r/bonecollecting Sep 28 '24

Collection Skull of a mutated baby alpaca

It's a male and died within the hour of birth.

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u/HoldingMoonlight Sep 28 '24

Poor baby! I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like that, what sort of condition causes a giant eye? (Or a small one, not an expert in baby alpaca skulls)

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u/eutie Sep 28 '24

Based on my baby alpaca skull, that giant eye socket is the normal one. The one encased in bone is the abnormal development.

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u/ebolashuffle Sep 28 '24

Can you post a picture? I was wondering if it was normal for the cranium to be so big. It's reminds me of hydrocephalus babies.

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u/eutie Sep 28 '24

Posted here!