A Preservative Tree
Chestnut has a preservative feature through its organic substances, tannin, and desiccant, which is known to absorb moisture. Killgrove noted this tree was famous for this feature and was one of those that altered the way nature would normally run its show. As such, the dog’s body was able to last longer than it usually would after dying.
The sapping of moisture allowed the microbes to shy away from eating up the body tissues. But there was one other question – what about scavengers who smelled the carcass and would come searching for it? Sure enough, the tree preservation was just an icebreaker to unsolving.
A Preservative Tree
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