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On a recent trip to the Snowy Mountains we made a grim discovery about these denizens of the Australian psyche. At Dead Horse Gap we encountered three brumbies standing calmly in the snow among the curly tree trunks. The brumbies did not flee as we quietly approached for a close encounter. The first inkling we had that all was not well was our observation that these animals were emaciated, with ribs and bony hips protruding, skin sagging. A few steps closer and we could see a fourth horse lying dead on the ground. Two of the horses had their snouts inside its gaping abdominal cavity, nibbling at what little remained of its digestive tract. As far as we are aware, this behaviour has never been documented before....
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 06:06:01 +0000

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