#animal-husbandry

#animal-husbandry

The excavation revealed 19 small and medium-sized pits containing bones of different animals, including: short-horned domesticated buffalo, deer, roe deer, wolves, leopards, foxes, serows, wild boars, porcupines, swans, cranes, geese, haws and eagles. What makes it clear that at least a portion of the animals were kept and likely raised in captivity rather than hunted for sacrifice is the discovery of bronze bells worn around several of the animals' necks. Twenty-nine bells were found in 13 of the 19 pits.

"This year's chicks will eventually help increase the genetic diversity of the wild population of condors," Denise Verret, chief executive and director of the Los Angeles Zoo, said in a news release.