Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30, Issue 3, 2024

Page Number: 1274-1282

EXAMINATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PELLET OF WILD AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS FOR FORENSIC CONSIDERATION

Anand Kumar, Shweta Singh, Lav Kesharwani, Munish Mishra and Ashok Kumar

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to use pellets to collect data on a variety of wild and domestic animals. Find the data shows that people can use pellets to identify different types of wild and domestic animals. In this study, 13 pellets were taken from wild animals and 10 pellets were taken from domestic animal such as horses, sheep, goats, dogs, rabbits, cats, buffalo, donkeys, camels, tigers, lions, leopards, elephants, pigs, Gaurs. After thoroughly observed the pellets of various wild and domestic animals, we took photographs of different types of pellets with different colors, shapes, patterns, and dimensions. The study found that all domestic and wild animal pellets have different colors, shapes, patterns, and dimensions. After thorough examination and measurement of the pellets, it was concluded that the largest pellets in wild animals were from elephants, and in domestic animals, they were from buffaloes.