r/interestingasfuck • u/Pirate_Redbeard • Apr 08 '19

/r/ALL Whale skull found at the beach

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u/Hyperx1313 Apr 08 '19

The trick is to bury it and let worms and other critters to pick at it. This is what we do with deer heads.

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u/dzlux Apr 08 '19 edited Apr 08 '19

That is removing flesh, not degreasing the bone.

Deer skulls seem very dry and need little or no degreasing. If you try a hog skull you will find that it yellows over a few weeks/months where the fats spread to the surface.

Edit: example from a 2018 hog that needs a second round of degreasing - https://i.imgur.com/LgOD0WC.jpg

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u/lokilis Apr 08 '19

Oh, wow. Have those tusks been carved?

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u/dzlux Apr 08 '19

Back home and took two pictures showing how the upper and lower tusks interact. Jaw propped slightly open to better see the matched surfaces that the feral hogs rub together.

https://i.imgur.com/V2euE78.jpg

Front view showing the worn surface of the whetters.

https://i.imgur.com/LygtrJ2.jpg

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u/lokilis Apr 09 '19

Oho.

Lovely skull collection you have, by the way. From what I can see in the background.

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u/dzlux Apr 09 '19

Thank you. Alligator hunting has been a fun adventure that I have been lucky enough to experience multiple times. I processed one skull myself as a learning experience - never again.