What could this bone be I’ve been told it could be a dog ( I’m in the Uk so no big predators really)
Idk where it could be from bc in the Uk there isn’t wild pigs and I’ve had a pig skull before and it’s like way bigger compared to this
Whereabouts in the UK are you? There are wild boar in Gloucestershire. It's small but pigs grow from small to large. If you Google 'drawing pig mandible' and then 'drawing dog mandible' you can see the difference in the bones and teeth for yourself. It is strange to find bones other than sheep or cows out and about in the UK but it's not impossible. If it's random in the UK then it's probably because of human intervention.
I’m in Lincolnshire it was found in a forest thing near a recycling waste company
No wild boar in Lincolnshire! I think you've probably solved it. It's got mixed in with recycling/rubbish and been deposited in woodland nearby as 'organic' material.
Thank you for that it makes much more sense like that they do dump other animals in there like deer and tones of pheasant and ducks and birds but I didn’t expect a pig jaw and would yk where to find any cow or sheep skulls as I would want to find them but don’t know where to
Unless it’s anything to do with them moving manure
Pigs are really variable in size based on breed, so it's not that surprising their skull sizes are also wildly variable.
Aren’t wild pigs in the UK, from someone who has apparently never stepped off of pavement in his entire life.
How would I know there’s wild pigs if I live in a place where there isn’t any
Then maybe say that you’ve never seen any, but you clearly declared that there are none.
AKA you’re arrogantly ignorant and deserve to be called out.
I don’t I’m new to this really but I’m young still and ur having a ago at me for not knowing there was wild pig and I didn’t know cuz I didn’t expect or seen a wild pig
Nobody’s “having a go at you”.
You arrogantly made a declarative statement that was obviously wrong. You got called out for it. Getting called out is a direct repercussion of your action.
That’s an important lesson in life. Actions and decisions have repercussions.
You can learn from that lesson and grow, or you can dodge the lesson and make excuses.
As you are currently doing.
It really isn’t as deep as ur making it I’ll tell u what u learn and “grow” from is people being alr chill people and explaining stuff which is what people were doing but u come on and say stuff to previous comments
Could very well be a small breed of domestic pig. I'm not extremely familiar with all the kinds but there are many, and pigs of all kinds are known for being very good at escaping and going feral.
The molars suggest a pig
I’m not sure bc I’ve seen a pig skull and it’s bigger and they aren’t really molars more like canines
Pigs, like many animals, come in different sizes. Younger ones tend to be smaller than older ones, for example
The constant "But it's a different size!" argument about an animal that is notorious for going from tiny to huge sized (and ya know, aging) is just hilarious to me
why post this if you’re going to disagree with all of the comments who point out that this is obviously not from a dog
I’m just saying I’ve been told and I don’t know where it could come from as there isn’t boar or pig in the Uk as I know of
It doesn't have to be a wild pig. There are pig farmers in the UK and pigs escape sometimes.
Okay makes sense just a bit odd how there was only one and the cut is quite clean
Butcher's cut maybe? Pigs head is a delicacy for some people.
I’m not sure thank for the ideas it was just found in like a bit of grass on a hill in a forest but there are dumps of kills and deer on the other side of the forest so it’s just a bit odd if it’s a butcher cut
It's almost definitely pig or boar. The clean cut is quite common with butchered animals, and are a sign of animal raised for slaughter (which is unlikely to be a dog, especially in your area. Those molars are absolutely ungulate, and look like every pig I've ever seen. You can always tell, because they look like they're designed to grind rocks.
How would that be less weird if it werent a pig
Looks more like a pig or sheep
I’m not sure I’ve had people say it’s a dog
Not a dog, those are definitely pig molars
Thank you
I am a veterinarian and worked for years in a comparative osteology lab; this is definitely a pig jaw. Absolutely NOT a dog. Why is there a pig jaw where you found it? Could be a million different reasons! Anything from it was a mini pig pet, to a food item….But that doesn’t change what it is.
I’m not fussed what it is and never argued with anyone abt what it could be from I was just told at the s yea Tf that it was a dog
That’s a pig.
Okay would yk how it got in a forest in the Uk no where near where wild pigs are
Believe it or not but people eat pigs.. maybe you are not the only one that knows about that Forrest..
What do you mean
Domestic pig
So ur saying some one has a domestic pig and it died so they left its jaw only its jaw in a forest
The rest of it was probably carried off by scavengers, skeletons are often spread out
I looked around the whole of the forest and didn’t find anything else other than a young buck skull and some other rib cages which are from rabbit and the buck
Given you are unable to tell the difference between a dog and a pig mandible, i’d reckon that you’re unable to tell the difference between pig and deer.
But seriously, scavengers move bodies far.
Why did you even ask if you already believed you knew the answer?
I was told it was a dog but didn’t believe it and would rather ask others and find out I’m not saying that it is a dog and never said it was definitely a dog and I don’t get why ur coming on here and saying I wouldn’t know the difference
Google a dog mandible, you’re clearly adamant (based on your other comments) that it’s not a pig when it clearly is.
I was only told that it was a dog and I didn’t want it or believe it to be but I just said to the first people commenting that I’ve been told it could be
Maybe it was in the garbage and a wild dog, a fox or whatever took it there!!
There are, in fact, wild pigs in the uk. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/wild-boar/
The current UK boar population is derived from captive animals that either escaped or were illegally released. An estimated 2,600 animals are now living wild in several breeding populations. The largest of these is in the Forest of Dean, but wild boar are also present in parts of South East and South West England, South East Wales and North West Scotland.
Link is to woodland trust.
Im not near where it says they are
I’m East Midlands and there isn’t any I’ve knew abt and I’ve research and there used to be
almost definitely a pig of some sort.
Ye found that out now thank you someone said it could be from the waste recycling thing behind the forest and they found it in manure or something
There’s a lot of ways it could get somewhere it doesn’t “belong” but it absolutely isn’t a predator of any kind much less a dog
the guy constantly arguing with everyone suggesting the exact same solution is absolutely hilarious. if you didn’t want a real answer and just wanted validation for your own preconceived ideas, why even ask a subreddit who’s sole purpose is to find out what bones belong to what?
I’m not arguing with anyone at the start I was told it was a dog and I had never thought of a pig and I just don’t know where it’s from bc there is no wild pigs and people are giving good ideas like it being dragged by predators or being dumped from the waste recycling place behind the forest
God, the British are so insufferable.
Look you can compare it by yourself here, and looks like a wild boar mandibula !!! I'm not sure, but it fits perfectly with the long mandibula you have!
Look how different a mixed dog skull looks like! Do you agree with that?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Taxidermy/s/KTxEDOEKoq
Here is another example of a pig jaw. Why bother posting if you just disagree with everyone. Not to insult you but I'm fairly confident a lot of people here know more about bone identification than you or me combined. Pigs are omnivores. Their teeth will look somewhat similar carnivores because they can and will regularly eat meat if it's available.
100% pig mandible. The molars are the teeth in the back. The tooth protruding in front is an incisor and the large hole next to it is where the canine would be. Carnivores have secodont teeth - so this is not a carnivore. These are bunodont teeth, which pigs have.