#bison bones

[uwlmvac]

MVAC is better equipped to identify archaeological bison bones, thanks to a generous donation from long-time MVAC friend Dan Maas, who raises bison. Dan gave us a bison that died unexpectedly, as well as some additional bones. Modern comparative materials are important for accurately identifying archaeological bones. We'll be processing these bison bones and adding them to our comparative collection.  Bones pictured: front, right mandible (lower jaw); center, atlas vertebra; right center, right calcaneus from lower rear leg; background, left humerus from upper front leg.

Video with more information about comparative/reference collections.

[gatherinthebonegarden]

Tags are a work in progress…

(and so is this pinned post)

aardwolf bones. alpaca bones. anatomy. anteater bones. antlers. articulation. auk bones

baculum. badger bones. bear bones. beauchêne. beaver bones. bee. library. bird bones. bison bones. butterfly

camel bones. cat bones. cicada. coffin bone. collection. comparison. conjoined. cougar bones. cow bones. coyote bones. cryptotaxidermy.

dead. deer bones. diaphonization. dinosaur bones. dissection. dog bones. duck bones

feathers. fish bones. fisher bones. fossil. fox bones. frog bones

gila monster bones. giraffe bones. goat bones. goose bones

hamster bones. hare bones. heart. hedgehog bones. heron bones. hippopotamus bones. hog bones. horse bones. human bones. hyena bonesjackal bones

ivory

jackalope

lion bones (see cat bones). lizard bones. luna moth.

made of bone. marmot bones. mink bones. model. moose bones. moth. mouse bones. mummified. museum. mustelid.

narwhal bones.

otter bones. opossum bones. orca bones. owl bones. oxidation. oxidization.

pelt. pet. pet memorial. pigeon bones. platypus bones. porcupine bones. porpoise bones.

rabbit bones. raccoon bones. rat bones. remains. replica. rhinoceros bones. roadkill. rodent bones. rug.

scientific illustration. seahorse bones. seal bones. shed. sheep bones. shrew bones. skeleton. skull. skunk bones. soft mount. squirrel bones.

tanning. tarantula. taxi. teeth. thylacine bones. toad bones. tortoise bones. turtle bones. two headed. vole bones.

weasel bones. wet specimen. whale bones. wolf bones. wolverine bones.

x-ray.

*as a wip, there are are a lot of tags i haven’t entered here yet. try the animal name of your choice and add “bones”.

*there are a lots of place names and dates in the tags. try a year, a country, a city, a museum.

*there is no ai on this blog. any misinformation (for example, misidentified bones or artistic interpretations of animals in antique bestiaries) are the mistakes of humans, not machines.

*out of respect, the original tw/cw of op’s are in the tags. but please be aware, they are not my tagging system. if you wish to filter sensitive material on this blog, the tags to filter are “dead” and “remains”. i don’t post images that i perceive as gore for the sake of gore, but you and i may perceive these things differently.

*i do not support the sale or purchase of human or bat bones or parts. this blog does include museum/memorial/medical/historical/educational/antique/etc (human) and museum/antique/second hand/etc (bat) images. to filter this content use the tags “human” “human bones” “bat” “bat bones”

[gunsatthaphan]

#petition to release the frog jump 🐸

[mewnette]

Prosperity Bison faux bone amulet

[hushedstars]

One thing I really want is for Bison to feel bad for inflicting THAT trauma on Kant once he learns the reason for Kant's fear.

[rscroogedraws]

They may be gone but let's make sure they aren't forgotten.

Drawing Ref: https://www.deviantart.com/faestock/art/Laurel-Sitting-pose-reference-24-514622162

by faestock: https://www.deviantart.com/faestock

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I love being within walking distance of a bakery

[bisonaari]

I made the grave mistake of rewatching the 1990 Moomin series and now I miss Finland even more why do yall live so far away

[hylianengineer]

I have spent the last few weeks thinking I'm horrible at zooarchaeology and it turns out I'm ahead of all the other undergrads. I just happen to share lab slots with grad students almost exclusively so I assumed everyone was as good as them except me.

[sonicunleash]

there was a post going around like North American Wildlife isnt boring! youre just used to it! tbh i think if a north american thinks north americas wildlife is boring you just need to have a bull elk stare you in the eyes. you sure wont be bored then

[kittyhalk]

Not to “um actually” this, but it wasn’t the army, it was thousands of private hunters killing for profit on an industrial scale after a rise in demand for buffalo leather. The government did, however, not so subtly endorse the hunting as a way to deal with “the Indian problem” (their words, not mine). I think the distinction is important because it shows the impact that the unchecked destruction of natural resources in the name of capital gain can have on the ecosystem and vulnerable people, as well as how governments can co-opt the greed of private parties for their own ends.

A photograph from the 1870’s showing tens of thousands of bison skulls. They were mass slaughtered by the U.S. Army to make room for cattle and force Native American tribes into starvation.

[hmtaxidermy]

Here she is, all done up!

For those wondering, she’s an American Bison! The biggest euro I’ve done yet.

Did you know that bison cow horns typically curve inward towards each other, while bull’s tend to point skyward?

[spookyfoxdreamer]

[peascribbles]

...Dragon!Sylus whose tongue is so very long and forked and lined with rows of tiny backwards-facing spines, same as a cat's, except several times larger. Useful for stripping every scrap of meat off the bones of his prey. Absolutely not so good when he gets the constant, irresistible urge to use it on you at all hours of the day.

He's able to manipulate the spines, somewhat, to lay them a bit flatter, but it still feels like coarse sandpaper being scraped against your skin.

In the mornings you wake up to his generous grooming, licking your face and neck thoroughly to clean every bit of dirt and grime off of you, making sure not to leave anywhere untouched, unmarked.

In the afternoons, after a successful hunt, he beelines to you with the singular intent to give you his affectionate greeting-licks—you fight him each time, hollering things like please kindly wash your mouth of that bison's blood before you do that—and the abrasions leave you feeling rather tenderised.

And in the evenings, when you're tangled up with him in your shared nest, little more than a mess of limbs, wings, claws, fangs, and that tongue of his, well...

[ursa-majora]

Everyone talks about how Appa is apparently obese for a sky bison and Aang is over feeding him. Undeserved in my opinion (hes just big boned obviously)

But nobody talks about how Druk (Zuko's dragon) is a complete fatass compared to other dragons.

For example: These are pics of Roku's Dragon, Fang, and Sozin's Dragon

Do you see how long and noodley they are. They're actual dragons too, not Wyverns like GoT dragons. (Note the 4 legs)

And heres Ran and Shaw:

See, still very noodley. And these are quite old, large dragons.

And this? This is Druk:

And Its not just the angle because even when he is sitting down he's fat

Obviously Druk has lived a life of luxery, he's a pampered little prince

[zero-on-the-clocktower]

Oh yeah, I said that I’d post the Big Bone Lick pictures today!

Here’s the outside diorama they have of the megafauna that have been found at the park.

Here are the bones on display in the museum, as well as the bison model they have.

And here’s the bison herd that lives at the park!

The museum is small but very informative and has lots of cool bones, as well as artifacts from the native people who hunted animals at the park. You can also get in some exercise by walking the see the bison and the salt lick.

Also the gift shop rocks and I’m totally not biased. (They have my favorite series of plushies, the Audubon and Wild Republic birds with authentic calls from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.)

If you live near the area, it’s definitely worth a visit! I live in Southern Indiana, so it was an hour and a half drive, but it was definitely worth it. (Though I am used to long drives because I live in the Midwest, where there’s barely any public transportation and everything is spread out.)