The line "Stupid inbred sack of meat" is mentioned, spoken in Mandarin by Royce King. This phrase was also said in the show Firefly.
The wildlife agent is concerned because the bones are supposedly in the migration path of the Masked Booby. The Masked Booby is a 'least concern' species so its habitat is not protected and is a tropical bird, seldom seen north of Florida.
Gina Torres, who guest stars on this episode, also appeared with David Boreanaz on his show Angel (1999). She also appeared with Tamara Taylor in Serenity (2005).
Some of the money that Booth discovers in the victims apartment is Argentinian money.
Mrs. King tells her help "Oh, Wexler has the groomer at three." The dog shares its name with the anthropologist from Ep #4.1, The Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 and 2 (2008).