Leopard Wishbone

[rafter3]

There is a "wishbone" in a leopard that I got when I harvested mine this summer, does anyone know anything about this and if anything is ever done with these?

 

[Manny R]

I made a necklace for my wife and she loves it.

 

[rafter3]

I made a necklace for my wife and she loves it.

Beautiful, who made it?

 

[Manny R]

A Designer Jeweler in Namibia . I am sure any good designer in the US can duplicate or give you exactly what you want in a stone and design.

 

[Skshyk]

How come no one told me about a wish bone when I shot my leopard lol That is stunning Manny. What part is the wish bone.

 

[Manny R]

floating collar bone

 

[TheGrayRider]

I put my Botswana leopard floating bones in a shadow box to hang in my hunting room. Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

floating collar bone

Correct. Floating bone.

 

[Firebird]

Floating bone because it is the only bone in the skeleton that doesn’t connect to other bones. Called a hyoid bone in humans.
The necklace is gorgeous, a fitting display for a magical trophy

 

[rafter3]

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I put my Botswana leopard floating bones in a shadow box to hang in my hunting room. Happy hunting to all, TheGrayRider a/k/a Tom.

nice display!

 

[Philip Glass]

There is a "wishbone" in a leopard that I got when I harvested mine this summer, does anyone know anything about this and if anything is ever done with these?

Yes lion and leopard have floating bones as they are called. They are commonly made into jewelry. I had Baranof jewelers (SCI sponsor) make my wife a unique piece from my lion bones.

 

[rafter3]

Yes lion and leopard have floating bones as they are called. They are commonly made into jewelry. I had Baranof jewelers (SCI sponsor) make my wife a unique piece from my lion bones.

Thanks Phillip I will reach out to them!!

 

[Klipkop]

Didn’t know that at that time. What a pity but what a good reason to shoot another one.

 

[AZDAVE]

Great ideas I have the ones from my leopard, have been considering different ideas for them.

 

[Boyd Brooks]

Love this forum, learn something new everyday. Never new cats had unique bones that would make a great treasure. A wonderful way to maximize your hunting memories.

 

[Dewald]

The floating bones are known as the hyoid bone in mammals. They attach to the musculature of the oral floor and tongue to assist with swallowing

 

[7mmFan]

I got the leopard; the wife got the jewelry. Seemed like a fair trade.