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Cnámha faolchú bóthar in gcomparáid le cnámha ó fánas le galar có-cossach I múséam stáir nádúrithe, baile átha cliath
Skeleton from a diggerhorn compared to the skeleton of a diggerhorn with barstool's disease in the natural history museum, Dublin
Aire do foladóirtór agus húmuclúlí mar cúntóir saotharlann/ looking after bloodletters as a lab assitant
-introduction-
mar cuntoir saotharlann ag saotharlann NuaLo, ta ort:
iniúch ar na humuncul agus tuairiscigh sintom de galar no gortu
iniuch ar agus glan trealamh
fail na humucul reigh do obairaid
de bharr seo ta cupla rudai a ba choir go bhuil fois agat, agus rudai chun feacant amach le haigh
as a lab assistant at a NuaLo facility, your job will include:
inspecting the humunculi and reporting signs of disease and injury
inspecting and cleaning equipment
preparing humunculi for surgery or other procedures
because of this there are a few things about humunculi you should know, and a few things to look out for.
-overveiw and history of humunculi/ stair an humuncuil-
bhí foladóirtór cruthithe i 2006 chun an easpa de órgán nua agus fuill a réatigh, agus ionnas gur nach bhuill ar saotharlann anamhí fíor a úsaid chun táirge nó leighas a tríl.
bloodletters where created in 2006 to deal the scarcety of healthy organs and blood for patients, and so animals and human test subjects will not be needed for testing new drugs and products.
Tá na foladóirtór deanta as 100% DNA daoine, ach tá a géanóm níos simplithe ionnas go bhuill sé níos éasca a géanóm a athrú de bharr scriudú, tríl leighas, nó a orgán a chuir i daoine.
the bloodletters are made of 100% human DNA, but have a much simpler genome to make it easier to edit for study, medicine trials, and to grow organs for a specific patient.
-anatomy/anatamioct-
Mar tá lán DNA daoine acú, tá siad an-cosúil linn ina anatomíacht, ach níl cúpla chuid acú ionnas go bhuill siad níos éasca chun scriudú nó lábhsáil, nó níl na chuid sinn ag teastáil acú.
because they share all their DNA with people, they are extremely similar to us anotomically, but they tend to have a few parts missing to make them easier to study or handle, or those parts in particular just arent needed.
Níl béal nó fiachla acú, ní tugtear bia crua dóbh mar is fedir leo cothig a fáil as leact cothig díreach sa stéig beag nó sa fuill. Fresin, níl ach beirt lábha acú, níl cosaí ag teastáil de bharr go bhuill siad ina coladh do a saol ar fad. uaireannta tá mattán nó craiceann spéaráilte ag teastáil, mar seo tá fós beirt lábha acú.
they do not have a mouth or any teeth, this is because they don't get fed and solid food since they can be given liquid nutrient via a jejuostomy tube in the small intestine or an iv drip. wilth that, they only have a pair of arms instead of all four limbs, they do not need legs since they will be unconcious their entire lives. although sometimes skin or tendon transplants will be needed for a patient, this is why they still only have two limbs.
-types of humunculi and uses/seighas humucuil agus a usaid-
Tá trúir sighas húmuncúlí ann; foladóirtór, tríleoir, agus deontóir/there are three types of humunculi: bloodletters, testers and donors.
Foladóirtór/bloodletters: úsáidtear foladóirtór chun fuill a crothú do daoine ag teastáil é. Tá fuill as foladóirtór níos saoire agus níos sláine ná fuill as daoine agus tá sighas fuil O ag gach foladóirtór. Deannan na fánas seo I bhad níos mó fuill ná na húmuncúlí eile, de bharr é seo cathigh tú an fuill a baint nó pléasceigh a craoí agus a fuilladán./ these huminculi create new blood for patients in need of transfusions. bloodletter blood is a lot cheaper and safer than blood from other humans and all bloodletters have type O blood. these humunculi make much more blood than other humunculi, so they need to be drained daily or their hearts and blood vessels can explode.
Tríleoir/testers: in ionad anmhí fíor a úsaid I tríl leighas, úsáidtear iad seo. Nach díreach chun a bheith níos deasadh go dtí anmhí ach mar fightear freagra níos cinnte as iad de bharr gur bhuill siad deanta as daoine./ instead of using real animals in medicine trials, tester humunculi are used. this is not just to be more ethical, as humunculi give more accurate results than animal models.
