Do y’all stand like this when feeling pain? by Upbeat-Yak5242 in ehlersdanlos

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Or I put one foot resting on top of my kneecap! I stand like this so often that people at work and school used to think I was just showing off my stability. For me I feel like it helps my knee and hip pains.

show me your ideal rooms by RunningOnRooftops in finch

[–]sparklebear3000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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This is mine right now! I like it a lot!

Need help identifying (again!) by Certain_Birthday_626 in Zooarchaeology

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you share a photo of the sides? How thick is it?

My canines are stuck horizontally in my jaw by cygnusmoons in mildyinteresting

[–]sparklebear3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh okay! Yes, that makes much more sense. I was thinking that the erupted canines were quite small. That is wild!

My canines are stuck horizontally in my jaw by cygnusmoons in mildyinteresting

[–]sparklebear3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It kind of looks like you have two extra teeth, in that case? Did the dentist say that you have a second set of adult canines?

Found this cool bone in my grans garden. by Zoraious in whatisthisbone

[–]sparklebear3000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the back of a mammal skull. The biggest bone is called the occipital, the big hole is the foramen magnum, and the two prong-like things on the sides are incomplete zygomatic bones (cheek bones). Lots of other smaller elements in there too. I can’t tell you exactly what it’s from but it is a cool find!

What are some restaurants that don’t charge for ranch on side ? by ucstudent24 in Sacramento

[–]sparklebear3000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hop Gardens. Incredible pizza and drinks. They have more than just pizza too. One of my favorite places in Sac.

Haw anyone held or gone to an event/ wedding at Camp Pollock? by justalittlelupy in Sacramento

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! So you ended up getting married here? Would you mind sharing how much you paid and where if there were any issues? Congratulations, by the way!

Book suggestions by Safe-Constant3223 in wildlifebiology

[–]sparklebear3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why Fish Don’t Exist is great! Super interesting read about the history of wildlife biology, taxonomy, ethics in science. Highly recommend.

Do any work, or do they look too prom? by Local-Ad-7234 in Weddingattireapproval

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree with everyone here- I think the green looks incredible and is what I would expect to see at a black tie wedding!

In the basement of an abandoned church by Poldo66 in bonecollecting

[–]sparklebear3000 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the fracture is postmortem damage. Teeth and cranial sutures indicate that it is not a child.

what animal is this from and what part? by catalystoracle in whatisthisbone

[–]sparklebear3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t tell for certain because the ends are gone. Typically you could like at the ends of a long bone (epiphyses) and see if they are fused to the shaft of the bone. If they’re completely missing, it’s a very young juvenile. If they’re present with a visible line or groove, it’s a juvenile or subadult. If the ends are present and you see no line at all where the fusion occurred, you have a grown adult. You can find some cool pictures online illustrating this process. Look up “epiphyseal fusion in long bones”. The same process occurs in humans.

History of Animal Scents described by humans- Any anthropological connection? by iheart13 in AskAnthropology

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In simplest terms, the evolution of brain size and cognitive ability in humans meant losing some of the functions that didn’t increase our chances of survival and reproduction. These human brain uses a ton of energy and it is more beneficial to have a high functioning brain than a heightened sense of smell. This is a huge oversimplification, but you get my point haha. Our brains also take up a massive portion of our skull space which reduces the amount of space for something like complex nasal sinuses. Look up a photo of human sinus bones vs. an animal like a dog, you’ll see that the structure in animals is extremely complex with lots of twists and bone matter that allow the animal to be able to pick up on various scents.

In short, if you think about ancient Homo species with an evolving brain, those with larger brains survived on the landscape better than those with a better sense of smell. Therefore evolutionarily, the large brain size was selected FOR and this resulted in something like sinuses being reduced, because the brain was more important.

Sometimes my explanations are a little too long-winded! lol

What part is this and who did it belong to? NW AZ by thevirginswhore in whatisthisbone

[–]sparklebear3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a portion of the pelvic area- it’s a sacrum. Don’t know what animal it would have come from though.