Yesterday I found the full skeleton of an animal on our property in the berkshire mnts in western mass. My dad and I took the skull home and I am trying to figure out what it is - I am leaning toward a raccoon but possibly a bobcat or a fox. I googled different images of animal skulls but it is tough to tell from the pics. I am pretty sure it is a younger animal, which I think makes it a little more difficult.
Any vets know of a good website for id’ing this stuff or any tricks?
Post a pic.
post a picture.
Are you sure it couldn’t be a previous owners pet fog or cat?
Describe the teeth.
From:
http://macro.dokkyomed.ac.jp/mammal/en/taxa.html
raccoon:http://macro.dokkyomed.ac.jp/mammal/en/specimen/ILF_0164L.html
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Post a pic and I’ll do my best.
*Describe the teeth. *
If they are nasty big pointy teeth then it could only be a foul, cruel bad-tempered rabbit with a vicious streak a mile wide. It’s a killer!
Ok, I will do my best to post a pic - I don’t have a digital camera so will have to borrow my brother’s HP -not-very-high-resolution camera in a little while.
It is definitely not a dog.
I really don;t think it is a house cat - head is too big and don’t think the teeth look right as compared to pics on the internet.
This is back in the woods - dirt road, on a lake, not a lot of suburban animals wandering around - we are clearing land to build a house and I found it while picking up sticks + branches. There are lots of racoons, fox, and there have been bobcat sightings.
For the record, the website I referenced has photos of all mammalian species (lemurs even!), which includes multiple photos of each skull from different angles. I’m pretty sure what you have is in there.
Male, domestic cat:
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Red Kangaroo:
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its too big and blurry 
oh well!
It was cool to find though!
North American porcupine:
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Common raccoon again:
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looks like a saber tooth cat or possibly a raptor. could alos be a racoon or possum with a bad molar and in need of dental work. this is a stumper. texvet?
American Marten:
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I am really leaning toward raccoon. the teeth look right (number and shape) in most of the pictures I see online. I hink the big inscisor tooth in your pic broke off, it is really sharp, not flat.