The Skull ID Thread

[JonathanD]

Carrying on from the cold case threads, and after discussing Siberianfurys collection. I thought it would be cool to have a skull ID thread. Please join me in posting pictures of animal/bird skulls you may have in your collection or see when out and about.

I'll kick it off. Who did this belong too?

 

[Bushwhacker]

I'd have a bash at Stoat.

 

[Ratbag]

Badger, I'm fairly sure.

Rat

 

[Paganwolf]

what size is it ??

 

[JonathanD]

what size is it ??

I'm not giving that one away just yet

 

[nitrambur]

Ramus looks too short to be badger, I would say one of the Mustelidae family

 

[Beer Monster]

....................... bat?

 

[Adze]

The file name does give it away just a touch

 

[JonathanD]

The file name does give it away just a touch

Yup, I did notice that about an hour back Oh well.

 

[JonathanD]

So I want the exact species with this one. Those that sneaked a peek at the file name are barred, and whoever names it will be congratulated but treated with a degree of suspicion

 

[_scorpio_]

uhhh... star nosed mole?
cant see the url thing or i would have peeked

 

[Asa Samuel]

Otter!

 

[JonathanD]

uhhh... star nosed mole?
cant see the url thing or i would have peeked

You deserve a prize for most bizaare animal that's for sure. Amazingly it is a cousin, but the skull above is 100% British and very widespread.

 

[_scorpio_]

water vole? or normal one?

 

[JonathanD]

water vole? or normal one?

Nope, check the teeth out. As an extra clue, it has the longest forefinger than any other animal in the UK. In fact the largest fingers, but that one is the longest.

 

[_scorpio_]

thats thrown me and all i can tink of is bushbabies...

 

[JonathanD]

Definately none of those round by me.

 

[Zingmo]

Is it a mole? (it looks like its got tiny eye sockets)

Z

 

[spiritwalker]

has to be a bat then longest finger? ie wing?

 

[spiritwalker]

and broadening on it ill go for a dubentons bat or noctule but if it is a mole based on the above surely it cant have longer fingers than a bat?