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Radiograph of a dead deer

Detailed Description

This deer was shot with a lead bullet. The bright white spots scattered throughout its body are fragments of lead from that bullet. These fragments can be eaten by scavengers, such as eagles, when they feed upon a gut pile or carcass left out in the field.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Photo by The Peregrine Fund

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