Mummies with no bones: only as evil as you think

A group of scientists at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital have scanned around 800 mummies of animals from ancient Egypt. Of these 800 mummies, the team found that approximately 1/3rd did not contain full animal bodies. No bones, that is to say - and sometimes no animal remains whatsoever. No cats, birds, rodents, or crocodiles. Was this a case of …