African crested Porcupine Skull Replica
$91.00
African crested porcupine skull replica is 5.5 x 3.0 x 3.8 in. The Hystrix cristata skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
African crested porcupine skull replica measures 5.5 x 3.0 x 3.8 inches. The Hystrix cristata skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The African crested porcupine originates across more than 30 nations in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Wild populations also thrive throughout mainland Italy and across the Mediterranean island of Sicily.
The African crested porcupine stands as the largest porcupine species on earth. These large rodents weigh anywhere from 29 to 60 pounds.
They have coarse, dark brown or black bristles that cover almost the entire body. Long, moveable quills run along the head, nape, and back to form a distinct crest. Sturdier, loosely attached quills measuring 14 inches run along the sides and back.
These large rodents are primarily herbivores that travel up to nine miles a night to forage. They eat plant roots, bulbs, tree bark, fallen fruits, berries and tubers. They routinely raid agricultural fields.
Monogamous pairs form long-term bonds and produce one litter of young each year. The litter usually yields one to two babies. The well-developed young emerge underground with open eyes inside grass-lined chambers of the family burrow.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Family: Hystricidae
- Genus: Hystrix
- Species: H. cristata
- Binomial name: Hystrix cristata
- Conservation status: Least concern
Corral the African crested porcupine skull replica is at the lake with her friends. They are having a rock skipping contest to see who can throw the farthest and skip the rock the most.
Nibbles, the North American porcupine skull replica, went first and her rock just went straight down without even a splash.
Twirl, the prehensile-tailed porcupine skull replica, used her tail to throw her rock and it went around in circles in the water.
Clover, the Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine skull replica won the competition because it went the farthest and skipped seven times.
Additional information
| Weight | 6.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.5 × 3.0 × 3.8 in |
| World Porcupine Day - July 2nd | July 2nd is World Porcupine Day. These herbivore mammals are highly recognizable by their coat of needle-like quills that remind predators not to mess with them! The sharp quills detach easily when touched but are replaced quickly after losing them. A single animal may have 30,000 or more quills! |
