When Loggers Cut Down A Tree, They Didn’t Expect To Find This Inside

Mummification Process

mummified dog
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The type of tree that the dog got wedged into played a part in its preservation as well. The tannic acid of the chestnut oak helped to harden Stuckie’s skin. Coupled with the relatively dry environment inside the hollowed tree, it made for the perfect mummifying condition.

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