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Mollymawk Skull Replica or Indian Yellow-Nosed Albatross measures 7 inches, museum quality polyurethane cast. Mollymawk Skull replica is 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA. Cast of Original UC Santa Cruz specimen.
The Mollymawk or Indian yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche carteri) is a member of the albatross family, and is the smallest of the mollymawks.
The Indian yellow-nosed albatross weighs 5.6 lb. is 30 in. long and is 6.6 ft. across the wings.
The adult Mollymawk or Indian yellow-nosed albatross has a pale grey or white head and nape, with a dark grey mantle, upperwing, and tail. Its rump and underparts are white, and its underwing is white with a black tip with a narrow black margin at the leading edge.
In 2004, BirdLife International split this species from the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross; however Clements has not split it yet, and the SACC has not either, but recognises the need for a proposal.
Mollymawk or Indian yellow-nosed albatross are a type of albatross that belong to the family Diomedeidae of the order Procellariiformes, along with shearwaters, fulmars, storm petrels, and diving petrels.
They share certain identifying features. They have nasal passages called naricorns attached to the upper bill. The bills of Mollymawk or Indian yellow-nosed albatross are unique in that they are split into between seven and nine horny plates.
Mollymawk or Indian yellow-nosed albatross make a stomach oil made of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus. This is used against predators, as an energy rich food source for chicks and for the adults during their long flights.
They have a salt gland above the nasal passage. It helps desalinate their bodies, due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe.
Like all albatrosses, the Mollymawk is a colonial breeder. It breeds annually, and the adults begin breeding at the age of eight years.
A mud nest is built in bare rocky areas or in tussock grass or ferns, and a single egg is laid. The nesting season begins in August, with laying occurring around September/October incubations lasts around 70 days. After hatching the Mollymawk chick takes around 115 days to fledge.
