Identify that skull

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Our readers bring some interesting items into the Reader offices from time to time, but Jim Armbruster gets the prize for showing up with the first animal skull.

Armbruster said he was out walking around near Sunnyside when he found the skull in the above photo, and, farther away, the matching lower jaw. He wondered if the Reader could use the mighty arm of the media to help track down someone who could identify to which animal it belongs.

Photo by Ben Olson

Sure, we could look on Google and probably track it down within an hour, but what fun is that? I’m curious what you fauna experts out there have to say. 

Take a look at the photo and give us your best guesses. Send them to [email protected] and we’ll publish the most accurate (and entertaining) answers in the Nov. 20 edition.

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