Deontóir/donors: anmhithe fásithe go spesílta dó daoine chun orgán nua a crothú. úsáidtear DNA as an daoine ar leith ionnas gur nach deannan a córas imdhíonachta ionsaí ar an orgán nua. Tá sé seo i bhad níos tapúla ná ag fanacht ar orgán as daoine eille ach tá costás uillmhóir ar an próseis seo./ humunculi grown specially for an individual patient to grow new organs for transplantation. they're grown with the patients DNA so the recipient's immune system doesnt attack the new organ, and the recipient doesen't need to take immunosuppressants after the transplant. this is a lot faster than being put on a waiting list for an organ from another human but this procsses is extremely expensive.
-production/táirgeadh-
Crothítear na húmuncúlí as saothrán de ubhe a bhuill mionathraithe ionnas go fánan siad instead go foladóirtór, tríleoir, nó deontóir. Crothítear deontóir as ubh tríleoir, ach cuireann siad instealladh de DNA as an faighteoir isteach ann ionnas go fásann siad le orgán an daoine. Ach tá saothrán ubhe spesílte do na foladóirtór de bharr gur cathigh siad an géin nascithe le táirge fola. Nuair atá siad réidh, spreagann siad cilldeighilt le sruth leictreach íseal, ansin cuirtear é i leacht cothig le haigh 60 lá, an tréimse iompar do húmuncúlí.
humunculi are grown in a lab, the egg cells that will grow into them are edited so they will grow into one of the three types of humunculi. tester humunculi are kind of like the "default" humunculus, donors are created by injecting the recipient's DNA into a tester egg cell so they are a perfect genetic match. bloodletters have their own culture of egg cells because they need the gene for extreme blood production. to stimulate cell reproduction, the eggs are shocked with a low electric current, then they are placed into an artifical womb full of liquid nutrient for 60 days, the gestation period of a humunculus.
Crothítear na chéad ubhice húmuncúlí as gaschill ó daonne, ach aníos is fedir linn iad a crothú as gaschill ó féatas húmuncúlí.
the first humunculi egg cells where created from human stem cells, but nowadays they can be created from stem cells from humunculi featuses.
Mar is anmhí a bhí cruthithe chun a bheith ina chónaí i saotharlann iad an húmuncúl, tá sé an-éasca mionathrathrú a deanamh dóbh, níl ach 4 crómasóm acú. Ach cathigh aon athrú a bheith ceadithe ó DerCo de bharr an cóipcheart géiniteach.
since humunculi where designed to live in a lab, their genome is very easy to manipulate compared to a human's due to them only haveing four chromasones. but any edited humunculi have to be authorised by DerCo due to the genetic copyright (which may or may not include crossing with other production faun breeds or humans).
-care needs and safety precautions/ aire agus sabhaltacht-
Mar cúntúir saotharlann ba chóir duit seic ar na húmuncúl agus an trealamh gach lá. Seic le haigh cór i a feadán colinóstómí nó dédhúnostomí nó a masc gás, craiceann briste nó ináilú neabh-socair agus sintóm de galar eile.
as a lab assistant, its your job to inspect the humunculi and the equipment daily. look out for knots or kinks in in colinostomy, jejunostomy or gas tubes, broken or inflamed skin, irregular breathing and other signs of disease.
Tá uimhir, agus i cás deontóir, ainm an faighteor ar gach raca thar an húmuncúl. Comead nóta ar gach cheann, go háirithe na deontóir.
each humunculus has a number assigned to it, an in the case of donors, a name of recipient. keep daily notes on each one, especially the donors.
--ag úsaid trealamh i gceart/using equipent correctly
Ag chuir an masc gás orthú: níor chór go bhuill aon spás idir a craiceann agus an pleasteach, ach bí cuiramach gur nach bhuill an craiceann níos éadrom faoi, nó gur nach bhuill an craiceann dearg timpeall na lúscana,
fitting the gas masks: their should be no space between the plastic straps and the skin, but be careful that the skin underneath or around it isnt showing signs of a lack of bloodflow like lighter or purple skin, or signs of skin damage around the edges of the straps
Ag tabhart leighas nó leacht cothig sa fuiledán:
bí cinte go bhuill an snáthaid insteach sa fuileadán. Seic le haigh at nó bhallbrú timpeall an snáthaid, agus bí cinte go bhuill an snáthaid cuirte isteach ag dull síos agus go bhuill an líne greimathe síos ionnas gur nach titeann se amach. Faoi tá puctúir de snáthaid a nach bhí cuirte isteach i gceart
giving liquid nutrient via the bloodstream:
make sure that the iv needle is inside the vein. look out for signs of brusing or swelling around around the iv, make sure that the iv is placed downwards and that the line is secured against the skin so it doesn't fall out. below is an example of an iv not put in properly.
