Presentations in your classroom using real animal skulls and bones to highlight different animals' adaptations, food source/diet, habitat, and unique characteristics.

This is my personal hobby of collecting animal skulls. The process is somewhat unique by cleaning, degreasing, whitening and then sealing all skulls that are shown in the classroom. This hobby springs from my love for animals and learning how they live. None of the animals in my collection were harmed for the purpose of my collection. Instead they were gathered by way of other avenues like road kill and from Northwestern Ontario trappers etc. These skulls would have otherwise been discarded. The final result of my hobby is a useful real example of the animals in our country.

Large male cougar approximately 180 pounds

Large male cougar approximately 180 pounds

 

 

 

 

Special Thanks to the Peace River Alberta Ministry Office for Sending these Specimens to Ontario! Just finishing up the cougar and they will be posted as skulls and soon to be a full skeleton of the cougar.

Wood Bison Calf

Wood Bison Calf

9 year old male polar bear sent from Igloolik in Nunavut. This is a small to medium sized skull of a polar bear.

9 year old male polar bear sent from Igloolik in Nunavut. This is a small to medium sized skull of a polar bear.

 

Polar bear Complete! Special thanks to the government of Nunavut for providing this amazing specimen!

 
 

For Teachers

If you would like a presentation in your classroom or if you would rather have everything you need sent to you in order to facilitate the lesson yourself, please follow the links below and I would be happy to help you plan a date in order to make this happen! Follow the link called Teachers.

For Specimen Donations

If you would like to donate a specimen to these presentations and the animal has died of natural causes or for a reason out of your control, I would appreciate the new example and would like you to follow the link to Specimen Donations.


Need a Skull Cleaned?

I will beetle clean, degrease, and whiten skulls as a service if you have anything waiting to be displayed. I am a perfectionist and am sure we can figure out something that you would be glad to display in your home or business. Follow the link to Skull Cleaning if you are  interested.

My grade 8 students could not look away!
— Captain Michael Vandenbos Public School
He adapts the presentation with the right vocab. to fit all age groups.
— Mary Street Public School
Extremely engaging for primary levels when the students get to touch and feel.
— Enniskillen Public School
Eastern diamondback rattle snake, skinned and mouth open.

Eastern diamondback rattle snake, skinned and mouth open.

 

Thanks again to Reptillia Reptile Zoo in Vaughan for the added support in donating this rattle snake and american alligator to my presentations. Below are examples of some skulls they have already given to the collection.

Razor the american alligator was 7 feet long and will be a great addition to my reptile examples.

Razor the american alligator was 7 feet long and will be a great addition to my reptile examples.

Chameleon Skull - Camelio Calyptiatus

Chameleon Skull - Camelio Calyptiatus

Reticulated Python Skull

Reticulated Python Skull

Chameleon Skull - Fersafer Pardalis

Chameleon Skull - Fersafer Pardalis

Spectacled caiman with a full body length of 31 inches.

Spectacled caiman with a full body length of 31 inches.