#the space made for the preorbital gland is also really really cool

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Got my hands on a new piece I am very excited to welcome to my collection

A complete reeves’s muntjac buck skull!

Muntjac are native to southern and southeastern Asia, but this little fella came from the UK where they are an invasive species. They are few and far between here in the states, I am so lucky I came across him.

The most obvious feature on these guys are their tusks. The forests are very thick where they are native to, where big long antlers would be too much of a hassle to move through the dense brush. Instead of big antlers to spar other males with, muntjac evolved tusks. Mature bucks can be seen with scared faces and tattered ears from these face-offs. The tusks are also semi-retractable!