Sunday, January 9, 2011

Furs

These are lynx pelts. The one in the middle and the one on the left we got trapping. And the one on the right our trapping partner gave to me.

This is a marten pelt we got on our trapline.

These are ermine pelts our trapping partner gave them to me.

This is a mink pelt. Our trapping partner gave it to me.

This is a squirrel we got it on our trapline.

This is a rabbit pelt that we got at a gift shop.

Reptiles

This is a alligator snapping turtle head that was sent to me from Florida.
This is a alligator snapping turtle shell. It was not the same turtle that the head came from. This was also sent to me from Florida.

This is the turtle that the shell came from. The head came from a different one.

This is an alligator hand key chain that I got in Florida.
This is an alligator head that I got from a family friend.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Skulls

This is a moose skull that was found in the woods around Tok.

This is the under side of the moose skull. Its teeth are about an inch long including the root.

This is a small Dall's sheep skull. My dads friend gave it to me.

This is the teeth from a Dall's sheep. They are made for eating the tough mountain grass and moss.

This is a fox skull. I got it from my dad's friend.

This is a beaver skull found in the ponds around Tok.

This is a porcupine skull found at a shooting range in Tok.

The one on the left is a squirrel skull found in Fairbanks and the one on the right is a gray jay skull found in Tok.

These are mouse bones found in owl pellets.

There will be more coming soon!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Fossils


This is a Real Mastadon tooth. Found on the Yukon river. Mastadons are bigger than Mammoths. 
The one at The top is a steppe bison horn. I am still trying to find out what the one on the bottom is, all I know is it is some sort of leg bone.
This is a smaller replica of Sue the t-rex.
These are real ammonite fossils.Ammonites were like prehistoric snail-squids.
This is another type of shell fossil. It was found in Colorado.

These are shell fossils I found.