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Small Dolphin Skull, side view

Dolphins are rarely seen in the waters around Kythera, but they do appear occasionally. This skull was found on the beach at Paliopoli in 2001. The bottom jaw is broken; top of sku...

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Small Dolphin Skull

Small dolphin skull, top view, showing long snout and blow holes. From a dolphin found dead on the beach at Paliopoli in 2001. Gift of Deborah Stavrou. Dolphin Skull, 39 cm long. P...

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Large Dolphin Skull

Though very similar to the other dolphin skull in the museum, the size and shape of this one is different enough that two might be of different species, or perhaps one might be a p...

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Large Dolphin Skull, top view

Large dolphin skull, top view, showing long snout and blow holes. Taken from a dolphin found washed up on the beach at Agia Pelagia in 1992. Gift of Uri Solomon. Dolphin skull, 45...

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Donkey Skull

In the olden days, every family had at least one donkey. Donkeys are gentle and hard working animals, but they are slow: the quickening pace of Kythera left them in the dust, and b...

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