stbenge wrote:
> Scat is interesting stuff. You get an idea of what the animal ate. I 
> once saw coyote scat with prickly pear berry seeds in it. If you don't 
> already know, prickly pears are cacti, and the berries have many thorns 
> on them. Prickly pears have both large and fine thorns, and the small 
> ones do not come out easily. Coyotes are desperate creatures.
> 

Just for general info, here are a couple links to descriptions and 
pictures of prickly pear cactus:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
http://www.desertusa.com/magoct97/oct_pa/du_prkpear.html

It's said that they make some very good jams/jellies.  (Never had a 
chance to try any myself though...)    :-(

      -=- Larry -=-

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