[PyrNet-L] head changes

["ARIEGE" <ARIEGE@xtra.co.nz>]

Some do, some don't Cindy. In many cases the last bit of maturing can be in
the head (and brain!!) Isnt (wasn't) there something re the occiput in
Duconte/Sabourand's book re the more prominent the occiput the more
intelligence? I've had ( and seen) different lines where the head is more
bony than others with not as much back skull padding and they tend to "fall
away) at the back of the head. The young males in particular can have that
geeky look of a flat skull and ears that look like they should be on Dumbo
the elephant when their head is developing accompanied by  bony eyebrow
ridges and then later on everything seems to fall into place.  I've seen
youngsters with very well developed heads as puppies but as adults these
heads have gone coarse. Moderation again I suppose.
Jan Chaplin Ariege-Roussillon Pyreneans
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