Crazy skull

[batsquatch]

Does anyone know what kind of animal this skull belongs to?It has fangs

[mountainman1]

Looks like a pig skull to me, where did you find it?

[Shootmoore]

Pig I believe 

[batsquatch]

My cousin found it out by Winlock

[PolarBear]

Hog

[Michelle_Nelson]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,38892.msg462288.html#msg462288

[batsquatch]

the funny thing is that it didnt have the steep angle on the back of the skull like hogs do. Maybe a young one?

[jager]

I'm gonna have to say alpaca.

[batsquatch]

Thats it for sure. Didnt know they had fangs though. Thanks

[mountainman1]

Well bat that's on guy you don't want to trust with your girlfriend, alpacas don't have fangs. Its still a hog, pay attentions please

[jager]

   



Adult llamas and alpacas normally have three pairs of front teeth or incisors, located on the lower jaw. The intact male has three pairs of fighting teeth, two upper pairs and one lower pair. In the female, the fighting teeth are usually rudimentary. Males gelded at a young age also tend to have small fighting teeth. They have one to two pairs of premolars on the upper and lower jaw, and three pairs of molars on the upper and lower jaw.  The premolars and molars are the grinding teeth towards the back of the mouth. They are normally sharp and should not be confused with "points" or abnormally sharp edges.
The fighting teeth erupt at 2 to 7 years, 2 with average being 2-1/2 years. The fighting teeth are very large and pointed in the adult male. They can be used as harmful weapons against others of their kind or people. For safety reasons, the fighting teeth should be removed or filed off in the male.

[carpsniperg2]

that photo looks dam close to me i have seen allot of pig skulls and i think it is to wide above the eyes pig is more tapered like a triangle

[rasbo]

oink,heres a domestic pig

[boneaddict]

so let me get this straight, if you get your balls cut off your teeth don't grow.

[let.it.fly]

chupacabra

[TEX-X]

so let me get this straight, if you get your balls cut off your teeth don't grow.

domesticated pigs will get their wolf teeth cut when they are piglets... it keeps injuries down from fighting/is easier on the mother's teets along with a few other things....  the centuries of selective breeding in hogs has caused  the changes in the skull of domestic pigs compared to wild hogs.... as well as adding i think 2 more vertebrae in the pigs back because they are breeding only the longest hogs... just a cool bit of info... kind looks like a hog... but i can't be positive...  I was thinking chupacabra as well

[Shootmoore]

See and people say being on the intranet makes you dumb.  Cool info on the Llama, I did'nt know those things grew teeth like something from a zombie flick.  Maybe I should get a couple of them and put em in the yard.  Might be better guards than a couple rottie's.

Shootmoore

[jackelope]

the llamas and alpacas use those fighting teeth to bite each other's balls off. it's a dominant male kinda thing...nasty fighters. most llama owners will cut the male's fighting teeth off for obvious reasons.

[Shootmoore]

the llamas and alpacas use those fighting teeth to bite each other's balls off. it's a dominant male kinda thing...nasty fighters. most llama owners will cut the male's fighting teeth off for obvious reasons.

Yep see, they might make good guard dogs.  Couple tweekers running around singing soprano, less crime in the neighborhood for sure.

Shootmoore

[jackelope]

mother in law has a big male llama for a guard animal for her goats...he's an all american *censored*...has killed 2 coyotes inside her barn trying to get a snack.

[boneaddict]

I do hear thats one of the best guards against coyotes.  Apparantly doesn't work on wolves.......as for biting each others balls off, I am glad we just insult each other on the keyboard.

[Michelle_Nelson]

On a true Russian Boar if you measure from the

from the tip of the nose to back of whet,
from back of whet to front corner of the eye,
from the front corner of the eye to the "Y" in the ear,
from the "Y" of the ear to the tip of the ear

Each measurement should be the same length. 

[jager]

Okay....I win 

It's a llama or alpaca? I say alpaca.

[hillbilli]

have some experience hog hunting. a hogs upper teeth grow outward, its what the lower canine or 'cutter' sharpens against. i'd say not a hog , look online google images for hog skull, you'll see what i mean.