A polar bear skeleton, found purely by chance in 1976 while digging out the basement of a house on the island of Finnøy, Norway - now in Stavanger Archaeological Museum
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Without the explanation I would never have guessed the animal, he has a huge rib cage.
ReplyDeleteIt's impressive how complete it is - especially as they weren't being at all careful when they uncovered it.
DeleteWhat a great discovery, I love the lighting on this
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The lighting really does set it off and give it a Northern Lights/polar feel. The lit-up crystals under its feet look like ice/snow too. Very cool display.
DeleteWow, I thought it was going to be a dinosaur but I can see it now
ReplyDeleteI was the same - I looked at the skeleton without realising what it was, then read the sign, and then it totally makes sense, especially the feet - they're huge !
DeleteDidn't expect that
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a polar bear skeleton before, how interesting.
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What an amazing find.
ReplyDeleteI did not expect it to be a polar bear x
How bizarre to find it in the basement of a house. I wonder if it once belonged to a collector or if many years ago polar bears roamed the area.
ReplyDeleteIt was under the basement that was being dug out - there was also remains of carbonised wood so they think it's possible proof of the first human settlers in the area, as well as polar bears :)
DeleteAbsolutely fascinating. I'm not sure I've ever thought about their skeletons before: fascinating paws/claws #mysundayphoto
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