Something I came across while up in the mountains above Napa. The skeleton was mostly complete and laying a in a small clearing. I saw it from some distance away assumed it was going to be a deer. Anyone recognize what it is?
May not look it in the photo but neck is close to twice as long as a deer's...also neck is oriented different than a deer's is. Escaped exotic is on the right track!
May not look it in the photo but neck is close to twice as long as a deer's...also neck is oriented different than a deer's is. Escaped exotic is on the right track!
Did you notice a long tail on the skeleton? When I really zoom in there appears to be sections of a long tail (longer than a deer) but hard to say. If so I’d go with llama/alpaca.
We have a winner! It took me a few minutes because I'd never seen a skeleton with that long vertical neck. Then I remembered that that on the other side of the ridge I was on (about 2 miles as the crow flies) there was a ranch with a little herd of llamas. This one must have escaped.