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Monday Mystery 102912
For Halloween, I thought I'd post this pic of a small skull found by the Allendale Brook. Any ideas what it belonged to?
Happy Halloween!
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I’m guessing a Short-Tailed Shrew (it may seem far-fetched, but there is one that lives in my yard). The head shape and the position of the eye-sockets match perfectly.
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I’m guessing a Short-Tailed Shrew (it may seem far-fetched, but there is one that lives in my yard). The head shape and the position of the eye-sockets match perfectly.