image source and article As I work in a mostly arid climate, although the past few springs have been very wet, I've never seen this happen to a body. In other parts of the country that are more humid and cool, saponification happens. Yes, a body can turn to "soap". Click the link for an interesting article. If you are into this sort of thing. It is also known as "grave wax" or most professionally adipocere. Well not really soap that we wash with. Here is the Wikipedia article .
bothers me about the animals tho'. predatory and dangerous but scared and panicked at being let loose and they are killed because of some idiot human being. what a terrible waste.
ReplyDeleteSaw that on the Today show this morning. At the time, they did not know what happened. Hate that the animals had to be subjected to that.
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ReplyDeleteI knew someone who did a similar bit with their domesticated dogs. People are not in touch with reality when they hit bottom like that.
ReplyDeleteSo sad.
and it amused me that the captcha was kotter. now i shall spend all day singing "welcome back..."
ReplyDeleteBizarre!!! (Those Ohioans can be weird. Just ask me, I married one.) :-)
ReplyDeleteSad twist of irony that he was an animal lover and yet his actions caused them to be hunted. The guy's depression clouded his thinking. It's a tragedy all around.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is tragic. Apparently they had to take down the animals due to the conditions of darkness and previous encounters that happened at the "reserve".
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