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Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

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(01-18-2019, 03:16 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(01-17-2019, 03:07 PM)tigeramulet Wrote: Its really fascinating to see all the fossils! Thank you all for sharing.
Just wondering, if I ever want to learn about fossils where do I start?
I don't even get to touch a tooth or a skull.

First find a local zoo in your area, then ask them zookeepers if they have any skull or canine teeth preserved from the deceased animals.

I live in singapore. Over here they wont even allow you to see a real skull. Only replica ones. You working as a zoo keeper thats why you get to deal with lots of teeth and skulls?
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(01-18-2019, 10:37 PM)tigeramulet Wrote:
(01-18-2019, 03:16 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(01-17-2019, 03:07 PM)tigeramulet Wrote: Its really fascinating to see all the fossils! Thank you all for sharing.
Just wondering, if I ever want to learn about fossils where do I start?
I don't even get to touch a tooth or a skull.

First find a local zoo in your area, then ask them zookeepers if they have any skull or canine teeth preserved from the deceased animals.

I live in singapore. Over here they wont even allow you to see a real skull. Only replica ones. You working as a zoo keeper thats why you get to deal with lots of teeth and skulls?

No, I am not a zookeeper, and those canines and claws don't belong to me.

If you local zookeepers don't want to let you touching their real skulls and teeth, and I don't know if there is other way around.

You can obtain these from a lot online traffickers, but this is both illegal and unethical, so the Wildfact community certainly won't support this kind of act.
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No bro, im not trying to obtain these from any traffickers or any unlawful practices. Don't get me wrong.
Im just interested to learn through looking, sharing, touching, feeling the real thing. Im interested in bones, tell tale signs of sickness in bones etc. 
Im certainly interested to study a real bone or a tooth or how people can tell the size or type of animal just by looking at teeth just like you guys. 

Singapore is a small country and doesn't offer archaeologist courses. I am an engineering, IT, business grad.
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(01-23-2019, 08:05 AM)tigeramulet Wrote: No bro, im not trying to obtain these from any traffickers or any unlawful practices. Don't get me wrong.
Im just interested to learn through looking, sharing, touching, feeling the real thing. Im interested in bones, tell tale signs of sickness in bones etc. 
Im certainly interested to study a real bone or a tooth or how people can tell the size or type of animal just by looking at teeth just like you guys. 

Singapore is a small country and doesn't offer archaeologist courses. I am an engineering, IT, business grad.

Do you know any local zoological museum nearby?

Try to reach their staff members to see if there is any sample of skull and canine teeth being available for study.
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6.65cm

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6.7cm

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7.11cm

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(01-26-2019, 01:58 PM)Betty Wrote: Tiger

6.65cm

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6.7cm

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7.11cm

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I would be personally even more interested about figures what comes to visible part of claw. That is after all what is making wounds etc., not the hidden part. There seemed to be difference when looking at these claws. 

I copied your photo and added blue line to show what distance I would be interested to see too. I hope you don´t mind using your photo.

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(01-26-2019, 05:04 PM)Shadow Wrote: I would be personally even more interested about figures what comes to visible part of claw. That is after all what is making wounds etc., not the hidden part. There seemed to be difference when looking at these claws. 

I copied your photo and added blue line to show what distance I would be interested to see too.

I have the same opinion...
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(01-26-2019, 05:04 PM)Shadow Wrote:
(01-26-2019, 01:58 PM)Betty Wrote: Tiger

6.65cm

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6.7cm

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7.11cm

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I would be personally even more interested about figures what comes to visible part of claw. That is after all what is making wounds etc., not the hidden part. There seemed to be difference when looking at these claws. 

I copied your photo and added blue line to show what distance I would be interested to see too. I hope you don´t mind using your photo.


Here is how the entire blades of the lion claws look like when being completely pulled out from the bone sheath.

I would say that the largest tiger claws will have roughly 5 cm or 2 inches long blade from the exposed part.



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When looking at this photo and that measurement, what I asked for before, it is here about 3 cm. It would be nice to see that 5 cm claw if possible.

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(01-27-2019, 04:42 AM)Shadow Wrote: When looking at this photo and that measurement, what I asked for before, it is here about 3 cm. It would be nice to see that 5 cm claw if possible.

The 7.11 cm has a 4 cm blade, some claws have relatively larger exposed blade, while some others have smaller ones.
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(01-27-2019, 05:56 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(01-27-2019, 04:42 AM)Shadow Wrote: When looking at this photo and that measurement, what I asked for before, it is here about 3 cm. It would be nice to see that 5 cm claw if possible.

The 7.11 cm has a 4 cm blade, some claws have relatively larger exposed blade, while some others have smaller ones.

That is interesting to know, when thinking about live animals and what they are capable to do and what kind of "tools" they have.
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(01-27-2019, 06:07 AM)Shadow Wrote:
(01-27-2019, 05:56 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:
(01-27-2019, 04:42 AM)Shadow Wrote: When looking at this photo and that measurement, what I asked for before, it is here about 3 cm. It would be nice to see that 5 cm claw if possible.

The 7.11 cm has a 4 cm blade, some claws have relatively larger exposed blade, while some others have smaller ones.

That is interesting to know, when thinking about live animals and what they are capable to do and what kind of "tools" they have.

Most likely to use it to slash through the thick hide of the large animals.
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African Lions

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(02-07-2019, 05:37 AM)epaiva Wrote: African Lions

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Nice to see this kind of photos too. It is easy to understand for instance why lions have so much trouble for instance with hippos, even though it is relatively slow animal.
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