Osteophagy Information
Osteophagy is the practice whereby herbivores consume bones. This practice usually occurs place in a nutrient-deficient environment. The animals consume the bones in order to obtain such necessary elements as phosphorus and calcium.
An example of animals exhibiting this practice are giraffes, who in Africa are known to seek out elephant graveyards in order to consume their bones.[citation needed]
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- Campbell, Biology, 7th ed. (Benjamin-Cummings, New York, NY 2006) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
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