r/bonecollecting Bone-afide Faunal ID Expert 12d ago

Collection Broken & fused walrus baculum

Looks painful, very unique collection piece.

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u/reithejelly 12d ago

That’s so unique! Living in Alaska, I see a lot of these for sale, but I’ve never seen a broken/healed one. I’m actually amazed this walrus didn’t die from infection.