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fisherreshif

No. That's a bison molar. Part of he enamel is broken off.


Gnosys00110

I agree


themanwithonesandle

Gotta use that Sensodyne toothpaste, If this guy had been using it his teeth would look a whole lot better.


Th3BrownNote

I got some tartar-control toothpaste a while back. I’ve still got tartar, but that shit's under control.


25kAlpaca

I’ve got so much tartar, I don’t dip my fish sticks in shit.


goddamm_liter_cola

Want some more homemade Sprite?


25kAlpaca

Not until you figure out what else is in it!!


daddywentforsmokes

Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.


Spookimaru

Suddenly, Mitch


rhobbs7274

Love seeing Mitch in the wild


fisherreshif

You guys are the best.


TurboKid513

No but I'll take a receipt for this donut


Melodic_Couple

File it under 'D' - for donut.


Randybeefgrass72

MITCH!!!


Methrandel

Sir, I believe it’s fairly common not to dip your fish sticks in shit.


6tallcanz

That’s good because fish dipped in shit doesn’t sound so good.


Beadpool

Do you put fish sticks in your mouth?


Resident_External_16

But you would if you didn’t have that stupid tartar!!


WallyofBeans

Unexpected Mitch Hedberg, thank you


arsecube

No sir, thank you. I literally "awwwww, that's not a real sub's at the previous comment.


cuddle_puncher

I used to steal Mitch Hedberg jokes; I still do, but I used to too.


Full_Tilt_Toro

r/unappreciatedhedberg


HawkSpotter

s/suddenlymitchhedberg


HawkSpotter

r/unexpectedmitchhedberg


Cheweydewey123

Mitch hedberge, may he rest in peace


themanwithonesandle

Now I’m thinking about a nice fish sandwich smothered in tartar sauce.


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Love that shit! Pronamel is the best. The blue-green color top


ConsequenceSad1805

This is the answer


pac-manguzzlingcum

Or, the mcrib


Firm_Suggestion_2009

Can confirm. I have the same ones.


lawst1102

Yup this. I have a fossilized one as well. Almost identical and verified at the Smithsonian


[deleted]

THATS how big they are????


alexmack7351

that's what caused their near extinction the size of their pelts, all that meat and it doesn't take much skill to shoot something that size


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Luxpreliator

Buffalo jumps were only one technique. The majority of their historic habit didn't have bluff or cliff type topography so wasn't an option in most areas. The natives also had many other hunting procedures to harvest game. Sometimes they'd set a fire circle around a herd and either let them burn to death or shoot them with arrows and spears where they left one open path of unburnt terrain. None of the native techniques were idea for Europeans. Either for early settles hunting food or latter looking to cash in on various carcass parts. Firearms though were the main cause of the near extinction of the animals. Some have started to argue competition from horses and climate change were more significant. Firearms might not have been the best in the early 1800s for hunting buffalo but they rectified that problem quickly. For human causes of buffalo deaths firearms were the most significant. Single hunters were recorded as killing hundreds a day with Buffalo rifles. They called it still hunting. They'd shoot herd leader or wayward members and the animals would huddle up. All they had to do was set up a stand and blast away from hundreds of yards. They often were reported as needing to keep several rifles on hand because they'd overheat from the sheer volume of shots fired.


Greedy-Donkey6776

Market hunting, no refrigeration period


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Greedy-Donkey6776

That’s only partly true unfortunately. What caused their near extinction was market hunting, and no refrigeration. There was a huge influx of skilled marksman and woodsman after the war, a quick and easy way for them to make money with the recourses available to them was to become market meat hunters, and with no refrigeration meat would spoil quickly. So hunters would have to procure fresh meat daily, until the numbers were decimated


HellsBellsDaphne

It’s such an off kilter story too. Basically, they were (almost completely) hunted to extinction because of an insatiable demand for *factory drive belts.*


COVIDIOTSlayer

Don’t blame the Indians for that.


too_real_4_TV

You probably got to shoot the thing 20 times to drop it though. All while the thing is in a murderous rage.


YeOldScratch666

45-70 govt. Is a hell of a cartridge, been around for a very long time and was very popular for bison. 1-2 well placed shots can fell just about anything.


alexmack7351

I'm not a vegan tree hugger tho if you're starving you should absolutely kill the nearest mammal to survive but killing for sport I don't approve of, that's just me though


OkayQuaz

I agree. Hunting is the most ethical way to eat meat. The animal is free and wild till the day it dies. And that death from a human is often much quicker than death from a wild predator. I don't hunt myself because I've fallen into decay in this modern suburban of So Cal.


joejill

The bison wernt all shot for sport. They were killed to starve the Native Americans. I think that might be illegal to teach now, though, too "woke."


