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Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species

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This uniquely thorough reference and guidebook Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species offers illustrations, descriptions, and measurements for the skulls of some 275 animal species found throughout North America. The skull–the collection of bones that house and protect a creature’s brain and sensory organs–is the key anatomical feature used to identify an animal and understand many of its behaviors...

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This uniquely thorough reference and guidebook Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species offers illustrations, descriptions, and measurements for the skulls of some 275 animal species found throughout North America. The skull–the collection of bones that house and protect a creature’s brain and sensory organs–is the key anatomical feature used to identify an animal and understand many of its behaviors. This book describes in words and pictures the bones and regions of the skull important to identification, including illustrations of all the bones in the cranium, leading to a greater understanding of a creature’s place in the natural world. Life-size drawings and detailed measurements make this guide an invaluable reference for wildlife professionals, trackers. 1,081 p.

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • Mark Elbroch. PhD in Ecology, Senior Tracker Certificate; Recipient of the Craighed Conservation Award in 2017. Director for Panthera’s Puma Program, New York, NY (USA). https://www.markelbroch.com
  • Publication date (digital version): 2006-11- Stackpole Books.

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30 October 2023

Without a doubt, this is the best book on skulls ever written. If you live in North America, and want to know a *LOT* about the skulls of the animals on the continent (primarily mammals, but the book does also cover birds, reptiles, and amphibians in a more limited fashion), there is no better resource. I teach mammalogy at our local university, and waited a few years to buy my own copy of this book, since our campus library had one. Now that I have my own copy I don’t have to borrow it over and over again, and can go through it anytime I want. Definitely my go-to resource for all things pertaining to cranial osteology.

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