Slí eile con tabhart cothigh dobh:
Tugtear cothig go dtí an chuid is mó de húmuncúl tríd a fuill, ach do deontóir nó tríleoir is fedir cothig a tabhart tríd feadán dédhúnostomí. de gnáth cuirtear an feadán dédhúnostomí sa stéig beag, ach má tá deontóir ag teastáil bolg nua tá ort é a nasc le a bolg, ionnas gur fedir leis foirbeart. Tá an stéig mór sa húmuncúl mar cas agus níl oscailt go an taobh amuigh, de bharr é seo cuirtear feadán colinóstómí isteach
other ways to administer nutrients:
most of the time humunculi will be given nutrients via the bloodstream, but for donors or testers sometimes they will need to be fed via the stomach or small intestine with a jejunostomy tube, depending on what organ needs to be donated/studied. in cases like this the humunulus will need a colonostomy tube since the large intestine is a closed loop with no exit. none of these tubes should be taken out or cleaned without permission from a higher rank.
ag comead íad a coladh:
Tá sé fíor-tábhactach gur fannan na húmuncúl ina coladh, go háirithe i húmuncúl deontóir, is é seo an fáth gur cuirtear iad faoi ainéistéise ginerálta do a saol ar fad. Nuair atá tú ag scrúdaigh iad seic le haigh comhartha de strus. Tá comhartha stus ná: ráta buladha árd (thar 100 buladha gach nómead), ag chuir allas nó má tá said níos aclaí ná gnáth. Faoi tá puctúir de húmuncúl faoi strus árd de bharr nach tugtear go leoir ainéistéise dó.
keeping them asleep:
its extremely important that humunculi stay asleep, especially for donors, this is why most humunculi are put under anestisea for their entire lives. when inspecting them look out for signs of stress like: a fast heart rate (over 100 BPM), sweating annd thrashing or moving more than usual. under is a picture of a humunculus under extreme stress from a lack of sedative.
Nuair atá ort na trealamh a athrú agus iad a glan, bí cúarimach go figeann tú an subail go léar as an masc. Cathigh tú cuinnigh gur nach buill córas imdhíonachta in aon chur ag na anmhí seo agus tá craiceann an tanaí acú. Is fedir le a craiceann brise an-éasca agus ligeann é seo bactéar agus mícrób eile isteach. Faoi tá pictúir de húmuncúl le ionfhábhtú craiceann de bhar greannú ó subail.
hygiene and cleaning equipment:
when changing and cleaning equipment, make sure there is no soap residue left on the masks and that they have been properly disinfected. keep in mind that humunculi have absolutely no immune system whatsoever and have very thin skin, its very easy to break or irritate the skin and this can cause infection. below is a picture of a humunculus with a skin infection due to improperly washed equipment.
nios mo rudai chun feacant amach le haigh/some more things to look out for:
leaisteachas an craiceann (an seassan an craiceann suas nuair a fillean tú é lé do méara?)/ skin elasticity (does the skin stand up when you pinch it lightly with your fingers?)
Dath an craiceann (éadrom? Liath? Gorm? An fédir leat na fuilladán a feice tríd an craiceann níos mó ná na húmuncúl eile? Céan dath a bhuill an craiceann faoi a suile nó timpeall snáthaid?)/ color of the skin (light? grey? blue? can you see the blood vessels through the skin more than normal? what color is the skin under their eyes?)
fíochán bog (dath? Ba chóir go bhuill siad dearg nó corcra-dearg, an bhuill siad níos fluice ná a bhuill de gnáth? Céan dath é an sileadh?)/ soft tissues (color? they're supposed to be red or red-purple, is there more discharge than normal? what color is the discharge?)
