Eating Hair & Anal Marking

Gypsy Wolf · 28-09-2010, 23:13

Yes, would love to see the study. I do know that animal "pharmacopia" is hotly debated. As an Ethologist, I do look at anecdotal evidence and do not consider it "unscientific"... for instance, for those who have read Shreve Stockton's book about her coyote Charlie, there was an interesting passage about Charlie having eaten a couple of grapes and then purposefully seeking out and eating charcoal the next day - something he had never done before and has not done since - f course she has not fed him grapes since, either. Luna's "hair-eating" only happens when she ingests a lot of bone from one of the knuckle-bone things I give them. It may not actually be to "wrap around" the bone but rather to facilitate passage as large amounts of bone/calcium can cause constipation.

28-09-2010, 23:13	#3
Gypsy Wolf Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida & Minnesota U.S. Posts: 252	Yes, would love to see the study. I do know that animal "pharmacopia" is hotly debated. As an Ethologist, I do look at anecdotal evidence and do not consider it "unscientific"... for instance, for those who have read Shreve Stockton's book about her coyote Charlie, there was an interesting passage about Charlie having eaten a couple of grapes and then purposefully seeking out and eating charcoal the next day - something he had never done before and has not done since - f course she has not fed him grapes since, either. Luna's "hair-eating" only happens when she ingests a lot of bone from one of the knuckle-bone things I give them. It may not actually be to "wrap around" the bone but rather to facilitate passage as large amounts of bone/calcium can cause constipation.