I got about 10 minutes in and unearthed my box of fossils and fragile bones that I'd almost forgotten about. I ended up spending the next few hours with the light box and a camera instead.
Things learned: a single lamp with bright white CFL is a leeeetle harsh.
Also, anyone want to help identify this skull? My mom (bless her) found it while hiking and collected it for me. I'm guessing young long-tailed weasel, but I'd welcome a second opinion.
It's either a long-tailed weasel or the ermine/stoat/short-tailed weasel.
ReplyDeleteThe long-tail is found only in the Americas (all the way to Bolivia), and the other is of a Holarctic distribution.
I have a long-tailed weasel in the freezer. It was shot about a decade ago, and it has partially turned white for the winter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence. My dad has two weasels in the freezer.
ReplyDeleteHmm, that sure does sound dirty...