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Published: 2015-11-22 18:56:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 879; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 17
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Species: Rangifer tarandusOrigin: Sweden
Info: My personal treasure I found in Sweden this year
It was found in the same area as the reindeer skull . We found quite a few bones there. All of them were dragged around by other animals (wolves? wolverines? bobcats? foxes? bears? We'll never know) and some also show signs of teeth. This one is very old and must have been there for quite a while. The bone structure almost feels like wood. I love it
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Das ist ein uralter Rentier-Bulle! Ich habe auch so einen.
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Cool find! But I really think that it's a reindeer/caribou, because of the forward protrusion. Moose antlers would be more out to the side and less vertical than that part, and are more or less symmetrical which caribou antlers aren't. They also don't fork at the base like that, unless they're young with tiny antlers.
Comparisons:
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www.wildlifeadventures.biz/sit…
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It is a reindeer, yes.
I compared it a while and when I look at it now I can't get why I was so stupid to think it is a moose
Even with that size it is still waaaay to small.
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Wow! I love the weathered texture! It would look amazing as part of some taxidermy base, maybe with a bird or animal perched on the horizontal part of the antler
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That's what I thought too!
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I have a skull like this (his name is Kevin), and I've always thought it was some other kind of deer not an elk/moose? It's "horn attachment" looks different though... Maybe you could help me out in finding out what it is?
It's awesome finding things like this in the forest though! But I have to throw away a bunch of huge bones (about twice the size of my feet, and I have a pair of 39 
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I am confused aswell at the moment. But I will tell you once I am sure!
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wow!Awesome
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Indeed!
I am actually not sure anymore if it is really moose or just a monster reindeer.
What really irritates me is the size and the weight.
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Müsste ein riesenhaftes Rentier gewesen sein...
Ich werde das nochmal überprüfen.
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War nur mein Eindruck, weil das einte Geweihteil so rauslugt. Aber ich bin kein Experte. Wenn das Viech eine gewisse Grösse hat, dann wars bestimmt ein Elch.
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Wie gesagt, ich checke das.
In der Nähe lagen auch ne Menge Elchknochen und Gewicht+Größe hatten mich stutzig gemacht.
Muss also echt entweder Elch sein oder ein sehr großes Rentier.
Wobei die bei denen die Geweihe absägen würden.
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