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M Hi Angela; I'd like to look at the pictures. I might be able to identify the skull. Thanks Billy> 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. 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!ThanksAngela in > Windsoraljoudrey@eastlink.ca > When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the > rest of the world. > John Muir > >
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