Bush Dog Female Skull

$106.00

The Bush Dog is native to tropical Central and South America. This diurnal carnivore feeds primarily on medium-sized rodents such as paca, agouti, and acouchi. The Bush Dog is has webbed feet that allow a high proficiency for swimming.

Description

Bush Dog Female Skull measures 5.1 inches. Bush Dog Female Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

The Bush Dog or Speothos venaticus is a canid found in Central and South America. In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare in most areas except in Suriname, Guyana and Peru.

Adult bush dogs have soft long brownish-tan fur, with a lighter reddish tinge on the head, neck and back and a bushy tail, while the underside is dark, sometimes with a lighter throat patch.

The teeth are adapted for its carnivorous habits. The Bush Dog is one of three canid species (the other two being the dhole and the African wild dog) with trenchant heel dentition, having a single cusp on the talonid of the lower carnassial tooth that increases the cutting blade length.

Bush Dogs or Speothos venaticus are found from Costa Rica in Central America and through much of South America east of the Andes, as far south as central Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil.

They primarily inhabit lowland forests up to 6,200 ft. elevation, wet savannas and other habitats near rivers, but may also be found in drier cerrado and open pasture.

The historic range of this species may have extended as far north as Costa Rica where the species may still survive in suitable habitat.

Bush Dogs or Speothos venaticus are carnivores and hunt during the day. Their typical prey are pacas, agouti and capybaras, all large rodents. Although they can hunt alone, bush dogs are usually found in small packs.

The Dogs can bring down much larger prey, including peccaries and rheas, and a pack of six dogs has even been reported hunting a 550 lb. tapir. When hunting Paca, part of the pack chases it on land and part wait for it in the water, where it often retreats.

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Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 5.1 in
Bush Dog Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Speothos
Species: S. venaticus
Binomial name: Speothos venaticus
Conservation status: Near Threatened