Mastodon
For years, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, has been known as the town which was “half way between the Equator and the North Pole”. Then, in 1991, in a gypsum quarry in nearby Milford, the body of an intact mastodon was discovered.
I was contacted by the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History to explain why some of the mastodon’s teeth were pink: animals which are drowned and die in a head-down position and people who are hanged experience highly increased blood pressure to the head. Occasionally, the pressure causes the tiny capillaries in the teeth to leak, letting the red colorant from the blood into the dentin of the teeth. This causes the teeth to appear pink.
Later, a statue to commemorate the discovery of the mastodon was erected next to Exit 11 on the #102 highway at Stewiacke in Mastodon Ridge park, a local community park.
This photo was taken with my Canon Eos Rebel XSi DSLR and the Canon 18-55mm kit lens.
Mastodon belongs to the following groups:
*Town Giants*, All Animals Great And Small., Atlantic Canada, canon 450D/XSI, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., For the love of Canon - 2 Images per day with type of Canon camera used, If it doesn't belong, Miniatures and Mammoths, Old farts of redbubble and Statues and Such
Vickie Emms
wow, this is a beautiful photo,,,,,,,,,I love the setting on a hill
zahnartz replied
Thanks so much, Vickie. He was surprisingly gentle.
Vickie Emms
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zahnartz replied
Thanks so much Vickie. A real thrill!
Ian.