Ten years after 8,000 ancient frog bones were discovered in a single ditch, scientists at Bournemouth University and the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have finally identified the culprits
Neat article! I’ll have to read through that full paper and see what else is in there. Skimming through, I saw mention of voles also, so it will be curious if there is a link between vole and frog numbers. That was something I alluded to in the owl/bat post today.
Google says the average from has around 30-40 bones, so we’re looking at a minimum of 200-250 frogs in the year.
Also, those hen harriers are pretty cool looking. They have somewhat of an inverse eye makeup scheme compared to the shorties.
Neat article! I’ll have to read through that full paper and see what else is in there. Skimming through, I saw mention of voles also, so it will be curious if there is a link between vole and frog numbers. That was something I alluded to in the owl/bat post today.
Google says the average from has around 30-40 bones, so we’re looking at a minimum of 200-250 frogs in the year.
Also, those hen harriers are pretty cool looking. They have somewhat of an inverse eye makeup scheme compared to the shorties.