Dental ID Requested
Dec 2, 2022 02:24:51 #
Dec 2, 2022 05:22:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
My dog brought this in from the back yard. I checked, but there are no large (or small) dead animals out there. What do you think owned these? Catskills, NY.
Dinosaur maybe a smallish one. More likely a sheep or goat etc??
Dec 2, 2022 07:05:55 #
Dec 2, 2022 07:38:27 #
It’s a deer lower jaw. You can see the bone has been chewed by mice, squirrels or chipmunks. Most likely one of those critters pulled it through the fence into your yard. Or possibility a scavenger bird like a crow dropped it.
Dec 2, 2022 07:47:04 #
Laramie wrote:
Opposite the teeth looks sharpened. Or is it just me?
Looks like a young deer, possibly from this past spring judging by the graphic on the paper background. The teeth have not been used enough to wear them down.
Dec 2, 2022 08:32:04 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
6 ft isn’t enough to keep deer out. Orchards use 10 ft fences.
Unless they can climb, they can't get in. Never have. There is no room for them to run - too many trees.
Dec 2, 2022 08:32:53 #
Wrench wrote:
Looks like a young deer, possibly from this past spring judging by the graphic on the paper background. The teeth have not been used enough to wear them down.
The paper background was from that day's Amazon delivery.
Dec 2, 2022 08:33:52 #
Laramie wrote:
Opposite the teeth looks sharpened. Or is it just me?
Too much coffee or not enough sleep. No, I didn't sharpen the teeth.
Dec 2, 2022 08:46:37 #
Ollieboy wrote:
Could have been there for years. Before you put up fence.
I think the lawnmower would have gotten it sometime over the past fifty-six years.
Dec 2, 2022 08:47:16 #
Wrench wrote:
It’s a deer lower jaw. You can see the bone has been chewed by mice, squirrels or chipmunks. Most likely one of those critters pulled it through the fence into your yard. Or possibility a scavenger bird like a crow dropped it.
Now there's an idea!
Dec 2, 2022 11:17:21 #
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Dec 2, 2022 12:44:13 #
Jerry, I believe it to be a deer from the molars and no ripping and tearing K9 teeth. Looking at what is left of the jawbone, I can see where the squirrels have been gnawing on it so it was most likely carried into your yard by them.
Squirrels make quick work of antler sheds which is why with all of the male deer over the years we seldom find them. They provide a good source of calcium and help keep the incisors worn down and sharp helping them with cutting nuts.
Squirrels make quick work of antler sheds which is why with all of the male deer over the years we seldom find them. They provide a good source of calcium and help keep the incisors worn down and sharp helping them with cutting nuts.
Dec 2, 2022 13:34:25 #
jerryc41 wrote:
My dog brought this in from the back yard. I checked, but there are no large (or small) dead animals out there. What do you think owned these? Catskills, NY.
A sacred " Indian " artifact. Now you might loose ownership of your property, ( now being sacred and all ) and or having it all dug up to check for more. Also become a suspect in some local disapearaces not yet solved. Be careful.
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