Blood Part XIX

Click the following for previous parts in this series, 

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII,  Part IX, Part X, Part XI, Part XIIPart XIII , Part XIV, Part XV, Part XVI, Part XVII

 and Part XVIII

Ma'nene Ritual - Corpse Cleaning Part III

The families in Toraja in South Sulawesi believe in welcoming the spirit of a dead person back to the village of his or her origin. During an annual ritual, they dig up the graves of their deceased loved ones, wash them, groom them and dress them in new clothes before walking them around in the village once every three years. The ritual is called Ma’nene or ‘The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses’ and is practiced to honour the spirits of their ancestors. The Toraja people, who live below the graves of their relatives, consider funerals the most important event of their lives

All photos credit: Herman Morrison

You can find other photos here, here and here

Tumblr Submissions Part III

A small supernumerary root and the corresponding socket in a raccoon mandible. Submitted by Peacheserratica

Fallen bird hatchlings at the gas station. Submitted by chiefoats

Submitted by takeyou-onacruise

Submitted by Amanda

Nose-less kitten guarding a grave at Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona, Spain
Photo taken by meowpurrnom

A bear composting site discovered in Burlington, Connecticut. Submitted by merkinkerkers

Submitted by laikagohome  - LINK

Siamese corn, submitted by Baskovia

 This is an eastern box turtle hatchling that my granddad found. It seems to have a cleft palate, with a portion of his bottom and top beak missing, and only one nostril. He’s doing well and eating worms, tomatoes, and crickets all on his own. Photo submitted by: un-domesticateddiva

Photo submitted by: 1243321111

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY. October 2015. Photo submitted by metaurgy

Submitted by holyhottubharmony

 Scoliosis submitted by holyhottubharmony

"Found this catfish on a beach in south Florida. It appears to have died because the barb on its fin got stuck in a coconut." Submitted by: smallreptile

Infected nictitating membrane on my lovely cat, who has always been very small and underweight. She contracted feline leukemia from our now deceased cat, Ruby, and is more prone to disease or infections because of her sickness. (credit withheld by request)

After breaking into someone’s house and laughing maniacally, he ran outside and tried to remove a stop sign post. Severed his finger instead. Submitted by: tinuni

We found the swim bladder from a porcupine fish washed up on the beach in South Australia a few weeks ago. Photo credit: jardindestuileries

"I work on a goat ranch. Each pasture has Maremma sheepdogs that guard the goats and kids from coyotes. They do a good job." Submitted by M And

I wanted to share this on Tumblr but I will get reported and cited for it, so I shared it here. "This was from when I got my first tattoo. I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share it!" Submitted by: tifstiel 

And one of my favorites!!! Submitted by: princessofcannabis

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You can find Part I here and Part II here