tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post171514643589748748..comments2023-08-20T14:54:41.870+01:00Comments on Jake's Bones: A first look at a very unusual skeletonJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429066175566438943noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-91251436402808929782014-05-16T12:26:52.300+01:002014-05-16T12:26:52.300+01:00So, how many bones does a seal have?So, how many bones does a seal have?Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-69733355596437461482013-08-15T07:54:27.579+01:002013-08-15T07:54:27.579+01:00Thanks for the tip !Thanks for the tip !Jakehttp://www.jakes-bones.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-9524077016779043072013-08-15T02:56:18.157+01:002013-08-15T02:56:18.157+01:00You've done good with this Jake. Seal, whale a...You've done good with this Jake. Seal, whale and dolphin bones are very oily. One way that I clean them is to keep them buried in a layer of rotting horse manure. It takes time, about a year for whale type bones, but the bacteria in the manure gets rid of the oil and the rest of the oil in the bones is absorbed by the manure as well as all the stinky bits also rotting away. The bones will come out pretty clean after this treatment. Though, with something as small as what you have there, many bones would have been lost.Sea Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-39293425881287699022013-08-09T08:57:04.416+01:002013-08-09T08:57:04.416+01:00I think seal skulls are particularly bad because o...I think seal skulls are particularly bad because of where the skull is narrow around the orbits, and it often breaks there.Jakehttp://www.jakes-bones.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540004930810199220.post-71151407502652373432013-08-09T02:23:00.808+01:002013-08-09T02:23:00.808+01:00Another great post, thanks. You have more patient ...Another great post, thanks. You have more patient than I do. I avoid juvenile skulls just because they take so much time putting back<br />together.ethannoreply@blogger.com