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This is not just Japan. I've seen two stories in Romania of a village with a single inhabitant: a 70+ year old man. One of them has three dogs. When he dies the
by xdennis 2y ago
This is not just Japan. I've seen two stories in Romania of a village with a single inhabitant: a 70+ year old man. One of them has three dogs. When he dies there might not even be remains to be found.
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- xenospn 2y agoYou’re thinking of cats. Dogs don’t actually eat the remains of their owners.
- positr0n 2y agoThat is a myth. From a recent HN comment: Previous studies have revealed some differences between canine and feline scavenging. Dogs tend to eat the face and throats of humans, then break the ribs and chew on bones. Cats, on the other hand, often strip skin from the nose, upper lip, and fingers (the same places, Rando notes, that they nip at when playing with a living owner). Scavenging is more common with dogs than cats, Byard adds, “but I don’t trust either of them.” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41182102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41182102