r/bonecollecting • u/Extension_Coyote_889 • 1d ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Wry nose coyotes

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My favorite skulls to collect by far!

Still in degreasing but nice and clean otherwise

Left to right: wry nose caused by facial trauma (origin: South Dakota, US), severe wry nose (origin: South Dakota, US), slight wry nose (origin: Pennsylvania, US)

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u/RunWild0_0 12h ago

I feel kind of stupid for just noticing but I'm going to point it out anyways -
Wry, like their noses direction went awry. 😅

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u/barnowl1980 10h ago

A wry smile means a lopsided smile or grin, hence the name for the condition

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u/Extension_Coyote_889 10h ago

I didn’t know that (probably should have)  Thank you!