Stable Isotope Analyses of Carbon and Nitrogen in Hair Keratin of Suspected Man-Eating Wolves from the 1880s

February 2024 in “ Scientific Reports ”

Juho‐Antti Junno, Tiina Väre, Jouni Tikkanen … Jouni Aspi

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Studysummary The wolves suspected of man-eating in the 1880s likely ate very little human flesh and mostly consumed a diet similar to herbivores and omnivores.

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