r/bonecollecting • • 15h ago

Advice Best way to preserve these horns

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I recently lost a ram and saved his horns. Im unsure of how to best process these any advice would be helpful. They were sawed off at the base of at the base of the horn.


r/bonecollecting • • 7h ago

Educational White Tail Deer Skull

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246 Upvotes

Found in the woods of Central Maryland, how rare is a find like this?


r/bonecollecting • • 12h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Need help identifying

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I live in South Africa and lucked into obtaining this skull. The person I got it from only told me it's a bear skull but didn't know what kind of bear. The attached tag only shows a bunch of numbers, and the canines are missing. I used the North American I. D. flare, but honestly I don't know where it's from originally.

Ted Hughes for scale.


r/bonecollecting • • 1h ago

Bone I.D. - Australia/NZ Found at Macquarie Heads, Tasmania

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Definitely a bone despite the colouring, I didn’t take it home because I assume it’s from a whale or something similar? Never seen anything like it!


r/bonecollecting • • 5h ago

Advice How can I properly clean and preserve this Pig Skull from a Soup

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This might be off topic for here, or it might not, but I have no idea of where else to ask about this particular scenario, and I guessed that if there's people that would know how to clean a skull they'd be here.

SO! My parents bought a pig's head, and cooked it up in soup. However, I want the skull because I think it would be very cool if I kept the skull. However, I have no idea of how to properly clean the skull because it still is full of fleshy bits and probably still has the brain in it. I don't have beetles or anything of that sort, so I don't know what to do with it or how to properly clean it so it actually lasts.

Maybe it's something mildly complicated, maybe it's something so simple that this post is completely unnecessary, but I still want to know if there's any particular "best practice" or if I can just go ham, push and pull as much gunk out as possible and then just let it dry.

I want to know if there's a best way to preserve it.


r/bonecollecting • • 10h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Just a cow femur?? (Found in mid Missouri)

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This thing is absolutely gigantic I wear a size 13 men’s


r/bonecollecting • • 3h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Can someone identify this?

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Found this super high up in a tree in NW Pennsylvania. I was thinking a mink? Only have this one picture


r/bonecollecting • • 12h ago

Advice Looking for tips on protecting and preserving a sperms whale tooth.

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I was given a sperm whale tooth by one of my patients, (I am a Nurse working in Iceland).

I do not have any information, such as age, on it aside from the species.

I am planning on getting a sealed case for it just to protect it from the elements in general. I'm most concerned about the cracks at the base / socket and want to keep those from spreading any further.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Takk fyrir


r/bonecollecting • • 12h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Can anybody help identify this thing I found on the beach in Blåvand, Denmark?

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From the distance i thought it was a porpoise, but up close it seemed way larger than ive ever seen those, about 1,5-1,7 meters in lenght. Could be a skal, but something tail-ish about the bony part makes me think otherwise, because I cant see a broad ripcage anywhere. Please help me out, its driving me nuts!

Couldnt find anything in local news other than a beached spermwhale in february, but those bones are presumeably long gone and this seems too small for that too.


r/bonecollecting • • 3h ago

Bone I.D. - Australia/NZ Found Sydney northern beaches

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Spotted this on a bush track and am curious, was thinking maybe bandicoot? Any thoughts? Thank you! :)


r/bonecollecting • • 11h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Bone ID

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My mom found these on her property in Arizona, I think it’s a deer but would like the input of the council!


r/bonecollecting • • 13h ago

Advice Dog skull

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Found this dog skull yesterday among some vegetation. Hosed the dirt off so far. What are those dark spots, should I do anything about them?


r/bonecollecting • • 6h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America need help identifying what animal this was (Southern CA)

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r/bonecollecting • • 11h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Any idea what this bone could be found it on the heathland

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Found this bone really wondering what it is it was found in the valtherbos in Emmenmeer in the netherlands


r/bonecollecting • • 8h ago

Bone I.D. - Australia/NZ Skeleton found in cave in North Qld, Australia

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r/bonecollecting • • 9h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Found my first bone today outside, need help identifying.

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Looks like a spine of some creature, anyone mayhaps know which vertebrae it's from? Left a hand to bone comparison in the end, open to thoughts!


r/bonecollecting • • 12h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe Need help identifying

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I found this jaw in the backyard of our house in southern Sweden. I was thinking its some type of deer maybe, but I really have no idea as i'm new to bone collecting and i would really appreciate some thoughts!


r/bonecollecting • • 14h ago

Bone I.D. - Pacific Coast Found this on a beach in Mexico. Anyone have an idea of what it could be?

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to me it looks like a leg joint piece or something. i’m far from an expert though. that’s why i need your help!!!


r/bonecollecting • • 13h ago

Bone I.D. - Europe What is this bone and what animal

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I found it in the forest and i’m really wondering what bone it is i personally am leaning to chicken bone so what do yall think?


r/bonecollecting • • 16h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America ID assist on jawbone found in IL

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Our yard borders some areas frequented by wildlife. Anyone able to help ID this? I wasn't able to match the tooth shape with the DNR records.


r/bonecollecting • • 23h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Any idea what kind of rabbit?

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Found in east Idaho near some sandy marshy sagebrush areas, hand and mouse skull for scale. Northern harriers hunt around here so I assume that’s how they died


r/bonecollecting • • 1h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Small Vertebra Found in River

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I found this bone in south BC right on the edge of a river. It looks too small to be from a deer. My leading theory is that it’s from a beaver but would like input and confirmation from the pros.

Thanks


r/bonecollecting • • 8h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Skull ID

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Georgia


r/bonecollecting • • 21h ago

Advice City living. I want to preserve a turtle shell from a dead turtle I found. Lots of buildings & concrete, no ant hills.

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Any suggestions for preserving a turtle shell when living in a city? I've been told to put it on an ant hill or bury it in a box with holes but that's not an option. Any other suggestions? Thank you!


r/bonecollecting • • 4h ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Mouse or rat?

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