Anyone Ever Seen One of These? Caption This.

[Warne]

Have any of you ever seen anything like this? Brian (our CEO) was cleaning the skulls this weekend and found an extra tooth on his mule deer (see pic). He said, "I have never seen anything like this, and everyone I asked said the same thing."

Vampire Deer

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[thorborg]

Didn't get him around Hanford did he?

 

[po18guy]

That's a Billy Buck tooth.

 

[Nosferatu]

Good thing it's already dead, I don't need the competition.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Looks like a tusk almost

 

[bcp]

My Birthday Buck Had Upper Canine Teeth. Yes, Deer Fangs!

Upper canine teeth in deer are a rare throwback to deer ancestors. Cheyne Matzenbacher was lucky enough to tag a buck with these uncommon fangs

deerassociation.com

Bruce

 

[Howard1955]

Reminds me of this guy:

Krampus's Sidekick? Fanged "Vampire Deer" Explained

If Krampus had reindeer, they might have fangs, but true vampire deer are too shy and gentle to cavort with the Christmas devil.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[ilikegunspdx]

 

[Warne]

Looks like a tusk almost

That was what I am thinking.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Here's an article on whitetails, same principals might apply?

Why Some Whitetails Grow Fangs

Vampire deer sound like something out of a bad horror flick. But some small cervid species primarily found in Asia sport curved tusks, or fangs, measuring 2 to 3 inches on top of their petite frames. These vampire deer, such as the Chinese water deer and Siberian musk deer, don’t grow antlers—or...

www.themeateater.com

 

[Xaevian]

Nosferatooth?

 

[po18guy]

My natural born killer kitty brought in a dead bat last evening. Didn't see any fangs.