If you think about it, there is very little in the way of calcium available in the wild, which means that most calcium dependent critters have to resort to some odd ways to find it. The most common ways of finding it in the wild are snail shells, and bones. If you find any bones in grassland or woods, chances are, they will be nibbled slightly where rodents have been at them. Just like this badger skull that I found near an abandoned badger set.
You don’t see these very often, as once the damage is done, the skulls can crumble, and even if they are found, not many people keep them, as they just look like really damaged, broken skulls that no one wants.
This is only the second gnawed skull I have found, the other one being the ancient sheep skull ( see article farm animals 4 when i get around to putting it up) but I hope to find more, as they are totally unique.
Badger skulls are rare finds, so I would take everyone I find.
ReplyDeleteIt seems there were a lot of very hungry shrews on that skull, hehe ^^