An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?

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Fonseca, Gabriel M.; Palacios, Rocio
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2013
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Injuries produced by animals are capable of leaving severe patterns and in some cases may result in the death of the attacked individual. Law enforcement authorities may come to erroneous conclusions about the source of the bites based on their awareness of animals present and similarities of the injuries to the untrained eye, with dreadful consequences. Expertise of a carnivore biologist and an odontologist that indentifies the particularities of bite marks may be useful for identifying the attacking species. We present the investigation of a fatal dog pack attack involving a 43-year-old man in Bell Ville (Argentina) where the evidence provided by a forensic dentist and a biologist was categorical for establishing the animal species involved. Because of the unusual characteristics of the wounds and the initial hypothesis made by local authorities of a cougar attack, habits and specific patterns of both dog pack and cougar predation on humans are discussed.
Fil: Fonseca, Gabriel M.. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Odontologia; Argentina
Fil: Palacios, Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba; Argentina
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Forensic Science
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Biology
Bite Marks
Injuries
Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
title An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
spellingShingle An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
Fonseca, Gabriel M.
Forensic Science
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Biology
Bite Marks
Injuries
Argentina
title_short An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
title_full An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
title_fullStr An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
title_full_unstemmed An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
title_sort An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fonseca, Gabriel M.
Palacios, Rocio
author Fonseca, Gabriel M.
author_facet Fonseca, Gabriel M.
Palacios, Rocio
author_role author
author2 Palacios, Rocio
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Forensic Science
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Biology
Bite Marks
Injuries
Argentina
topic Forensic Science
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Biology
Bite Marks
Injuries
Argentina
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Injuries produced by animals are capable of leaving severe patterns and in some cases may result in the death of the attacked individual. Law enforcement authorities may come to erroneous conclusions about the source of the bites based on their awareness of animals present and similarities of the injuries to the untrained eye, with dreadful consequences. Expertise of a carnivore biologist and an odontologist that indentifies the particularities of bite marks may be useful for identifying the attacking species. We present the investigation of a fatal dog pack attack involving a 43-year-old man in Bell Ville (Argentina) where the evidence provided by a forensic dentist and a biologist was categorical for establishing the animal species involved. Because of the unusual characteristics of the wounds and the initial hypothesis made by local authorities of a cougar attack, habits and specific patterns of both dog pack and cougar predation on humans are discussed.
Fil: Fonseca, Gabriel M.. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Facultad de Odontologia; Argentina
Fil: Palacios, Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba; Argentina
description Injuries produced by animals are capable of leaving severe patterns and in some cases may result in the death of the attacked individual. Law enforcement authorities may come to erroneous conclusions about the source of the bites based on their awareness of animals present and similarities of the injuries to the untrained eye, with dreadful consequences. Expertise of a carnivore biologist and an odontologist that indentifies the particularities of bite marks may be useful for identifying the attacking species. We present the investigation of a fatal dog pack attack involving a 43-year-old man in Bell Ville (Argentina) where the evidence provided by a forensic dentist and a biologist was categorical for establishing the animal species involved. Because of the unusual characteristics of the wounds and the initial hypothesis made by local authorities of a cougar attack, habits and specific patterns of both dog pack and cougar predation on humans are discussed.
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Fonseca, Gabriel M.; Palacios, Rocio; An unusual case of predation: dog-pack or cougar attack?; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Journal Of Forensic Sciences; 58; 1; 2-2013; 224-227
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