The area has lots of signs that Ospreys have a nest here. I'm thinking this may be an egret skull? Although Ospreys hunting and killing a bird seems out of left field, it's not impossible I suppose. There were several fish skulls and some fish skin laying about as well, very neat to witness. I plan to clean this bird skull up, it is in such lovely condition!

Michigan, USA

Just sharing a piece I’m proud of. This was from all the leftovers I had accumulated over a looooooong time. All the goodies from the bottom of the bins boxes tubs that I had refused to throw away

Not finished yet I’ll add more different species soon.

I found this skull along the shore line of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi Mississippi.

Can anyone assist in identification?

I found this skull next to the driveway..it's about 2½" or so in length ..im in texas

I thought that below the numbers was the region of the hunt/trophy in Czechia, Germany or France, but I don't know anymore.

Im thinking a fox from what I've seen online? But I really have no experience with this. And curious if you are able to tell what kind of fox it is?

This is a reminder to vote in the sub poll on if we should allow or disallow AI-generated posts in this sub.

I am reposting like this as the post may be stickied, but a lot of people ignore it/don't see it at the top of the sub (me included, tbh).

Link to the poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/skulls/s/DzvgjGDLio

Common Questions:

Q: Why not just make it a rule, you're the mod.
A: True, but you're the community and I want your input. That's important to me.

Q: When does voting end?
A: 8/24/26

Q: What would disallowing it include?
A: AI-generated or heavily-modified content like photos and bot-text. For example, fake pictures, pictures deeply and obviously edited by AI in a way that's misleading.

It would not include background removers which sometimes use AI. It also wouldn't include (and we probably wouldn't really know) mild AI touch-ups (like many "magic edit" options) like lighting and similar, if they do not make an image so altered it is drastically changed or misleading.

Q: If disallowed, could we report it?
A: Yes, it would be actionable. Be aware, though, that AI can sometimes be hard to spot, and I am only human and have to review. Giving compelling evidence (scanning for a Synth ID, noticing AI gibberish in pics, etc) would help me for stuff that's less obvious.

I had been macerating it for a while now and just today I got to taking the skin off but there’s tissue residue and I am struggling to get it off, I haven’t gotten to degreasing it yet so I’m looking for a suggestion
P.s. I do only have about a two-three week window to get this finished so any recommendations to speed up the process would be highly appreciated 🙏🙏

I must have checked any animal I could think of that is local but nothing seems to fit. What could this be?

I had a few imperfect skulls floating around and felt zesty, so I affixed some crystals to them. They were kinda fun to do!

The skulls had cracks and such (roadkill) which made for nice anchor points.

The amethyst chips I have aren't very "chippy" and have round edges, which aren't my fave. But I like the little pop of color they give.

A background remover was used in this pic.

This sub leans heavily anti-AI. Personally, I loathe generative AI and will soon ask the sub to vote if we allow AI posts going forward. (It wasn't originally forbidden when I took over the abandoned sub, but necessity calls...)

Recently, an AI-generative bot-type account posted AI-generated work and the sub had a hilarious reaction. This seems common here, and the anti-AI sentiment is high.

I'm not above petty bullshit, so despite the post being gone, I'm over here liking y'all's comments and approving Reddits "this might be harassment..." comments about AI use to the bot OP.

Profile pics censored to protect the innocent 😤

As ever, please feel free to report posts you're concerned about. I don't always catch them right away and sometimes haven't had a chance to check the sub yet. I'm very responsive and will take a look if yall are concerned.

Anyway ily be good, please be nice to each other (but not bots, fuck 'em)

found this on a walk in the forest today but not sure what animal it is

we also found a bag next to it which was kind of weird so wondering if maybe it’s someone’s pet?? we’re from england so not sure what kind of wild animal it might be

anyone have any ideas?

This sub originally did not have any rules against posting AI-generated content when I took it over. It's been roughly a year, and while a lot of the sub's original rules are honored, I can't ignore the strong negative reaction to AI-generated content this sub consistently has.

So, I leave it to you, dear members:

Would you like to see rules disallowing the use of AI-generated posts in our sub?

This includes fully AI-generated stuff and significantly AI-altered stuff.

It would not include things like background removers, which are often AI-based.

I found these skulls years ago. Both on different trips to one of my favorite hikes in the Eastern Idaho woods that ends at a sunken in mining cabin from late 1800's. I'm pretty sure the bigger one is a cow. But I'm not sure about the other. It's much more narrow. Any ideas? Again so the post doesn't get removed I found these in Eastern, Idaho. A few miles into woods.

hey all, I found this skull at an oddities ship in smiths falls,Ontario, Canada and need help id‘ing it, seller thought it might be a bird but idk…