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hey, i collect bones :)

all items i have are ethically sourced (all the bones i have, i found myself) and i mostly focus on bone collecting and dry preservation. i do have an interest in taxidermy but its so gosh darn expensive :')

vulture bucket list

have a nice day :)

#pinned post #intro post #vulture culture #therian #main blog #ghost's bones

darkbluegraveyard

I found this today, oh it's so beautiful 🖤 🖤

#it is SO beautiful #im sooo not jealous <- lying liar who lies #happy for you though :D great find #cat skull

putridcrow

он свистит.

putridcrow

my magnum opus btw

#i love the cat skull #also thats so cool i dont quite know what it is but i like the little feets

silent-november

god’s plan

unfolds

so slow

slow

pacificremains

What a weird skull on this creature. Potto.

#it looks like someone who's never seen a cat skull made a cat skull #animal skull #oddities

deadbirdsdaily

Prep No.KHE101

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

#study skin #natural history #vulture culture #museum #specimen preparation

roadkillandcrows

Sheep bones found in the Shropshire hills recently.

#vulture culture

strangebiology

Should we say "sustainably sourced" instead of "ethical?"

Here’s a conversation topic I see going around the oddities communities:

“We don’t say ‘ethical’ anymore because ethics varies from person to person.

Just say ‘sustainably sourced’ instead.”

To me, this just trades one problem for another.

Imagine if I tried to sell you a skull, and you asked if the product was ethical.

Understandably, I might say “everyone’s ethics are different, so I can’t answer that with a ‘yes’ or ‘no.’”

What I should say, IMO, is what I know about the skull as it relates to ethics: Did I kill it for the skull? Did I kill it for another reason? Did I pay someone to kill it for the skull or another reason, or did I or someone else find it dead already?

Now imagine if I shushed you, told you that thinking about ethics is dumb?! And I declared, “Instead, we say ‘black-owned business!’”

Now, imagine I had zero clue who the business owner was. Imagine I don’t know or care what the phrase “black-owned business” means. But I thought the rule was “just say stuff that sounds good,” and that sounds good, so I said it.

You should reasonably be annoyed that I haven't answered your question, and I could actually be misinforming you at the same time.

To say “just say it’s sustainable” means that the seller doesn’t have to know or care what that word even means. It's an opinion at best. Case in point:

This fur seller posted this statement:

[Image ID: Etsy (tagged) Real fur is natural, sustainable, biodegradable, eco friendly, and BIODIVERSE!]

How can a real fur product be biodiverse?

“Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world.”

How can your product be biodiverse? Is there…a thriving, diverse ecosystem living on each coat…?

Oh, I see what happened.

It looks like the seller of these products is just stacking words that sound good. None of these claims are proven or supported by unbiased evidence, by the way.

I don't really begrudge sellers for greenwashing since everyone in every industry does it, nor do I begrudge consumers for falling for it, since that's the point and no one has the time to deeply research everything they buy. However, if you're a little more conscious in the oddities/dead animal parts laws field, or you sell a lot and care about ethics and sustainability, I'd like to pose this issue: IMO, "sustainably sourced" means barely anything more than "ethical."

shiftythrifting

I have discovered many a cursed things at thrift stores and antique shops, but nothing will ever beat this all-timer

i-is it?

cipheramnesia

When life gives you rat skulls, make rat skullade

cipheramnesia

Into every life, a little rat must skull

cipheramnesia

A rat skull in the hand is worth two in the box

cipheramnesia

Every box has a rat skull lining

cipheramnesia

You can lead a horse to a box of rat skulls but you can't make him drink rat skulls

#GIVE ME THE BOX OF RAT SKULLS #I WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM #vulture culture #bones #animal skull

wolfteacreations

Silver capped bone necklaces.

#the layout is soooo cool #wolftea

wolfteacreations

flat lay all day

#vultureculture #vulture culture #wolftea

dead/decaying animals below cut!

click for better quality :) these bats were found in an old ww1/2 "pillbox"- old concrete structures made as home front defences. they're largely abandoned/unused and the (approx) 15 inch thick walls create quite an isolated environment inside! incredibly cold in summer and winter, and perfect conditions for mummification if an animal is unfortunate enough to pass away inside it.

also disclaimer i did not disturb the bodies, looked not touched :)

Im unsure what killed these bats, but probably a disease seeing as all of them are all together like this. either way im not gonna poke about them too much (other than occaisional visits to have a look) because bats are legally protected where i am, and also a vector for rabies! which i do not exactly want to risk (i know it wouldnt have survived on these corpses but still). very cool thing to find though!

#vulture culture #vulture culture uk #cw animal death #bones #main blog #animal bones #dry preserved

kittenspecimen

Dead birds.

shrodingersbox

workin' on bones lately 👀 i think i'm going to try to dip my toes back into vending in may, so i will be hanging on to these and not putting them in the shop (sorry!) if you're local to the seattle area though, keep an eye out for when i say whether or not i'm gonna make my face known to the public again lol

#bone cleaning #animal skull