skull + bones

💀a sideblog for vulture culture love 💀

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Kaiju had some epuli (gingaval hyperplasia) removed, his teeth cleaned, 3 incisors removed (because they were too close together and forming a pocket that was collecting hair and dirt), and a mystery mass removed from his chest.

I had to apply for care credit to pay for the surgery and could not afford to also send the mystery mass off to be biopsied. So it was given to me preserved in formalin- in case I can get the money to send it in the near future.

I also requested his teeth be returned to me. My request was honored and they were sent home in a pill bottle of peroxide.

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Found a use for this decorative marble tray.

There are 5 teeth still in the skull that didn’t come out during cleaning.

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Forgot my coyote skull in a peroxide bath and it turned green?! (Fox skull for color comparison.)

I’m debating whether or not to attempt whitening again or to just go ahead and glue these teeth in.

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My grandpa found this tiny, dirty turtle and saved him for me 🐢

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All Hallow’s Day with @omniastudios

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Photo credit: @celestialhatter

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I went to Alaska this last week. The wee bear charm is hand carved mammoth tusk!

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I got these beautiful earrings a few months back. I can’t wait to wear them every day in October 🦇 🖤

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THOSE ARE SO DOPE where did you get them? 👀👀

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@vulture-kitty I got them from @ferallysimplistic on instagram!

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I got these beautiful earrings a few months back. I can’t wait to wear them every day in October 🦇 🖤

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I got fun packages in the mail today!

Added a Bison antiquus tooth to my collection.

And also this beautiful Hallowed Ground ring from @omniastudios

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I don’t purposefully collect young skulls, but look at the little teefers still coming in 😍

This is a North American Porcupine.

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Coyote is still degreasing. The teeth that have already fallen out have been given a peroxide bath. I was hoping more teeth came out.

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New home for my bison babe.

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Cutting teeth 😍

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This young bison was still cutting teeth!

Sadly this skull has a weird stain on the forehead, missing it’s nasal turbinates and mandible, and hot glue holding it together.

Still worth it though! I’m so excited!

The horns measure a wee bit over 23” apart and the skull measures about 20” from top of the head to the tip of the nose.

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More pictures tomorrow! I drove an hour to pick up this big girl for an absolute steal.

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I tried to get some better pictures. The wasp nest fell back so it was harder to get a better picture of it.