Indus River Dolphin Skull Replica
$393.00
Indus River dolphin skull replica is 14.4 x 6.0 x 5.0 in. The Platanista minor skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Indus River dolphin skull replica measures 14.4 x 6.0 x 5.0 inches. The Platanista minor skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 1:1 scale. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
The Indus River dolphin is a toothed whale. It is also called a Bhulan. It lives only n the Indus River Basin of Pakistan and northwest India. Irrigation barrages separate the animals into five small populations.
This dolphin was the first discovered side-swimming cetacean. It has a long, pointed snout that thickens at the end. You can see its teeth even when the mouth stays closed. Young dolphins have thin, curved teeth. As they age, these teeth turn into flat, bony disks.
The dolphin does not have a crystalline eye lens. This makes the species effectively blind. It can only detect the intensity and direction of light. The animal uses echolocation to navigate and hunt for food.
Its stocky body has a brownish color. It features a small triangular lump instead of a normal fin. The flippers and tail look large compared to its body size. Males grow up to 7.2 feet long, while females reach 8.5 feet.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Infraorder: Cetacea
- Family: Platanistidae
- Genus: Platanista
- Species: P. minor
- Binomial name: Platanista minor Owen, 1853
- Conservation status: Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Indy, the Indus River dolphin skull replica, loves to play bingo. She has her purple bingo card marker ready for tonight’s games.
Paula, the La Plata dolphin skull replica, lives for bingo and loves screaming at the top of her lungs when she gets a bingo, which is very often.
Rowdy, the Risso’s gray dolphin skull replica, is up front spinning the bingo cage with all the gusto he has, and that is a lot. He has a very deep voice and loves calling out loud the bingo numbers. All the ladies think he is so sexy.
Snaggle, the rough-toothed dolphin skull replica, has snagged her first bingo for the night. She is so happy.
Additional information
| Weight | 35.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14.4 × 6.0 × 5.0 in |