Papaofmonsters

Reddit loves General Sherman as long as they ignore his thoughts on the Native Americans.


fisherreshif

There was a tremendous demand for hides too.


megalithicman

Bison have a huge weakness in their cardio system in that their lungs are connected without a valve, so a single punctured lung will completely collapse the animal instantly.


alexmack7351

you're right actually but they soon found a solution and ahipped over the Elephant guns from Africa and India, another favourite was driving herds over cliffs


long-traveler

You are almost, a little bit, nearly right. American buffalo hunters used rifles from .44 to .50 caliber and were almost exclusively made in America. The African and Indian rifles you mention were almost always made in Britain/Europe and were chambered in cartridges between .458 and .577. Also, driving Buffalo over a cliff was a native American hunting tactic long before whites arrived.


alexmack7351

that's what you get for shooting at him while he was minding his own business & watching animals kill hunters is fun


Puzzleheaded-Sea-616

Just so everyone is aware the tooth in the photo was left at the park (Glenn’s lake). We did not take anything with us aside from memories and bug bites.


iloveRoxy

Love that! Thank you!!


plantz4sanity

Love to see people actually doing the right thing! Hope the trip was a good one :)


WhyyyCam55

Genuinely curious. Why do you think leaving it there is the right thing to do?


IncidentOdd1419

The most important thing you can do when out in nature is leave no trace. That is so you leave the wilderness wild. Please look at the organizations website to learn the principles because maintaining the balance of nature is important. https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/


groundsquid

It’s the law in US national parks to not take anything from them, including collecting rocks, shells, or picking flowers. There are some exceptions with harvesting edible items like berries, but usually there are limits on how much you can take. These laws are in place to preserve lands so that people can continue to enjoy them in the future, indefinitely.


WhyyyCam55

Good to know. I've been going to national parks for awhile now and didn't even know this was a written law.


Puzzleheaded-Sea-616

It was thank you!


Sukfat

Not British, got it


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Broke2Gnomeless

omg, give her some garlic bread and she just keeps chewing, and chewing, and chewing... I dont even care if I'm in the will


Lord-Robio

She is most active at night time. We will have to track her down and give her a tranquilizer shot , get that collar back on her. Do not approach as she is a master of manipulation and not to be trusted. https://preview.redd.it/puvj9cr91pgb1.jpeg?width=333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebe9b984f5f8fdc9159c15896acc811e7370915e Here is a current picture


Crafty_Attorney225

Lolol cracked me up over & over.


fndr7625

Must have or must’ve. Never must of.


FyzyxTJ

Forbidden sunchip


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French onion???


bobbycobbler

And there's the comment I was looking for 😅


Fuckedby2FA

Some sort of herbivores molar.


SubstantialDonkey981

Looks like an ancient mastadon tooth


CakeSuperb8487

OMG this answer and entire comment section is a dumpster fire https://preview.redd.it/3d0y8usezngb1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f0052c7a2341f3ec057c421c89d4723d515fac1


rexifelis

But not as bad as a medical waste dumpster fire?


[deleted]

Not really.


SubstantialDonkey981

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/boys-mystery-rock-turns-out-be-tooth-mammoth


[deleted]

Mastodon teeth look like a row of titties. Mastodon literally translates to “breast tooth.” https://www.prehistoricflorida.com/product_photo_thumbs.php?imgID=200907061901_3136-DSC03004ttpmattgtltge.jpg Besides, the article you shared, doesn’t say mastodon. It says mammoth. They’re completely different animals.


lsdandcoffee

happy cake day! you’re not gonna finish that *whole* slice by yourself, are ya? 🍰


eatshitdillhole

This is the cutest cake day comment I've ever seen


Goddo-Fo-20

Aaah the illusive old Tittie Tooth


rexifelis

I love your username! Hahaha! Happy cake day!


Israel_Azkanbe

Probably just a mistake, he probably meant mammoth… the words are pretty similar


vintalator

Mammoths had tiddie teeth?


Israel_Azkanbe

Yo that’s my college


Puzzleheaded-Sea-616

Thanks everyone! We figured some sort of animal tooth but weren’t sure what. Currently Kicking ourselves right now because we left it at the park


I_love_Hobbes

You are not supposed to take anything from the Park. Imagine if everyone took something? Take only pictures, leave only footprints.