An corp (an bhuill aon teas timpeall a alt nó gearradh tar éist obráid? An bhuill torran ag teacht as a bolg? An bhuill siad ag chuir allas nó ag crith?)/ the body (any heat or inflamation around wounds after surgery? any noise coming from their stomach? are they sweating or shaking?)
Conas iad a iompar:
Iompar iad le beirt láibhe, láibh amháin timpeall a cosaí ag comead é socair (1). An daradh lábh ag iompar a cheann, muinéal agus a cliabhrach (2). Tá ar daoine eile a gás agus a diltálaire a iompar ar a raca (4) agus tá orthú a túb ar a masc ináilú a comead ós cóir a corp ar an taobh amuigh gan é a lúb (3), teann an túb de a leacht cothig thar gualann an daoine atá ag iompar an húmuncúl.
how to carry a humunculus:
carry them with both hands, one hand under and around their "arms" to keep them secure (1). the other arm should be proping up their head,neck and chest (2). another assistant should be moving the gas tank and the iv bag (4) and they make sure the breathing tube is facing outwards (3), the iv line goes over the shoulder of the person holding the humunculus
Dear tumblr, please enjoy some pyro art.
Had lots of fun rendering this one, I wanted to draw something with fire so pyro was perfect. I also tried to make the rainbows in the water look like an oil spill.
I am thinking of doing either spy or medic next? Since they are two mercs I surprisingly draw very little of.
hey you get back here with that!
Heigh teach ar ais le sin!
Thinking about all sorts of the tide pool guys recently..........
Capall sról / Rapunzel satin
Is é an capall sról pór neamhcheadithe ó Baile Átha Cliath Theas a raibh pórithe i 2046 le haigh ghruig fáda agus bog. Úsáidtear an ghruig ar bhonn tráchtála chun folt bréige nó ghruig do bábóg a crothú, nó comeadtear iad de bharr a chuma. Is fedir leo a bheith buí (fionn), dearg (fionn rua), gorm (liath), seacláid (donn), bán dearg (bán/ailbíneach) nó dubh, is fedir leo a bheith alabreac ach níl siad ceadithe sa clarlánn capall sról nó seó póranna.
the rapunzel satin is an unlicensed breed from south dublin that was bred in 2046 for soft and long hair. the hair from them can be used commercially to make wigs and hair for dolls, or they can just be kept as pets for their looks. they can be buff (blonde), red (bay), blue (grey), chocolate (brown), pink (white/albino, sometimes called cremello) or black, they can also be piebald or skewbald but this coloration is not accepted by breed registries and they cannot be taken to breed shows.
Tá fionnadha agus scúb ghruig lionrach acú de bharr an structúr de. tá srath trédhearcach i gach ríbe de a grúig scúb agus fionnadha, ligeann é seo solas isteach agus deannan sé cuma lionrach orthú. Is fedir leo céim de ghruig scúb a fás i mhí amháin.
their fur and hair is so shiny due to the structure of the hair itself. in each strand of hair theres a hollow shaft that lets light pass through it, making them appear shiny. they can grow 1 foot of brush hair every month.
Tá an pór neamhcheadithe seo cheann de na pór is costasach ar domhain. tá an costas seo de bharr an am a tógann sé chun aire a tabhart do a ghruig, agus an costas iad a pórú. Mar pór táirgeadh mar an caorín bán dearg, ní fedir leo pórú gan instealladh de hormón de bharr a leibhéal íseal. tógan an próseis seo a lán am agus arigead mar tá orthú na hormón a tabhart do beirt an fíon agus an beoir ar fadh 7-14 lá.
this unlicenced breed is one of the most expensive faun breeds in the world. some of the cost is the effort of looking after their hair and coats, but a lot of it is the effort it takes to breed them. like production breeds like the heatherhorn, these fauns cannot reproduce without medical assistance in the form of hormone injections. due to their overall low sex hormone levels both the fion and the beoir need to be on hormone treatments for at least 7-14 days.
Trilseán scúb ghruig (pictúir 1) glaotar "trilseán beoir" ar an stíl seo de bharr gur nach fedir le leanaírudí pleac a baint as iad agus staddan siad tuirnicéad gruig. agus trilseán cleite (pictúir 2) chun an ghruig ar a cosaí a comead glan, coscann é seo blásaigh bán agus ionfhábhtú crúbanna.
brush hair braids (picture 1), these are sometimes called "beoir braids" because it stops the babyguys from pulling their hair and prevents hair tourniquet. and feather braids (picture 2) to stop their feathers from getting dirty and prevent mud fever and whitebloom.
