Manx shearwater skull (Puffinus puffinus) probably varying locally

probably varying locally

veins and nerves

The bones have a lovely deep colour and patina that has been gained over the best part of a hundred years of use and handling

It is a Russian mid-20th Century medical model

These are long lived birds with a life span of over 55 years although many of the juvenile die in their first long migration

Manx shearwater skull (Puffinus puffinus) probably varying locallyThis is a lovely skull of the Manx shearwater Manx shearwater skull Puffinus puffinus. The Manx shearwater is a medium sized shearwater that nests in burrows on the Western coasts of the UK. Every year, the shearwaters complete a migration of more than 10,000km to the waters off Southern Brazil and Argentina. These are long lived birds with a life span of over 55 years although many of the juvenile die in their first long migration. This skull was