Any clues as who's skull this is?

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01-24-2012, 06:43 PM

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DebraK

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I miss Lake Tenkiller. I used to live on Black Gum Mountain just out of Vian.

01-25-2012, 04:04 AM

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Don't have a clue about the skull but love the Tenkiller area. DH has an aunt that lives up there.

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01-25-2012, 07:39 AM

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Krystyna

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Looks like a beaver

01-25-2012, 08:55 AM

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Glenda m

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I vote for beaver, too. Don't tell me we have no naturlist on this board? Maybe someone's husband? LOL

01-25-2012, 11:09 AM

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donna13350

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I thought beaver had blunt teeth...not pointy? Anyway...it doesn't look like a skull to me...it looks more like a set of claws? You should ask a local hunter...they usually know.

01-25-2012, 11:16 AM

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Debra Mc

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It is probably a Chuppcara.

01-25-2012, 11:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Debra Mc

It is probably a Chuppcara.

LOL! My thought too!

The chupacabras is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.

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01-25-2012, 12:05 PM

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bakermom

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wild pig? they look like tusks to me, but i would think the skull would be bigger. don't know if young ones have tusks like the adults do.

01-25-2012, 12:19 PM

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I have found museum curators very helpful and informative. I'll bet if you e-mail the photo and explain where it was found, they would be happy to tell you about it.
If it were here in NY, I would send the photo to our DEC and ask. They put out a great magazine here called Conservationist, and they often show and identify skulls, etc.