Jim Pickens has conquered Louisville!
I must not feel shame. Shame is the art-killer. Shame is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my shame. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Where the shame has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Asphalt primal, an unlicensed breed/asfalt príomhúil, pór neamhcheadithe
Is é an asfalt príomhúil ná cheann de na chéad pór neamhcheadithe, taobh thiar an muic mincéar I a aois. Bhí siad cruthithe i baille suncroft i kildara, áit a bhuil ocailte agus lán le caora agus connín. De bharr na sighas bia seo fás ná fánas anseo níos tapúla agus níos cliste chun na anmhithe a tóg síos le chéile. glaotar "fánas cú-corpach" ar na fánas fían seo. Le a fionnadha liadh agus breac, thóg daoine cúpla dóbh mar peataí agus bhí an pór seanbhunaithe sa blian 2032. Fás na fánas seo a bhí fós fían fionnadha pátrún fáine agus nuair a bog siad níos cóngraí go dtí na baille beag bhí níos mó dóbh le adharc chun tocailt suas na uaigh. Feictear an chéad faolchú bóthar I 2038 I baille kildara.
The asphalt primal is one of the oldest unlicensed faun breeds, right behind the ballyer blue in age. They where developed in suncroft, a small town in county Kildare, a place that's very open with flat moorland, and an abundance of sheep and rabbits. To take advantage of these food sources, the fauns here grew faster and smarter to take down prey in groups. These fauns started being called "fleetfoot fauns" by locals. With their grey speckled coats, people started keeping them as pets and the breed was registered in 2032. The feral fleetfoot populations developed a darker ringed coat and horns to dig as they moved closer to smaller towns, with the first diggerhorn being seen in Kildare town, 2038.
bronntanas an spesílta duit féin, oscail é!
A very special gift just for you, open it!
Changelings
I decided Thorax needed to be pink, he looks much more like a bug and a deer, Pharynx us supposed to be a rhinoceros beetle, and Ocellus is a ladybug, i think they’re very cute.
"dia duit, an bhuill am agat chaint faoi ár Slánaitheoir íosa chríst?"
"hello, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour jesus christ?"
i spent 5 hours on this
and idk what it is
didn't think the whole time just mechanically drew. tbh this is the type of illustration that I am most willing to complete (comfortable to draw
Maybe instead of DerCo IWP and NuaLo exploring how far beyond human mortality they can go for the sake of profits they should have explored eachother's bodies:/
drúideanna ag ithe na sceartán as muic plódach
Starlings eating ticks off a painted urban
A cosmic tribute to my current favourite comment in YouTube history
Truptín le lipómatósis ainsealach, galar a bhuill nascithe le impórú. Ní dáinséar iad na cnap ar an craiceann, ach is fedir leo bogadha a deanamh níos deachara. Is fedir le na lípóma fás taobh istig sa corp, deannan é seo docar ar feidhmiú na orgán,go háirithe má gearran siad an nasc idir na scámhóga agus an ae.
Siren with chronic lypomatosis, a condition commonly associated with inbreeding. The lumps on the skin aren't dangerous, but they can hinder movement. lypomas can also grow inside the body cavity and can make it harder for the organs to function, especially if they cut off the lung/liver pathway.
i think sun would like chappell roan actually !
also based on this
A peacock jumping spider I welded together! I had fun making this dancing critter.
If you haven't seen photos of them before definitely look them up. My old college Bio professor was part of studies learning about how they communicate with one another.
Tioncar agus áit faolchú bóthar sa éiceachóras
itheann siad pleasteach agus brúscéar agus fighann siad réigh leis i slí sábháilte don timpealacht. Stoppan é seo anmhí eille ag ithe an pleasteach agus ag titim tinn.
Is maith le faolchú bóthar a bheith ag iomlasc, nuair a deannan siad seo briseann siad suas na plandaí ar barr ionnas go fedir síolta atá sa cré uisce agus solas a fáil gan iomaíocht le plandaí níos mó.
Fresin is maith le na faolchú bóthar a bheith ag tocailt chun péisteanna, fecidí agus túberí a ithe, sa poll a fágann siad ballann siad uisce chun uisce a fáil níos doinne sa cré. Fresin tá na poll agus cré scaoilte tithíocht maith do feicidí agus anmhithe beag.
