Jon,
Long story short. My
parents are aging and divesting unwanted possessions. So today I took possession
of an ancient bison skull my mother
acquired many years ago. It turns out this bison skull dates back approx. 10,000
years or so, which brings it into the end of the last
North American ice age. For
years I never gave this object a thought, until today.
Upon closer examination
it became evident that this poor old beast was the victim
of a horrible tussle, as
best I can surmise based on a wicked wound over the left eye socket. The obvious
evidence appears to be a wound from an opposing male in
rut. There is a gaping hole to the
skull above the left eye, which upon close inspection appears to have become
infected. I can only guess that this majestic beast died a slow, horrible
death.
Nonetheless, a
brilliant view to the past.
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