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.