Dr David Mills on Nostr: Not a lot is known about the particular reindeer I'm looking at. We know it was ...

Not a lot is known about the particular reindeer I'm looking at.
We know it was around 10 months old. Did not live to see its first winter. Cause of death was natural (not hunted), but specifics unknown.
No signs of malnutrition or disease in the mandible. Molars seem to have developed normally.
Sex unknown, too young to tell.
Animal decayed on the tundra for two-three years before the mandible was collected.

I have the teeth and bones to look at. All smelly bits recycled into biosphere.