Gross bony changes following a bullet wound to the mandible of an Alaskan black bear (Ursus americanus Pallas) are described. Analysis of the mandible indicates that the bear lived 1-6 months following the injury and that it did not develop any major bacterial infection, unusual for such an injury.
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1 January 1981
AN ANALYSIS OF BONY CHANGES FOLLOWING TRAUMA TO A BLACK BEAR MANDIBLE
D.L. DYER