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Dr. McCoy, aka Bones, has a couple of weird skulls in his office, as seen in the following picture from the episode "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" (they are highlighted with red arrows and the frame is from around the ~47:21 mark):

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They definitely look non-human and are probably not from any other Federation species we have seen in the series, so my question is: which species are the skulls from?

In-universe answers are preferable, but out-of-universe trivia about the props might be considered as well.

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    The white one looks a lot like an orangutan skull
    – Matt Ellen
    Commented Jul 19, 2021 at 10:38
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    It also looks like a troll skull from Skyrim ( elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Troll_Skull_(Skyrim) ) but that's another franchise :D
    – Hans Olo
    Commented Jul 19, 2021 at 10:44
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    The Mighty Warrior McCoy bathes in the blood of his enemies and makes pen-holders from their bones!
    – Paul D. Waite
    Commented Jul 19, 2021 at 11:49
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    The white skull looks felid. I suspect they were going for Caitian.
    – Kurt Fitzner
    Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 0:28
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    @KurtFitzner I do not recall Caitians in Star Trek before TAS. Did I miss some in TOS?
    – Judith Jones
    Commented Apr 8, 2024 at 11:29

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