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The Associated Press
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Published: Thu, September 25, 2008 - 5:39 pm
RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Alabama say a severedfoot brought home by a family dog belongs to a bear - and not a
child as they first thought.
Police in Russellville spent two days searching surrounding
wooded areas for a small child after a family dog brought the foot
to its home late Saturday.
Chief Chris Hargett says the structure of the bear's foot was
close enough to a human's to fool an orthopedic surgeon who
examined it. But forensic tests later found its origin.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Dog Brings Child’s Foot to Ala. Home
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“the bear paw is the closest mammalian anatomical structure to resemble the human foot. similarly, certain skeletal structures of pigs are often confused for human bones, such as femurs. forensic anthropologists use them to study human anatomy when human specimens are not available. that being known, ‘tis not VERY weird mix-up, i’d say. ‘