i found this scattering of bones next to a local athletic field during a recent soccer practice. in the car, there were some comments about being the family that brings the deer bones home. the bones are mostly vertebrae and ribs, with one hip joint. they had been picked clean and were beginning to bleach in the sun. i have no idea where the rest of the animal ended up. unable to reconstruct, i did my best to rearrange respectfully.
assorted deer bones
chippewa middle school, saint paul, minnesota
i think vertebrae are really some of the most interestingly shaped bones in the body. Thanks for taking the time and effort to photograph them so beautifully
I love this one too. A few years ago while walking in the woods, we came upon wolf scat and tracks. In some of the scat I found part of a fawn’s jawbone. Amazing.
Wow, great story. Thank!
Mary Jo