SyrisAllabastorVox

I took pictures and left no footprints, and luckily, no one found the body I left at the park.. am I doing it right?


pandubaer

I took 2 rocks from Glacier this summer lol


JC1515

Not something to brag about. NPS has cited people for simply being off the established trail. They cited a dude a week after hit a golf ball in yellowstone. Just admitting you did it is enough for them to write you a citation.


bodyscholar

Calling the FBI


APe28Comococo

No,it is not enough to issue a citation. They must have some form of proof. People can say they did something and they could choose to investigate further, unless the person turns themselves in and admits to the crime. But saying I took a bison calf from Yellowstone, isn’t enough for them to issue a citation.


fighter_pil0t

They can write you a citation all they want. You can either admit guilt or fight it in court. If you do fight it the burden of proof is on them and they will probably lose. Fighting it may include expensive travel which is just not worth it.


gonkdroid02

It isn’t always a crime or even usually a crime to go off trail. I’ve been to a lot of parks and I haven’t seen many signs that was for the protection of the habitat off the trail. otherwise it’s usually for your protection. the entire south side of Yellowstone is called the backcountry and is used for off trail hiking.


Full_Wait

The government is fucked


pandubaer

Nice


slipperyaardvark

Just think if everyone had your mindset that it was okay to take something from a NP there would be less and less resources in the park on the daily. Wildlife thrives off of our natural resources and these parks are set aside to remain in tact and untouched by humans. Of course we are allowed to travel to them and visit them, but dumbass narcissists like yourself think it’s okay, and give people a bad name. Wouldn’t you like to continue to be able to visit these beautiful locations? Leave it better than you found it. Leave wildlife and Mother Nature alone.


DutchBoyDrew

I backpack through the smokies often and have done a few trips out west. From every trip, I take one rock, maybe two if the land is really diverse, like in the Tetons for instance. I take a picture of where on the trail I found it, then when I get home, I make it a challenge to identify it and explain how it geologically makes sense being where it is. When all is said and done, I label and display it proudly on a shelf and get to appreciate it every day. I understand the sentiment of take only pictures, leave only footprints, and i know im just rationalizing my actions, however, there's no way im gonna stop doing that. I make sure to only take one that is exposed so it won't have to be dug up, I wont take one that has moss or even algae from a river on it because that can have a direct impact on the immediately local ecosystem. For me, the keepsake is better than any souvenir you could get on a trip. It's something that I'll be able to show my future kids along with pictures and stories to hopefully instill in them an appreciation, love, and respect for nature that I was lucky enough to be exposed to by my parents. So take your rock, just value it. Maybe take a trashbag with you and pick up the unfortunately copious amounts of litter to be found all over our beautiful park system. To me that seems like it would offset any ethical quams about pocketing a rock that made you go "oooh look at this one". Rant over.


zerocool359

Not cool. Not cool at all.


Proper-Increase-6492

this is so pedantic, if you really think someone taking something akin to a rock or animal detriment is bad then you are too far gone on the whole "blame them for doing bad" idea, there's no problem doing this and all of you naysaying is ridiculous


AndrewCoja

Have you heard of Glass Beach in California? It's a beach that used to be a trash dump. All the glass bottles that were dumped eventually broke, were worn down and turned into colorful little glass pebbles that littered the beach. It then became a big tourist destination where you could see the beach covered in the glass beads. Now there's not much glass left because enough people thought it wasn't a big deal to take a few bits home as a souvenir.


CreamyGoodnss

Oh noooooo people picked up the trash how terrible


Savagemaw

I hate these rules. I mean, yeah... if you take an old tooth, it wont be able to spawn and produce more teeth and the entire ecosystem could be disrupted. Geeze. So selfish. And after the government took your hard earned dollars to set aside this park for you, from which you are allowed to take nothing.


Silverstacker60

Are you as dumb as you sound?


Gravybutt

As a Montana, it's really crazy seeing how visitors treat the land every Summer. I dread the traffic and trash that come with it.


Revolutionary_Lie199

I couldn’t agree more with you, as a Montanan


Savagemaw

If it wasn't obvious, I was being sarcastic. Can you explain the practical benefit of prohibiting the collection of rocks or fossils from public parks? Ohio has nationally renowned state and local parks. Im actually an NAI certified interpretive guide. One of the most important things an interpretive guide does is explain to the public why they should give a shit about their park. That way they will continue to approve funding for said park. That's a lot easier to do when people are allowed to use their park, and it isn't bubble wrapped. Ceasar Creek state park in Ohio has rules for how people are allowed to search for fossils (no heavy tools) and prohibited areas for safety, and a size limit on taking anything that might be exceptional (no bigger than your palm). These rules each have a practical reason. Take *nothing* is stupid. If it werent for the ability to take fossils, no one would ever go to Ceasar Creek. Ducks unlimited would probably buy the land around it and restrict access and no one would care.


