It's easy to recognize a human head beneath its flesh, but some of these animal skulls might surprise you.
Animal Skulls Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
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What’s Under Your Skin?
While less than one twentieth of one percent of the entire animal kingdom has a skull, the human skull is made up of 22 separate bones.
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Whose Skull Is This?
It looks kind of like a bone octopus, but…..
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Chihauha
…It’s a chihauha, minus the cute parts. This breed’s skull is among the most unrecognizable of all dogs.
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Whose Skull Is This?
It looks like it belongs to a monster, but really…..
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Domestic cat
…It’s just a kitty. In some very old houses, cat skulls are buried under the fireplace; it was believed they offered protection from witches.
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Whose Skull Is This?
Hint: This one really is a monster.
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Gila Monster
A Gila Monster’s skull is strangely knobby, with sharp, needle-like teeth.
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Whose Skull Is This?
This beauty moves fast, perhaps to keep trophy hunters from stealing its horns.
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Blackbuck
The Blackbuck is an Indian antelope found on ranches in North America. Only the males have horns.
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Whose Skull Is This?
Calling the orthodontist!
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Boston Terrier
The Boston Terrier’s lower jaw extends beyond the upper, giving its face a distinctive look, thanks to selective breeding. That’s reflected in the animal’s skull.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Skulls
For more, see Skulls by Simon Winchester, with photography by Nick Mann (Black Dog  & Leventhal Publishers).
Originally Published in Reader's Digest
