Crabeater Seal Skull Replica
$227.00
Crabeater seal skull replica is 11.0 x 6.1 x 4.3 in. Lobodon carcinophaga skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Crabeater seal skull replica measures 11.0 x 6.1 x 4.3 inches. Lobodon carcinophaga is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Crabeater seals, also known as krill-eater seals, inhabit the icy coastlines of Antarctica. Free-floating pack ice across the Southern Ocean outlines the primary geographic range for these highly abundant marine mammals. Occasional vagrant individuals migrate north to southern fringes of South America, Africa, and Australia, though such sightings remain rare.
Large populations move seasonally with the shifting frozen platforms to rest, mate, social aggregate, and access prey. Females give birth to a pup per breeding season.
Antarctic krill makes up the daily diet for these uniquely adapted predators because they have sieve-like teeth. Its name is misleading, and they do not eat crabs despite its name.
Leopard seals and killer whales are the main natural predators that hunt them along the ice edge.
The crabeater seal, despite its name, primarily feeds on krill although it will eat a variety of fish and crustaceans as well. The unique teeth of this species allow it to filter the krill from the water.
Populations of crabeater seals mainly occur in the Antarctic Ocean but can range north to South America, Africa and Australia.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Clade: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Lobodon
- Species: L. carcinophaga
- Binomial name: Lobodon carcinophaga
- Conservation status: Least concern
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Additional information
| Weight | 12.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 11.0 × 6.1 × 4.3 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. |
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