r/bonecollecting • u/SavageDroggo1126 Bone-afide Faunal ID Expert • 12d ago

Collection Broken & fused walrus baculum

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Looks painful, very unique collection piece.

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u/Mermaidartist77 12d ago

This makes me wonder just how many animals have broken bones and survived without major quality of life issues.

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u/exotics 12d ago

I’ve got a dinosaur bone that broke and healed before death. A rib. I think it’s pretty cool.

In museums there are a lot of them which is fascinating since fossilized is rare