[NatureNS] scat or pellet

From: "Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan" <andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:38:21 -0400
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Randy Lauff was kind enough to put my photo on his website.  The link is =
below.  So far, no definite conclusion. Could be an owl, possibly a =
bobcat, or coyote.  Any other thoughts would be appreciated. =20
Andy

Hi Andy,

http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/scat_or_pellet.jpg

There's the link. I'm certainly tempted to say it's a pellet from a GH =
Owl...no other NS owls take adult rabbits (routinely anyway), and that =
prominent bone fragment does not suggest any other white mammal.

There does not appear to be any faeces in it...just bone and fur (and =
fresh-looking fur at that).

The only thin that bothers me somewhat is the fractured bone...owls =
aren't good at doing that. It doesn't rule out an owl pellet by any =
means, but it's something to think about.

Randy

Antigonish County, NS. 
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<DIV>Hi Andy,</DIV>
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<DIV>There's the link. I'm certainly tempted to say it's a pellet from a =
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Owl...no other NS owls take adult rabbits (routinely anyway), and that =
prominent=20
bone fragment does not suggest any other white mammal.</DIV>
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fresh-looking fur at that).</DIV>
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good at doing that. It doesn't rule out an owl pellet by any means, but =
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something to think about.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy<BR><BR>Antigonish County, NS. </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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