Can you help identify this skull that was found recently?
by Elaine
(New Hampshire USA)
The Skull after Cleaning - What Animal Do You Think This is From?
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I have been looking on-line for help identifying a recently found skull just off a trail in New Hampshire, USA. I’ve sent emails to a research university and a center for conservation and education but have not received any replies as of today. 😊 I retrieved the skull and cleaned/disinfected it. The lower jaw is missing and some areas of the skull have been nibbled away. I’m thinking it could be one of two choices, either a domestic cow (although there are no farms in the immediate area) or a female moose? Thank you for any information you can tell me about the skull.
Just an FYI, I did get a reply back from a Senior Veterinary Pathologist at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, of the University of New Hampshire. The answer to my question on species was Moose! I just thought I would pass the information on to you and thank you for any time you spent on answering my question.
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Elaine, thank you so much for taking the time to send this in. This is the type of submission that our readers love to see! 😊
Anyway, if it means anything at all... I agree that the skull is that of a cow moose. Great Find! And nice job in cleaning it up.
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