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FossilFeather β Cougar Skull
Published: 2009-08-30 20:12:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2067; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 0
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My cougar or mountain lion skull.Skull from *Zhon
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We actually have a couple cougars that we have adopted from abusive owners raised over the years. We have had 4 all together and two of which died (at age 16 and age 14 from complications at old age) and we have buried. I am extremely fascinated by your collection and am inspired to try some of your techniques myself but I canβt bring myself to try on my deceased loved ones. I think road kill and other such ones I come across will have to do but itβs a shame (in a way) that Iβll probably never come across a cougar skull. They really are stunning. My dad accidentally hit and killed a poor bobcat a couple years ago and while I still cried my eyes out I went back later and it was already gone.
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Do you know if this Cougar was a roadkill or hunting incident?
Curious due to the cheek bone being split.
Otherwise beautiful anatomical shot
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I'm not sure as I got it from a taxidermist who wasn't around when this animal died. And the splitting cheek bones (zygomatic arches) are a natural occurrence in skulls since that's where two bone parts come together. Over time, they can warp and split. Annoying but not unusual.
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It's amazing how rounded the mountain lion's skull is around the front of the face.
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