Animal Skull Identification

Observing animal skulls can tell us a lot about how the animals lived, fed and sensed the world around him. What can YOU tell from skulls?

Eating Habits- TEETH!

            Herbivore
                        Eastern Chipmunk

            Carnivore
                        Red Fox

            Insectivore
                        Silver Haired Bat

            Omnivore
                        Bear

Sight ability- EYE SOCKETS!
           
            Fabulous sight
                        Great Horned Owl

            Poor eyesight
                        Least Shrew

            Predator
                        Gray Fox

            Prey
                        White-tailed Deer

Smell- NASAL PASSAGES!

            Fabulous smell
                        Coyotes

            Poor smell
                        Baltimore Oriole
                        Cougar

Hearing- AUDITORY BULLAE!

            Very acute hearing
                        Bobcat

            Poor hearing
                        White Tailed Deer

Take a look at the following skulls and complete the table on the handout given to you.
See if you can come up with a basic description of the characteristics of the animal belonging to each group!

Raccoon
Black Bear
Coyote
Moose
Wolf
Eastern Gray Squirrel
White Tailed Deer
Fisher
Woodchuck
Eastern Cottontail
Human