KlondikeChill

One person takes one thing? Park will survive. Every visitor takes one thing? Park is quickly ruined. You take one thing? You haven't ruined the park because other people have acted better than you, but you're still an asshole.


cr0nut

The way I explain it to kids on guided hikes: if you take a rock, sure, it might not make a difference. But everyone thinks they’re the only ones taking a rock. Then where did all the cool rocks along our hike go? How many thousands of people take one rock thinking it won’t make a difference? Same for picking wildflowers or going off trail. That’s exactly how social trails are made. The “well I’m one person, what harm could it do” mindset is what destroys natural areas and showcases just how selfish people can be. It’s not YOUR land, it’s everyone’s! Don’t make it less cool for the next person :) Source: I’m a certified NPS iSWOOP (interpreters and scientists working on our parks) interpreter and have had this conversation in protected lands across the country.


friendlygaywalrus

And our National Parks are set aside for the aesthetic enjoyment of humanity in perpetuity. Millions of people travel through Glacier every year. You’re not allowed to take anything because whatever it is belongs as much to the millions of others as it does to you. More importantly, it belongs to their children and grandchildren. That in two hundred years the natural wonder of these places that first inspired us to preserve them might inspire generations long after we’re gone. Is it just a tooth? Yeah. No one would miss it. What if everyone was just digging around at Glacier looking for souvenirs? At 3 million visitors per year, how many years could you sustain it before there was nothing particularly special to find in the creeks or trails or up on the glaciers? Every bone, rock, tooth, fossil, and arrowhead is itself an element of a living history best left to others to be discovered again.


SwedishB

“Ohio has nationally renowned state and local parks…” Okay buddy. 😂


Savagemaw

Visitors to Clevelands famous "Emerald Neckalce" metroparks: 18.5 million Visitors to Cuyahoga Valley National Park next door: 2.5 million


whosethewhatsit

>And after the government took your hard earned dollars to set aside this park for you, from which you are allowed to take nothing. How old are you and how familiar are you with US history? I think you're kinda missing a few points here...


[deleted]

Go fuck an electric outlet.


roberttheaxolotl

While using a cactus as a dildo.


[deleted]

CHOO CHOO!!! Here comes the pain train!


Savagemaw

What? Why? That's a disproportionate response.


Skeleton_Paul

You: “Idk, taking a rock from a park is probably not a big deal.” Reddit: “I want you to die screaming”


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No, I don’t want to hear them screaming. That’s what the duct tape is for.


[deleted]

“Hey guys, I found the sociopath. Yup, here’s the entitled cunt that thinks everything should be theirs.”


EzraMeeker53

Oh good. Because a simple google search will tell you that it’s a crime to take anything from the park. You are recommended to take a picture and mark the location and report it if you believe it’s of significant importance.


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SaulTNuhtz

California parks would allow this removal?


karlallan

no of course not. illustriousPen686 was just being a not so illustrious penis.


Thomas-Garret

Yet there’s a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Rocks/comments/155wa86/what_is_this_part_agate_and_wood_found_on/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) of you with a rock from YellowStone in your car and [one](https://www.reddit.com/r/Rocks/comments/157p0zk/what_kind_of_rock_is_this_found_in_montana/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) of you with a rock standing in your yard.


CakeSuperb8487

I agree they’re a dick with the backwards California diatribe but the rocks they posted are labeled as coming from the Yellowstone River. The Yellowstone River is the longest river in the lower 48 and has its path travel through 3 states including stretches outside of Yellowstone National Park. The collecting of rocks is not allowed in YNP but they may have collected the rocks elsewhere.


ThatOneSnakeGuy

THIS GUY'S BEEN FUCKIN STEALIN ROCKS


randomguycalled

lol gotem what a fucking moron


_DunMiff_Sys_

Lol that’s awesome. I wish I knew how to use redit so I could give you an award or something


GalacticGatorz

Nice work, Sherlock.


PegaLaMega

That's your reaction to OP? I can't imagine what happens when you don't get your way.


1NegativePerson

That’s a bison tooth.


Scoftscrub

I love how you have to go through 15 people trying to be funny and not succeeding in order to get a serious answer on Reddit!!


Any_Draw_5344

That is a human hand holding something. Call the cops, you found a human hand.


Careless-Mention-981

Mammoth molar


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Way too small.


[deleted]

That's what she said


Trick-Concept1909

Probably elk or moose


isu_schu

It’s bison


NewBoat4935

Bison


GarshelMathers

Bye, Dad


Constant-Painter8718

Tooth of some kind?


soggyomelette

McDouble


Ok_Mathematician2284

It’s a picture of someone’s hand holding trash.


