Domestic Alpaca

Order: Cetartiodactyla

Scientific Name: Vicugna pacos

Age: Subadult

Sex: Female

Domestic specimen

Measurements: 276 mm x 131 mm

Notes: It’s rarely possible to determine an animal’s cause of death by looking at its skull, but in the case of this poor young alpaca, it’s painfully obvious. The large malignant mandibular tumor eroded away the bone, breaking the jaw. The animal was humanely euthanized.