The skull of the Chinese Water Deer is one of the most iconic skulls out there.
Like many small Asian deer species, it does not have antlers. Instead the males fight each other with their extremely sharp tusks, slashing at rivals with downward head swings.
When not actively shanking others, the tusks can be folded back slightly., so they don’t interfere with eating.
Here are four things that are very, very reassuring to find on land you’ve recently moved to. Definitely good signs.
1. Poorly concealed underground …. thing.
2. Small purple flowers twining around a skull. This species of flower does not seem to be present anywhere else on the property, and you’ve never seen it before. The skull is too large for a rabbit, too small for a deer.
3. Fallen signpost. No text remains.
4. T h e d o o r
CARRY THE SKULL THROUGH THE DOOR!!! SEE WHERE IT GOES