Alaskan Brown Bear Skull Replica

Description

Alaskan brown bear skull replica measures 17.0 x 11 .0 x 8.0 inches. The U. arctos skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a private collector. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The Alaskan brown bear is a subspecies of brown bear that lives in the coastal regions of southern Alaska. It is a population of the mainland grizzly bear subspecies, or the Kodiak bear subspecies.

Alaskan brown bear hair colors range from blonde to orange (typically females or bears from southern parts of the archipelago) to dark brown. Cubs often retain a white “natal ring” around their neck for the first few years of life.

The Kodiak brown bear or Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska.

This bear ranks as the largest recognized brown bear and stands as one of the two largest bears alive today.

Alaskan brown bear size range for females is from 399 to 701 lb., and for males it is 600 to 1,400 lb. Mature males average 1,052–1,177 lb. over the course of the year, and can weigh up to 1,500 lb. at peak times.

Females are typically about 20 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than males, and adult sizes are attained when they are 6 years old.

Alaskan brown bears captive bears can sometimes attain weights that are considerably greater than those of their counterparts in the wilderness.

An average adult male Alaskan brown bear measures 8 ft. in length, and stands 4 ft 4 in. tall at the shoulder. The largest recorded wild male weighed 1,656 lb., and had a hind foot measurement of 18 inches.

Scientific classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Ursidae
• Genus: Ursus
• Species: U. arctos
• Binomial name: Ursus arctos middendorffi Merriam, 1896
• Conservation status: Least Concern (IUNC 3.1)

Huckleberry, the Alaskan brown bear skull replica, is going out to pick huckleberries today to make his family a pie. He invited his friends to join him.

River, the grizzly bear front foot replica, already has a bucket full of berries. She would have had more, but she ate half of the berries she picked.

Stream, the grizzly bear hind foot replica, is just waking up for the day. He is rushing around his house looking for his berry bucket.

Salmon, the grizzly bear claw replica, is still at the stream catching salmon to bring to his friends so they are not hungry and to stop them from eating the berries.