An Unusual Case of Predation: Dog Pack or Cougar Attack?
@article{Fonseca2013AnUC, title={An Unusual Case of Predation: Dog Pack or Cougar Attack?}, author={G. M. Fonseca and R. Palacios}, journal={Journal of Forensic Sciences}, year={2013}, volume={58} }
Injuries produced by animals are capable of leaving severe patterns and in some cases may result in the death of the attacked individual. [...] Key Method We present the investigation of a fatal dog pack attack involving a 43-year-old man in Bell Ville (Argentina) where the evidence provided by a forensic dentist and a biologist was categorical for establishing the animal species involved. Because of the unusual characteristics of the wounds and the initial hypothesis made by local authorities of a cougar…Expand Abstract
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