The Skull ID Thread

[JonathanD]

Theres a fox skull in the hedge just up the road from me,may go up and bring it home.

Well, we know what that will be now

Here's one then...

Exact species for this one.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I'm quite carp at this - it's easy when they've got meat and fur attached - but would I be wrong at guessing it's at least a cloven hooved critter?

 

[JonathanD]

I'm quite carp at this - it's easy when they've got meat and fur attached - but would I be wrong at guessing it's at least a cloven hooved critter?

Yeah, it certainly is.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Female Roe Deer?

 

[JonathanD]

Afraid not....

 

[Bushwhacker]

Errrr........ Any type of Deer?

 

[Adze]

Is that a muntjac skull? Looks as though the front portion of the upper mandible is missing - very sneaky if it is

 

[JonathanD]

Is that a muntjac skull? Looks as though the front portion of the upper mandible is missing - very sneaky if it is

Far be it from me to be sneaky But no, not Muntjac.

 

[_scorpio_]

a red deer possibly?

 

[JonathanD]

a red deer possibly?

It's been a long time coming It is a juvenile Red deer.

 

[Jus_like_that]

This is an excellent thread!!!! loving this! really interesting!

ATB

Adam

 

[JonathanD]

This is an excellent thread!!!! loving this! really interesting!

ATB

Adam

Cheers Adam. And on that note, here's the next one....

 

[FerlasDave]

Cat maybe?

Any clues?

 

[JonathanD]

Cat maybe?

Any clues?

Yeah, here's a massive clue... IT'S NOT A CAT

 

[Adze]

It's a small mustelid, weasel, stoat, possibly a mink? I'll go for stoat as it looks a little larger on that leaf than I'd believe a weasel to be and gut feeling says too small for mink.

 

[spiritwalker]

im going for a weasel as weasels are weasily recognised and stoats are stoatally different :-D

 

[JonathanD]

im going for a weasel as weasels are weasily recognised and stoats are stoatally different :-D

Indeed they are, well done.

 

[_scorpio_]

It's been a long time coming It is a juvenile Red deer.

hahhahahahaa!!!!! WOOWOWOWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! YEA!! i got one!!!
ahem... anyway... is that actually a weasel? looked like a cat to me

 

[JonathanD]

hahhahahahaa!!!!! WOOWOWOWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! YEA!! i got one!!!
ahem... anyway... is that actually a weasel? looked like a cat to me

hehe, well done mate, that was a lot harder than it looked. And yeah, definately a weasel, they don't make cats that small.

 

[Pcwizme]

this is going to sound an odd question

but are there any good books on Identifying skulls? or any resorces you know of (save going to the Natural history museum every weekend)