If you turn this upside down and squint a little, you get the skull from the image above!

If I rotate this picture 180°, it looks pretty much the same as the one in the OP.

It's not fake, just processed differently.

https://astrobackyard.com/caldwell-49-rosette-nebula/

The petals of this rose are actually a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. This nebula has also been referred to as the “skull”, as it resembles a human skull in certain orientations.

Paw

It's called the Voivod.

Hmm, looks more like a dog to me

I mostly really dont like the use of "depicts" here. Depicts means is a representation of, which is just wrong and feels a little too close to creationist. "Resembles" would be better.

All of these kinds of photos are doctored because the raw data isn't as interesting.

Could be face blind. Or have a lack of pareidolia.

I think they're using the ancient-aliens narration style.

For me, the bare skull does imply some derpyness. I think it's the position of the eyeholes.

Isn't the bottom image from The Jungle Cruise ride in Disneyland?