[29] Where only one side is listed, the other was not available.
Table 6.—Pathological conditions in the lower jaws of deer killed by wolves or hunters[30]
| Specimen number | Sex | Age | Cause of death | Approximate date of death | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | |||||
| M-70 | M | 6½ | Wolves | Feb. 1968 | Lump in left side of mandible near M1 and M2 |
| M-192 | M | 7½ | Wolves | Jan. 1969 | Large lump in left diastema apparently from healed fracture |
| M-206 | M | 8½ | Wolves | Jan. 1969 | Light necrosis around base of teeth |
| M-218 | M | 3½ | Wolves | Feb. 1969 | Large lump in left diastema apparently from healed fracture |
| M-228 | F | 11½ | Wolves | Mar. 1969 | Heavy necrosis around molars and extending into bone; half of each M3 destroyed, both roots and crown |
| M-236 | F | 14½ | Wolves | Feb. 1969 | Light necrosis around base of teeth |
| M-402 | F | 10½ | Hunters | Nov. 1968 | Heavy necrosis and lumps on both sides of mandible |
FOOTNOTES:
[30] Not including dental abnormalities, which are described in [table 5].
The following organs were excised from wolf-killed deer and examined grossly in the field for parasites and abnormalities ([fig. 12]): lungs (six animals, normal); heart (seven animals, normal); liver (four animals, one small unidentified tapeworm cyst). Twin fetuses were found in each of two adult does examined.
Twelve deer were checked for body fat in one or all of the following areas: back (subcutaneous), kidneys, heart, omenta. Of these animals, seven had large amounts of fat, but five were almost depleted of fat from these stores. These five were all killed in February or March 1969; three were fawns, and two were yearlings that had not yet shed their deciduous premolars.
Of 69 animals examined for femur marrow condition, two had fat-depleted marrow. One was a fawn killed in March 1969 that had not shed its deciduous first incisors, and the other was a 5½-year-old buck killed in February 1966.
A fawn and a yearling that had died in February 1969 from unknown causes also had fat-depleted, marrow. These animals might have been killed by wolves, for wolves had fed on them. However, they could have died from malnutrition and been eaten as carrion.