Baird’s Beaked Whale Flipper Replica Cast
$1,114.00
Baird’s beaked whale flipper & ulna replica is 38.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 in. Museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from CAS specimen.
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Description
Baird’s beaked whale flipper & ulna replica measures 38.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 inches. Museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from California Academy of Sciences specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
This cast includes the humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges (the complete skeletal structure of the pectoral flipper).
Baird’s beaked whale is found in the northern Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan and the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. Specimens have been recorded as far north as the Bering Sea and as far south as the Baja California peninsula.
Baird’s beaked whale is the largest of the beaked whales, has an estimated population around 30,000 individuals, sometimes reaching a maximum length of 42 feet. This species may be the only large beaked whale found in the North Pacific.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Infraorder: Cetacea
- Family: Ziphiidae
- Genus: Berardius
- Species: B. bairdii
- Binomial name: Berardius bairdii
- Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Baird’s beaked whale flipper pairs well with the Baird’s beaked whale skull replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 39.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 38.0 × 14.0 × 4.0 in |
