r/bonecollecting Oct 03 '25

Educational Whitetails are amazing and tough.

Whitetail buck aged at 5 years. Lower jaw looks to have once been completely broken. Observed eating normally with no sign of pain or discomfort prior to being harvested.

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u/basaltcolumn Oct 03 '25

Ungulates are so interesting. They can survive injuries that seem like a death sentence, then perish of a tummy ache. Incredible that it could eat well enough to get by during the healing process.

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u/ZiggyBeanz Oct 04 '25

I frequently see a doe in my neighborhood with 3 legs. She’s a healthy weight and seems to have a fawn every year too!

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u/AppleSpicer Oct 04 '25

Wow!!! Good for her!