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 these game species for nutritional reasons, it could also mean that game animals are simply consuming 

 com because it is relatively easy to find in gardens. 



These results also indicate that game species vary in their consumption of crops. Some species, 

 such as the ocellated turkey and agouti, frequently consumed crops, while others either infrequently 

 consumed crops or consumed none at all. While it is possible that many game animals were shot in 

 gardens before they had the opportunity to consume any crops, it also is possible that they were 

 consuming noncrops while in the gardens (see Chapter 5 for additional information about game diets). 



