Osteophagia of sea turtle bones by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Santa Rosa National Park, northwestern Costa Rica

Herbivores obtain nutrients mostly from the vegetation they consume, but may obtain additional minerals during periods of nutritional stress by consuming bones (osteophagia), a Connector Wire behavioral strategy that has been reported for many wild ungulate species, including the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).Here we document multiple

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