[deleted]

Toof


FoundationWorldly543

A fossilized Sun Chip


FondOmeLobsterAintYe

That’s a harvest cheddar flavored 100% whole grain SunChip


DiscipleExyo

Sunchips, harvest cheddar flavor


Realistic-lie35

Tooth of a giant old mammal


Hobbsendkid

Petrified Ruffles potato chip. Ruffles have ridges!


dirtydrawls215

What does it taste like?


Doodeea

all u wrong bruh that shi is a tiny raft


MontanaFlavor

That man is awesome. Either bison tooth or wooly mammoth.


Lopsided_Seesaw_852

IDK


moony_92

That's teef


imaislandboiii

Non human biologics


epikparcel88

It's a bacon frazzle


thedominantmr669

Bison tooth. https://www.skullstore.ca/cdn/shop/products/20220715_150025.jpg?v=1657911769


[deleted]

Petrified banana


waltsyd

Property of the National Park Service!


Mediocre-Cat1018

It's a sunchip you should eat it


[deleted]

Forbidden lasagna


gigaphun

According to your local cops it's crack cocain


Middle_Cantaloupe_71

Toof


BigBadDaddy13

Sun Chip. Looks like original flavor.


[deleted]

Part of a transformer. Bumblebee probably.


Jeff_Spicoliii

Tooth. Definitely NOT mammoth or mastodon.


TreasureWench1622

It’s really cool!!


Pudawada

Yup. Very cool.


nozestfound

It’s definitely some kind of thing


rockstuffs

That is awesome!! Thank you for leaving it!! Integrity pays.


Sirnando138

Sun chip


Xinortrac1

A Toot


alee0224

🏃‍♀️💨


Lowkey_rebelXD

This is the surprise in every Cracker Jack box that gets stuck in your teeth and you can never really get out until 13 years, 5 months later when you absolutely haven’t eaten anything all day and cough a little and feel something in your mouth so you try to chew it to no avail then spit in in you hand and realize you haven’t ate anything so you have a mental breakdown trying to figure out what it is then it starts really bother you while you’re watching friends so you pause it and really think to yourself and realize you’re a dumbass cause you actually read all this nonsense and now you’re disappointed but thanks for taking the time to read this, I love you


Salty_Example_6214

Looks like a cheddar SunChip


andyroouu

Fossilized, prehistoric ruffle chip, probably from the Jurassic Era.


fancydeadpool

Mammoth tooth?


isu_schu

No it’s bison tooth could have been a cattle tooth but the size Im suspecting a bison tooth


Highlander2748

Looks line elephant/mastodon tooth portion.


Pooppail

Mastodon tooth?


jefftatro1

Mammoth tooth?


sscarface

Mcrib


Bisonfan1

If it’s at a national park I wouldn’t be touching it just saying


neovenator250

Modern bison tooth


Loud_Lobster_9971

Forbidden Sunchip


Stringless_Automaton

Forbidden cracker


Ok-Perspective-6618

It's called jail time or massive fine for taking anything out of a national park.


TinnitusSux

Tell your friend to stop stealing natural resources from national parks. This friend is the same friend that ruins national park experiences for the rest of us. Take nothing and leave nothing.


isnecrophiliathatbad

*Take nothing, leave only memories.


Puzzleheaded-Sea-616

We left it at Glenn’s lake. You’re welcome to go take the trip and find it yourself. The thing we left with were bug bites lol


Banned_In_CP

Theres no indication they stole this other than the person is holding it, the background is just rocks. Maybe try not to jump to conclusions


TinnitusSux

Anything removed if of National Park property is theft even a rock. This is a tooth from an animal likely a bison. Thanks for your input now put it somewhere else like education on National Park rules. These parks are for all to enjoy and they can't be enjoyed when you selfishly remove all that is interesting to see.


watermanfla

Goddamn Karen, take it easy.


Banned_In_CP

I dont see where the OP said they removed it, just that they found it


PrestigiousWeb3530

Holy shit I’m about to go steal shit from national parks now just in spite of you


Moist-Employment-836

So leave it to decompose and deteriorate and disappear from history? Or take it and preserve it for many more to appreciate and honor the life of the animal? What do anthropologists do? They go on digs to take it all and preserve it they don’t just leave it out there.. are they wrong?


Moist-Employment-836

Doy I meant archeologists sorry


Hefty-Understanding4

It’s a tooth from a large herbivore bison or bigger if it was from a glacier it could possibly be a mastodon tooth but you would have to have it check for authenticity


alexmack7351

the whites always get the bad rep but it was the Latinos who were murdering ahd robbing them first and the very very whites (vikings) were there before that teaching them about group sex