(1995) the Oath
“Some of the volunteers wanted to hang around and see the verdict, but Marcus, being sensitive to Steve’s situation, thanked them and sent them away.
The two men went about the autopsy slowly, working under the ceiling lights and also employing a mechanic’s worklight at times. Just as Marcus let Steve have the first shot, he now let Steve handle the knife.
Marcus had already estimated the bear’s age to be between ten and twelve years. Herman was a healthy bear with a good supply of fat under his hide, so hunger wasn’t an obvious motivator for aggression. They found no significant wounds or injuries, only the bullet wounds Steve had inflicted.
As for the contents of the stomach and intestines . . .
“Well,” Steve said, wiping his hands on a towel, “we weren’t expecting much anyway, were we?”
Marcus shook his head. “I don’t know what to say.”
They found doughnuts and bacon grease, of course, but 318 had also been feeding quite well on berries, roots, and herbage.
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