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Moose Skull

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Species: Alces alces
Length: 55cm
Width: 21cm
Gender: female
Origin: old collection from Germany / specimen was probably scandinavian

Info: Another "holy grail" I was able to acquire this year: The skull of a female moose! I wasn't aware how hard it would be to get one, back in the days where I saw my first moose skull. Now, a few years later, I lost my naive thoughts on that. This skull is not perfectly clean and the lower jaw was sadly fixed to the upper skull and is not movable anymore. I might have to replace this skull someday but for now I am extremely happy and adore it with every inch of my collector's heart :) A big lady it is, with that lovely nasal shape. One of the most expensive skulls I ever bought but from what I see still a steal. The only other moose skull I saw for sale recently was listed for around 400-500€.
The tiny skull on the nose is from an european roe deer.

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Image size
2040x3144px 1.87 MB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FZ18
Shutter Speed
10/300 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 28, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
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PessimisticSharkie's avatar
Moose are one of those animals where they shouldnt be that big, they look weird, and their skulls are even weirder. Amazing, none the less.