Whose skull is this?

[HawaiiCoyote]

it's likely that your dog found this skull and then decided to hide it.

 

[hysop]

it's likely that your dog found this skull and then decided to hide it.

Thank you. I think that’s more probable. We have a few acres so she could have found it anywhere!

 

[fuzzyfarmer]

Thanks everyone! I’ll do some research and ask my husband. I do know we had a lot of strays years ago that killed some of our chickens, but not lately.

But okay if it’s been dead a while then phew my dog didn’t kill another dog, I hope.

That skull is nice and clean and sun-bleached. It looks like it's been outside for a while. But not a long-long time, probably not 5 years or something. And the net isn't all gross and filled with bits of decayed stuff, so my guess would be that your dog found it when it was fairly clean like in your photo, and hid it in the net. If that helps

 

[hysop]

The skull is old. It is very brittle to the touch. Like I could crush it with my foot if I wanted to. But no idea whose it is. We once buried a pet dog and pet pig years ago (separate times) and the burial site remains undisturbed.

 

[Geena]

I think that looks more like a pig's skull, by the way the teeth are set into it. And those longer teeth look more like tusks than canines.

 

[Painted Calls]

That's a pig skull.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

This is in no way, shape, or form a pigs skull. Those are 100% carnivorous teeth and from a canine. Likely a domestic dog. The anatomy of pigs teeth and jaw line are entirely different. Pig teeth are much straighter, flatter, and closer together. Almost in a flat line from front to back, both horizontally and vertically. Better for chewing and grinding. They are also square shaped and rarely curve from the premolars to the molars. Carnivorous canines teeth obviously will be sharper, more gapped, ridged, and triangular or oval in shape. Curved both around and behind the premolars and molars. Better for gripping, ripping, and piercing. This is a canine skull.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Well, my skull group has a running joke of when in doubt it's a racoon skull....

It looks rather clean though, I doubt it was a dog kill from recently

 

[CSAchook]

This is in no way, shape, or form a pigs skull. Those are 100% carnivorous teeth and from a canine. Likely a domestic dog. The anatomy of pigs teeth and jaw line are entirely different. Pig teeth are much straighter, flatter, and closer together. Almost in a flat line from front to back, both horizontally and vertically. Better for chewing and grinding. They are also square shaped and rarely curve from the premolars to the molars. Carnivorous canines teeth obviously will be sharper, more gapped, ridged, and triangular or oval in shape. Curved both around and behind the premolars and molars. Better for gripping, ripping, and piercing. This is a canine skull.

Agreed. Dog, not pig.

 

[RooStar Chicken Gang]

Possibly a Chupacabra skull.