Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 This specimen has been double

This specimen has been double injected to highlight both the arteries and the veins which have also been labelled

Red is related to life force and preservation

Unfortunately the lighting on the photographs did not show the colour off to it's best

The teeth are all present and in great condition which would suggest that this animal was not very old when it died

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 This specimen has been doubleThis is a skull of the common guillemot, also known as the common murre Uria aalge. This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub species in the Northern waters. They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock. They are expert divers with diving depths of 180m being recorded in search of food. This specimen was from a dead bird washed up on the shore. It is a very