Bone Blog

Eyeball coyote jaws! The first one features an amber stone. All three sold at the Denver Oddities Expo!

Great question to ask; I would definitely pause on buying one especially if it’s from an online store like eBay.

Bat skeletons and taxidermy have become hugely popular among oddity collectors over the past decade, but unfortunately there is growing evidence to suggest the vast majority of these specimens are harvested unethically. Many threatened and vulnerable bat species are among those hunted to satisfy this demand. Bat conservationists and the IUCN have advised to refrain from buying any type of bat remains in order to protect their populations in the wild.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2021/12/stop-buying-these-bats-scientists-and-conservationists-plead/

Horse Hoof Bones! These are the coffin bone ( aka distal phalanx ) which is the bone inside a horse's hoof, the short pastern bone ( aka second phalanx ) and the long pastern bone ( aka the first phalanx ). Really neat specimen to use for reference.

Recently built a new bookcase (1st image) and it lines nicely with my old one (2nd image). Specimens are no longer cramped in one place!

A happy world crocodile day from my pantanal jacare caiman to ya’ll!

As some of you guys know, I’m currently in school for documentary film. A large portion of that involves actually making my first film (ahhhh) under supervision from my mentor. I’ve decided that film is going to be about vulture culture.

I’m still in the early research & development stages at the moment! Planning for shooting to take place in spring/summer 2024.

I’m looking for participants who would be willing to do interviews, show me their collections, their workspaces (yes, i want to smell the maceration soup), and take me along on any vulture activities.