Baikal Seal Skull Replica
$182.00
This Baikal seal skull replica offers a precise 1:1 scale cast of the CAS specimen so students can study their unique freshwater adaptations year after year.
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Description
Baikal seal skull replica measures 6.3 x 3.8 x 3.0 inches. Pusa sibirica skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium & mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
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The Baikal seal lives only in Russa’s Lake Baikal and stands as the world’s only exclusive freshwater seal. These animals hunt as carnivores because they primarily eat the golomyanka and other fish with no commercial value.
They mostly live as solitary creatures, yet many seals will gather together to share breathing holes in the thick winter ice. Hunters targeted the species heavily during the 1930s for their meat, oil and fur, so the total population dropped quickly. The government restricts harvesting today, which helps the current population stay stable and healthy.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Clade: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Pusa
- Species: P. sibirica
- Binomial name: Pusa sibirica
- Conservation status: Least concern
Biologists often analyze the harp seal replica to identify specific morphological traits inherent to North Atlantic pinnipeds. The ribbon seal skull replica remains a staple for comparative anatomy for laboratories worldwide. Integrating the hooded seal skull replica into a collection allows for a direct evaluation of the robust dental and cranial structures found in large phocid species.
Additional information
| Weight | 4.9 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.3 × 3.8 × 3.0 in |
| International Seal Day - March 22nd | Every year on March 22nd, the International Day of the Seal promotes the conservation of seals worldwide. It’s also a day to celebrate this amazing marine mammal. A seal is a type of animal called a pinniped, which is Latin for “fin-footed.” Other pinnipeds include the walrus and sea lion. What makes seals different than other pinnipeds is that they don’t really use their flippers to walk. When on land, they usually slide around on their bellies. In the water, their flippers help them swim really fast. Seals are also much quieter and smaller than their sea lion and walrus cousins. |
