Video: Trail Cam Photos Show Nothing is Wasted in Nature

First the cougar, then the coyotes and then the birds. That’s the pecking order in these woods for an elk carcass that had been found by biologists who were doing a survival study. They determined after a necropsy (autopsy for animals,) that the elk was killed by cougars. After they retrieved pics from the trail camera left at the scene, their suspicions were confirmed.

This video is a series of thousands of pictures from the trail camera, and you can see all the animals that came to get a share of the meal. It’s interesting how the cougar, the species that killed the elk, doesn’t eat much at all once the meat starts to rot.

It does show the elk body parts, and decomposition process, so viewer discretion is advised.

OutdoorHub Editor: Keenan Crow

Keenan Crow is an outdoor writer who graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism and creative writing. He has been writing for OutdoorHub for nearly five years, but anybody he is close with will tell you he has been telling hunting stories for far longer. He uses his experiences outdoors to write about things he loves - bow hunting, fishing, upland hunting, shed hunting, turkey hunting, waterfowl hunting, dog training, shotguns, ATVs and the outdoor lifestyle he lives in his home state of Michigan. Outside of hunting/fishing, he also loves to cook - especially with wild game - play golf and go on hikes with his yellow lab, Stella.