Skulls
Re: Skulls
Without looking anything up, I would say the first skull looks like a cat. All the later ones are deer family.
Re: Skulls
The first one is a little dog, probably a chihuahua. The other looks like a deer.
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Re: Skulls
Hi Chase:
I didn't see your "Skull" thread until last night.
I think your first skull might be a fox's. I found a similar skull, not nearly so fresh, in White River Canyon last summer. I found it in an area that had abundant fox tracks in recently fallen snow drifts.
If I'm correct, the donor of your skull would have looked like:
I didn't see your "Skull" thread until last night.
I think your first skull might be a fox's. I found a similar skull, not nearly so fresh, in White River Canyon last summer. I found it in an area that had abundant fox tracks in recently fallen snow drifts.
If I'm correct, the donor of your skull would have looked like:
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Google image searches for "fox skull" and "cat skull" make me think that the first one is neither of those; the fronts of foxes' skulls are too long and narrow, and cats' skulls are more rounded. The one you found has a distinct "snout" that narrows down at the front; I'd say it looks more like a dog.
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chihuahua perhaps on the first one. http://www.skullsunlimited.com/record_v ... hp?id=8215
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Those cleaned up nicely! Did you peroxide them?
Where'd you find #1? I think I might actually side with Waffle on that, if it was a urban find I think you found some sorta domesticated dog. Most mammal profiles for wild critters around here don't have a prominent forehead like that
Where'd you find #1? I think I might actually side with Waffle on that, if it was a urban find I think you found some sorta domesticated dog. Most mammal profiles for wild critters around here don't have a prominent forehead like that
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Both were found in a Gresham swamp near urban developments. They were soaked in bleach water for a week and brushed with an old toothbrush and Colgate.
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Those are both good finds. I too wondered how you cleaned them up.
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