I haven't done one of these in a while, and I have had this most of the way written up for a long time now. So here. Have some pictures of pretty pretty bones.

This guy is gorgeous. He's yellowed quite a bit since I took these pictures, but is still beautiful and just impressive as hell.


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I was reading this article yesterday about the wolves of Denali National Park in Alaska. The narrative is unflinching in its description of hunting practices, and it's also very long. It's worthwhile though: thought-provoking, sad, and beautiful. It's from January, but the central conflict - conservationists vs. hunters* - is one that is still ( Read more... )

I don't really need this interpreted, as the symbolism of it is pretty apparent to me even if I don't know what it means. But it was a very cool dream that description will hardly do justice, and so I reproduce it here so that I won't forget it. I am not usually me -- as in, this body -- in my dreams but this was an exception ( Read more... )

Hey, remember that vaguely embarrassing wolf penis question I asked a while back? About the penis bones? Well, part of that was motivated by me actually coming into possession of one.

But you can't expect me to just leave my wolf baculum just lying around! Heavens, no!*

I made it a bottle! And a story to go with it!


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I'm not going to be around on LJ for the actual day so I thought I'd share the sentiment early, and while I'm at it, share a creepy bunch of photos ( Read more... )

I bring you another one of the pack at chez Darling ( Read more... )

You have to look closely, but this skull is, indeed, deformed.


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One of my new acquisitions, this is the skull of a very large male gray wolf (Canis lupus). He does not have a name, but I'm enthusiastically open to suggestions! (Edit: Got it! He's Grond. Thanks, crows_warning and tripleransom!)


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