Bristol: It now lives in a cabinet of curiosities with lots of feathers and fossils that my sister and I have found It was a cold winter’s morning, and we wrapped up warm to go for a walk in the woods behind our house. The ground was frosty and crunched under our feet, and although it was chilly the sun was casting golden beams of light across our path. We always find a lot of amazing wildlife in the woods – I’ve seen deer and squirrels there and I’ve even spotted a kingfisher down by the brook. But today I decided to explore high up on the slopes, a place I hadn’t been before. My eyes scanned the leaf litter and something caught my eye. At first glance I thought it was just a pile of broken stones, but then I looked closer and saw it was something much more exciting – it was an animal skull. I wasn’t sure what type, as some of it had decomposed. My parents agreed that I could take it home for identification. I wanted to find out what animal it was. Continue reading...