sciences Research

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Forensic anthropology casework frequently encounters evidence of animal scavenging associated with fragmentation and loss of skeletal material. Published research demonstrates that patterns of destruction in bone can suggest the size and type of animal involved. This study analyzes 107 cases reported on by the first author at the Smithsonian Institution to investigate patterns of scavenging in forensic anthropology casework. This investigation reveals that the extent of scavenger impact varies across the body, but primarily is concentrated in the central body area. Although extensive animal scavenging can limit analysis, some evidence of foul play can be preserved. ARTICLE HISTORY

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