Black bear skull

[Arianwen]

I have a black bear skull that one of my ex boyfriends once found when we were camping in Kelowna many years ago, he sterilized it and gave it to me for my birthday (I consider it one of the best birthday presents I've ever received) I keep it up high where my dog can't get at it but the lower jaw has come apart. What's the best way for a total noob to connect the two sides of the jaw back together? I was examining some animal skulls at school today, guy said I could use wire...I don't know how I would go about doing that.

I figure some of you guys might have some expertise in this regard. I considered donating the skull maybe to my college, I didn't realize it's kind of special to have a black bear skull (guy I talked today was like "wow!!!")

[CanadaSue]

Very cool. It's rare for any skeletal remains to survive in the woods for long - mice gnaw through them.

If you decide to donate it to the college, they'll no doubt be very happy to do the work. If not, surely a senior student or prof would be happy to help.