Editing Gizzard stone

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[[Image:gizzardstone.jpg|thumb|right|Native gold gizzard stone.]]
A '''gizzard stone''' (or [[wikipedia:Gastrolith|gastrolith]]) is a rock ingested by an animal and held within the gastrointestinal tract for the purpose of grinding food or providing ballast. Gizzard stones are supplied by [[butcher]]ing specific [[animal]]s such as [[ostrich]]es and [[cave crocodile]]s; the [[material]] of the stone is randomly selected, and may include materials not otherwise available on the map. Gizzard stones are treated as cut stone [[gem]]s, suitable for [[encrust]]ing goods and furniture. Gizzard stones can be farmed as a renewable supply of [[decoration]]s to increase the [[wealth]] of your fortress.  Elk birds are among the more common creatures that drop gizzard stones. Oddly enough, numerous animals, such as the [[giant kakapo]] and [[emu]], yield a [[gizzard]] but not a gizzard stone.

Known creatures that drop gizzard stones on butchering:

*[[Alligator]]
*[[Beak dog]]
*[[Cave crocodile]]
*[[Elk bird]]
*[[Giant barn owl]]
*[[Jabberer]]
*[[Ostrich]]
*[[Saltwater crocodile]]
*[[Roc]]
*Giant variants of the above (when applicable)
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+A '''gizzard stone''' (or [[wikipedia:Gastrolith|gastrolith]]) is a rock ingested by an animal and held within the gastrointestinal tract for the purpose of grinding food or providing ballast. Gizzard stones are supplied by [[butcher]]ing specific [[animal]]s such as [[ostrich]]es and [[cave crocodile]]s; the [[material]] of the stone is randomly selected, and may include materials not otherwise available on the map. Gizzard stones are treated as cut stone [[gem]]s, suitable for [[encrust]]ing goods and furniture. Gizzard stones can be farmed as a renewable supply of [[decoration]]s to increase the [[wealth]] of your fortress.  Elk birds are among the more common creatures that drop gizzard stones. Oddly enough, numerous animals, such as the [[giant kakapo]] and [[emu]], yield a [[gizzard]] but not a gizzard stone.
-[[File:gizzard_stone_sprite_preview.png|right]][[Image:gizzardstone.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Native gold gizzard stone.]]A '''gizzard stone''' is a rock obtainable by [[butcher]]ing or slaughtering specific [[animal]]s, usually large birds or reptiles. Gizzard stones are treated as cut [[stone]] [[gem]]s, suitable for [[encrust]]ing goods and furniture. The [[material]] of the gem is a randomly selected type of [[stone]], and may include materials not otherwise available on the map. Not all [[creature]]s with a [[gizzard]] [[body parts|body part]] drop gizzard stones when butchered, however.
+Known creatures that drop gizzard stones on butchering:
-Creatures that drop gizzard stones on butchering:
+*[[Alligator]]
+*[[Beak dog]]
-*[[Alligator]]s and [[giant alligator]]s
+*[[Cave crocodile]]
-*[[Beak dog]]s
+*[[Elk bird]]
-*[[Cave crocodile]]s
+*[[Giant barn owl]]
-*[[Elk bird]]s
+*[[Jabberer]]
-*[[Jabberer]]s
+*[[Ostrich]]
-*[[Ostrich]]es and [[giant ostrich]]es
+*[[Saltwater crocodile]]
-*[[Saltwater crocodile]]s and [[giant saltwater crocodile]]s
+*[[Roc]]
-*[[Roc]]s
+*Giant variants of the above (when applicable)
-All of these animals can be [[Animal Training|tame]]d and bred as part of your [[meat industry]], and the gizzard stones can then be used in your [[gem industry]].
-== In real life ==
-Gizzard stones, also known as [[wikipedia:Gastrolith|gastrolith]]s, are rocks or sand in the digestive tract to help grind up food, serving in that role instead of teeth. Animals that use gastroliths for digestion often have a special muscular stomach, called the gizzard. Gastroliths are particularly common in birds and reptiles, which lack appropriate teeth for grinding food, but they're also found in seals, sea lions, fish, and invertebrates. In aquatic animals, the stones can also serve as ballast.
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