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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CACF88.38CECFA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Angela could you send me some pictures I been studing skulls fior = nearly 30 years now if you do not mind Peter in Shelburne my friend was = a trapper and he brough me a lot of different skulls=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Angela Joudrey*=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:28 PM Subject: [NatureNS] skull of something Good evening. I was trying to think of a witty title, but I'm too tired! About a week ago, my dog went running off the trail in a spot that he = usually goes running and barking off the trail. A few days before that = he had treed a raccoon, so I assumed that was what he was up to again.=20 A minute later he came out of the trees with a skull ( animal of some = sort ) in his mouth. I caught a glimpse of the fur and thought it was = the raccoon. ( It had been there for a few days, picked clean, no = brains, but fur and nose still there. The front and face mostly. ) Then I saw the nose, it was definitely not a raccoon. I though maybe a = rabbit as the neighbors have some loose around the woods. But the ears = didn't fit. I actually thought for a second " OMG. There is such thing = as a jackalope." All this took about 10 seconds to run through my mind as the dog came = towards me with his prize. I got it from him and am now really quite = perplexed as to what it could be. It is definitely cat like. But the = long teeth- canines on a dog- are just under an inch long. The part of = the of the skull that's left is about 3 inches. Not a fox and anything = dog like. I took many pictures with a tape measure and still have the skull in a = baggie in the shed. When I went to get my camera I thought it set it out = of reach of my dog, but he managed to get a few more chomps on it before = I got out again. I couldn't find any other parts or carcass around the = field or the trees where it was. I checked ermine/ weasel and it's bigger than that but smaller than a = cat. Although I suppose it could have been a big house cat, but the = teeth... I was thinking maybe a pine marten but the coloring doesn't = seem to match. It's the teeth that I can't quite place. Let me know if you want some pics sent your way. I have most of the = neighborhood involved now! Thanks Angela in Windsor aljoudrey@eastlink.ca When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the = rest of the world.=20 John Muir ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01CACF88.38CECFA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16981" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Angela could you send me some = pictures I been=20 studing skulls fior nearly 30 years now if you do not mind Peter in = Shelburne my=20 friend was a trapper and he brough me a lot of different skulls = </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Daljoudrey@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:aljoudrey@eastlink.ca">Angela=20 Joudrey*</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 29, 2010 = 9:28=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] skull of=20 something</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Good evening.<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D"">I = was trying=20 to think of a witty title, but I'm too tired!<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D"">About a week ago, my dog went running off the trail in = a spot=20 that he usually goes running and barking off the trail. A few days = before that=20 he had treed a raccoon, so I assumed that was what he was up to again. = <BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D"">A minute later he came out of the = trees with a=20 skull ( animal of some sort ) in his mouth. I caught a glimpse of the = fur and=20 thought it was the raccoon. ( It had been there for a few days, picked = clean,=20 no brains, but fur and nose still there. The front and face mostly. = )<BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D"">Then I saw the nose, it was = definitely not a=20 raccoon. I though maybe a rabbit as the neighbors have some loose = around the=20 woods. But the ears didn't fit. I actually thought for a second " OMG. = There=20 is such thing as a jackalope."<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR = _moz_dirty=3D"">All this=20 took about 10 seconds to run through my mind as the dog came towards = me with=20 his prize. I got it from him and am now really quite perplexed as to = what it=20 could be. It is definitely cat like. But the long teeth- canines on a = dog- are=20 just under an inch long. The part of the of the skull that's left is = about 3=20 inches. Not a fox and anything dog like.<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR = _moz_dirty=3D"">I=20 took many pictures with a tape measure and still have the skull in a = baggie in=20 the shed. When I went to get my camera I thought it set it out of = reach of my=20 dog, but he managed to get a few more chomps on it before I got out = again. I=20 couldn't find any other parts or carcass around the field or the trees = where=20 it was.<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D"">I checked ermine/ = weasel and it's=20 bigger than that but smaller than a cat. Although I suppose it could = have been=20 a big house cat, but the teeth... I was thinking maybe a pine marten = but the=20 coloring doesn't seem to match. It's the teeth that I can't quite = place.<BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D"">Let me know if you want some pics = sent your=20 way. I have most of the neighborhood involved now!<BR = _moz_dirty=3D""><BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D"">Thanks<BR _moz_dirty=3D"">Angela in Windsor<BR = _moz_dirty=3D""><BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D"">aljoudrey@eastlink.ca<BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR = _moz_dirty=3D""><BR=20 _moz_dirty=3D""><BR _moz_dirty=3D""><BR>When one tugs at a single = thing in nature,=20 he finds it attached to the rest of th