Beluga Whale Ear Bone Replicas
$79.00
The Beluga Whale is adapted to life in the Arctic, with anatomical and physiological characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans. Amongst these are its all-white color and the absence of a dorsal fin, which allows it to swim under ice with ease.
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Beluga Whale Ear Bone Replicas are museum quality polyurethane resin replicas, made in USA. The Beluga Whale Ear Bone Replicas are exact replicas molded in the USA. These are a perfect gift for any Whalentologist or fossil collector!
Beluga whales have a highly developed sense of hearing, with a range of 1.2–120 kHz, and are most sensitive to sounds between 10–75 kHz. This is much wider than the human range of 0.02–20 kHz. Belugas use their hearing for many purposes, including communication and echolocation.
Belugas are known as the “canaries of the sea” because they have a large repertoire of sounds, including whistles, squeals, moos, chirps, and clicks. They don’t have vocal cords, so these sounds come from their blowholes, which have two air sacs that can be manipulated to create different pitches.
Beluga Whales emit a series of clicks to find food called echolocation or sonar and it is the use of sound waves to determine the location of objects. Many animals have this ability, including bats, whales, dolphins, shrews, and some birds. These animals send out sound waves that echo back to them to locate prey and for navigation. These clicks bounce off objects in their environment and echo back to the whale, which processes the information to determine the size, shape, speed, distance, and even some internal structure of objects in the water.
The melon at the front of the whale’s head acts like an acoustical lens to focus the sound waves into a beam that’s projected forward. Belugas receive the sounds through the fat-filled canals in their lower jawbones, which then conduct them to the middle ear, inner ear, and finally to the hearing centers in the brain.
Scientific classification:
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Delphinapterus
Lacépède, 1804
Species: D. leucas
Binomial name: Delphinapterus leucas
Conservation status: Least Concern
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| Weight | 1.5 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 2.5 × 1.5 × 1.3 in |
| World Whale Day - 3rd Sunday of February | World Whale Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of February each year to recognize whales and raise awareness of the threats they face. The day began in Maui, Hawaii in 1980 to honor the humpback whales that migrate to the islands each winter to give birth. The Pacific Whale Foundation organizes events that include parades, activities for children, and fun characters. |
