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this job is a prison, I am not allowed to take home the shark jaws 😔

#sharks #marine conservation #marine biology #fish #vulture culture #ethically sourced bones #well....not exactly bones cuz yk shark but you get it

snowy deer bones

#snow #pennsylvania #white tailed deer #whitetail deer #deer #deer bones #ethically sourced bones #vulture community #vulture culture

The erge to cut open and steal the bones of any dead animal you find should be studied. Like the thought of killing an animal sounds awful but cutting them open and disecting them and then taking their bones sounds like like a party. Way better than bone hunting!!

All of this to say, if any irl friends find any roadkill or dead animals, hmu 🤑

#vulture culture #ethically sourced bones #this sounds crazy but i swear its not

Ethically sourced bonessss!!!

A few weeks ago I found this deer skull in the woods while adventuring with my kids. At the time Dr. Astra wouldn't let me keep it but today he finally relented provided i cleaned it properly!

So today I trudged out back into the now snowy woods, located the skull again (really impressed i managed to find it again!) and now i will be cleaning it.

#ethically sourced bones #deer skull #nature

best places to find ethically sourced bones-

railroad tracks:

- be careful doing this, parts of these (at least in my area) are considered private property, however parts are not, and it can be difficult to tell which parts are and which are not. look out for signs. also dangerous. stay off to the sides at all times and do NOT cross the tracks, for any reason, unless at an assigned crossing- during the allotted time period. trains will not stop for you, they are not able to do that- and sometimes they may not even see you. be constantly looking over your shoulder and read up more on railroad safety. however- many animals get caught in the tracks and are hit by trains, or simply their bones can be found by the side of the tracks, so this makes it quite a great place to find many bones.

near bodies of water:

-my favourite body of water is along the riverside. this is a great place to find many fish bones, as well as the bones of the animals who come to find the fish. fisherman also may discard fish off on the riverside if they are not happy with what they have caught. just be careful not to be in a metropark! overall not super dangerous, and a great place to find bones, but limited on the types youll find.

rubbish piles:

-this one typically finds racoons, opossums, rats, mice, dogs, cats, and other animals of the sort. but that gives a pretty good range. be careful of the live animals youre bound to find rummaging round in there though. you can usually find whole skeletons, and theyre usually already cleaned really well (of the flesh) because of the, again, live animals. clean them extra well because of the diseases these animals carry while being in these environments. overall, another excellent option for different varieties of bones.

state parks:

-this one is iffy, it depends entirely on which state park, and what the individual rules are. some state parks allow you to scavenge things like mushrooms, and hunt, which doesn't explicitly state, but obviously would include bones. however some do not. but if they do, take full advantage of it, its an incredible opportunity, and even take advantage of all being able to use the hunters at your disposal (for information only of course), which brings me to the last location on my list.

dumping sites:

-my personal favourite, dumping sites are where hunters discard parts/carcasses they do not have need or want for. bones are typically among these parts, thus making it peak scavenging grounds for anyone looking for bones! one downside however is that they can be quite tricky to find, and can typically only be found by actually asking around a group of hunters to find out which dumping site the majority of them use. but when you find one oh boy, its all worth it, so many different types of bones, so many different animals, so many different sizes, its everything you could ever want, or ask for. so take the chance and ask around. its worth it. trust me.

next up; fossils?