It Was A Normal Day For These Loggers, Until It Wasn’t

Staying Alive

What they discovered was that the Chesnut trees had tannin and desiccant, an organic substance that soaks up moisture. This was unique to the species, and nature prevented it from doing so. Therefore, the body was preserved because the lack of moisture stopped the microbes from attacking the body tissue.

Saying Alive

Hiding Its Scent

The director of Southern Forest World explained: “Anything that would eat dead flesh would never know he was in the tree.” He went on to say that any smell that maybe was there would go through the trunk.

Hiding Its Scent