This museum-quality replica is a polyurethane resin cast that shows the long snout and narrow head of a male aardvark skull.
This museum-quality replica is a polyurethane resin cast that shows the long snout and narrow head of a male aardvark skull.

Aardvark Male Skull Replica

$227.00

The Aardvark, native to Africa, is an insectivore. Aardvarks have adapted narrow heads and long snouts as well as a long sticky tongue. These traits allow the Aardvark to easily find its favorite prey, ants and termites.

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Description

Aardvark Male Skull Male Replica measures 9.0 inches. Aardvark Male Skull Replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The Aardvark or Orycteropus afer is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called an ant bear, anteater, Cape anteater after the Cape of Good Hope, earth hog or earth pig.

The Aardvark is found in Central and lower Africa, feeds on termites and ants and is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata.

The Aardvark or Orycteropus afer is vaguely pig-like in appearance. Its body is stout with a prominently arched back and is sparsely covered with coarse hairs. The limbs are of moderate length, with the rear legs being longer than the forelegs.

The front feet have lost the pollex (or ‘thumb’), resulting in four toes, while the rear feet have all five toes. Each toe bears a large, robust nail which is somewhat flattened and shovel-like, and appears to be intermediate between a claw and a hoof.

An Aardvark or Orycteropus afer weight is typically between 130–180 lb. An Aardvarks length is usually between 3.44–4.27 feet, and can reach lengths 7 feet 3 in. It is 24 in. tall at the shoulder. It is the largest member of the proposed clade Afroinsectiphilia. The Aardvark is pale yellowish-gray in color and often stained reddish-brown by soil.

Scientific Classification

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Tubulidentata
  • Family: Orycteropodidae
  • Genus: Orycteropus
  • Species: O. afer
  • Binomial name: Orycteropus afer
  • Conservation status: Least concern

 

Additional information

Weight 6 lbs
Dimensions 9 in
National Arardvark Day - March 19th

Aardvarks are celebrated on March 19th every year.