Mammals

Buzzards wheeling overhead pointed the way to the carcass of this large, horned goat. It was found i...

The goat is probably the most popular of all farm animals on Kythera. When goat’s milk is plentiful,...

A strange and wonderful flying mammal, the bat hunts at night for mosquitoes and other insects. This...

Cat skull, front view. 8.5 cm. Fratsia 1993. Photograph © Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

The domestic short-haired cat is still quite common in Kytherian villages, but as people take them i...

Cows are not as popular as goats and sheep, but many famers on Kythera still keep them, especially i...

Hipbone of a cow, 47 cm high. Photograph © James Prineas, 2003

Cows have long teeth with large grinding surfaces for chewing their cuds. Cow teeth, 6 – 7 cm long....

Cow tooth, with long shaft and rippled grinding surface, 7 cm long. Photograph © James Prineas, 2003

This pair of bovine skulls was found together, one with a rope still tied around it. Perhaps they ha...

Dolphins are rarely seen in the waters around Kythera, but they do appear occasionally. This skull w...

Small dolphin skull, top view, showing long snout and blow holes. From a dolphin found dead on the b...

Though very similar to the other dolphin skull in the museum, the size and shape of this one is diff...

Large dolphin skull, top view, showing long snout and blow holes. Taken from a dolphin found washed...

In the olden days, every family had at least one donkey. Donkeys are gentle and hard working animals...

Hip-bone of a small donkey. Kypriotianika, 1995. Photograph © Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

Donkey skull, top view. Kypriotianika, 1995. Photograph © Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

Hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor A small animal covered with thick spines, the hedgehog lives in fiel...

Hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor The hedgehog is a gentle and shy creature that curls up into a spiky...

Marten This weasel-like mammal is a pain for farmers, as it preys on chickens and rabbits in the...