Chinese Water Deer Female Skull Replica

Description

Chinese water deer female skull replica measures 7.1 x 3.2 x 3.1 inches. The Hydropotes inermis is a museum-quality polyurethane resein cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The Chinese water deer is native to China and Korea. Their range covers the Yangtze River valley and parts of the Korean Peninsula. They live in wet habitats like swamps and riversides.

Green grasses, reeds, and soft vegetables make up their primary diet. Sweet herbs and fresh leaves found near water satisfy their hunger. Rough plants pose no challenges to their digestive system.

Species records show they have more babies per litter than any other deer. Newborns are born dark brown with white stripes and spots long their upper torso.

Water deer look more like a musk deer than a true deer. Narrow shoulder bones, long legs, and a long neck define their skeleton. Powerful back legs grow longer than the front legs. The haunches sit higher than the shoulders. Leaping movements resemble rabbit-like jumps across the forest.

A short tail measures less than four inches and stays almost invisible. Males only raise this tail during the mating season. Rounded ears stay short. They do not have antlers. Goden brown fur covers the body with some black hair mixed in. White coloring covers their underside.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Cervidae
• Subfamily: Hydropotinae
• Genus: Hydropotes Swinhoe, 1870
• Species: H. inermis
• Binomial name: Hydropotes inermis (R. Swinhoe, 1870)
• Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)

Mia, Chloe, Gus, and Ruby are ready to show off their talents at the local talent show today.

Chloe, the Chinese water deer female skull paints a beautiful landscape scene on a large white canvas that has cute little rabbits romping the hills on a bright spring day.

Mia, the Asiatic mouse deer adult female skull replica performs a beautiful love song on a tiny golden violin. Her fast fingers move across the strings flawlessly.

Gus, the Gunthers’s dik dik skull replica creates magic tricks. High speed movements trick the eyes of everyone. He pulls soft white rabbit out of a black silk hat.

Ruby, the Reeves’s muntjac female skull replica sculpts a miniature clay statue of a majestic elephant with its trunk raised up to the sky.

Applause booms from the audience as the performance ends. Shiny gold medals reward each creative friend.