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Mark Elbroch's books on animal sign (both mammal and bird books, and skulls):http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=elbroch+mark&x=0&y=0&sprefix=elbroch Mostly what I've seen online are skulls. Heather Ward wrote: > I haven't spoken up in a while, but I know you guys are the best > people to ask this. I was out in the woods today looking for deer > antlers, and while I didn't find any antlers, I did find two segments > of a spine with four vertebrae each. They look like they'd been there > a while as they are white with very little tissue still attached, > mostly on the tips. While perusing the archives I see people have used > boiling water to remove the meat or peroxide to whiten the cleaned > bones, and that bleach is bad. With so little material left on the > bones, what is the best way to get rid of it? Gentle scrubbing? with > water? > > I'd also like to figure out what animal they came from, if possible. > I'm guessing something coyote-sized. Are there any online resources I > can check out? > > Thanks so much! > Heather > > -- > Heather Ward > Wildlife Artist > [log in to unmask] > http://www.HeatherWardWildlifeArt.com/ > http://heatherwardwildlifeart.blogspot.com/ > http://www.fineartamerica.com/customshop/heather-ward.html > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heather-Ward-Wildlife-Art/71834961857 > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html > -- /Debbi / Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html