Is fedir faolchú bóthar a carbóhidtráití a fáil as adhmad lofa sa geimhreadh nó nuair a nach fedir leo é a fáil as brúscéar. chun an adhmad a loite níos tapúla, clúdeann siad é le duilleoga lofa. Crothítear tithíocht do feicidí, peisteanna, drúchtín, anmhithe beag, amfibíach agus musrúm.
Is é páirt mór de a aiste bia ná corpanna daoine. De gnáth do sochraid cuirtear chemic dánséarach sa corp le ollan agus pleasteach, de bharr é seo ní fedir le na corp brise síos I gceart, seacas nuir a itheann na faolchú bóthar iad. Fresin itheann siad ablach nó corp anmhí agus staddan é seo galar a bheith scapadh go anmhí beo.
Naur atá na faolchú bóthar ina chónaí timpeall feirm is fedir leo anmhí a marú nó Barr a ithe/tocailt suas. Níl é seo ag rá gur ní ach drochrudaí iad, de bharr na pointe thar is fedir leo an talamh a cabhairú, go háirithe ar feirm ullrod, gort nó bithéagsúlacht de plandaí ar talamh do beostoc má tá na anamhí boghta timpeall go leoir agus tá madraí cosanta leo. Agus coméadeann siad daonra cadhíot agus lotnaid eile síos.
Páirt mór eille de a aiste bia ná anmhí mór mar fianna dearg agus buí, coscann é seo galar sa anmhí de bharr go itheann siad na fia is malla nó a bhuil tinn. Fresin itheann siad cat agus madraí fían, stopann é seo anmhí agus daoine ag fáil tinn le confadh, agus gan na cat fían deantear leas do na daonra de eán canadh.
bhíonn na faolchú bóthar ag tocailt suas agus ag ithe crann óg. go hairithe ar ferim adhmad, nuair atá crann de spésis agus aois ceanna go léar fásithe i ait abháin. i cássana seo ní fedir le solas an talamh a sroice agus ni fedir le aon plandaí eile fás ann. ach nuir a atá faolchú bóthar ina chónaí ann scapann siad na crann amach níos mó ionnas gur fedir le plandaí eile a beith ann. slí eile a deannan siad e seo na ag las áiteanna trí tinne
english:
Effect and place of diggerhorns in the ecosystem
diggerhorns will eat plastic and other rubbish, removing them from the environment in a safe way preventing other animals from eating it and getting sick
diggerhorns like to wallow in mud, when they dig the ground to roll in the mud they break up the plants and expose the soil so new plants can grow without having to compete with larger plants for resourses
diggerhorns also like to dig for worms, bugs and tubers, the holes they leave behind collect water and let it soak into deeper parts of the soil. the loose soil and protection from wind also makes them a great habitat for bugs and small animals.
diggerhorns will also eat rotten wood to get carbohydrates during winter or when other sources aren't available, to rot the timber they bury any wood they can find in leaves to keep it damp, this created habitats for slugs, worms, insects, amphibians, small animals and mushrooms.
human corpses make up a decent part of a diggerhorns diet, for most modern funeral services the bodies are filled with chemicals, wool and some plastic pieces, this means the body can't decompose properly unless the diggerhorns eat it. they'll also scavenge any carrion or dead animals they find, this prevents disease from spreading to other animals or their food sources.
when diggerhorns live near farmland they will often kill livestock and dig up or eat crops. this isn't to say they're a negative in all cases, due to all the points mentioned above they can be beneficial to land management and some farming systems, especially orchards, permaculture farms and they can help with plant biodiversity in livestock grazing systems as long as the animals are moved frequently and have livestock guardian dogs with them. and they'll manage populations of smaller predators like coyotes and other pests.
another major part of a diggerhorns diet is prey like red or fallow deer, they way they hunt prevents disease since they'll eat the weaker or sickly ones first. they'll also eat feral cats and dogs, this prevents people and animals from catching diseases like rabies, and without feral cats hunting them the songbird population thrives.
diggerhorns will dig up and eat young trees, especially ones on timber farms, where trees of the same species and age are sown close together in a grid pattern to the point where sunlight can't reach the forest floor and other plants will grow there. diggerhorns in these areas will remove some of the saplings so sunlight can get in and other plants will grow. another way the accomplish this is by causing forest fires.