Leopard Seal Skull Replica
$272.00
Leopard seal skull replica is 14.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 in. Hydrurga leptonyx skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Leopard seal skull replica measures 14.5 x 7.1 x 5.9 inches. Hydrurga leptonyx skull 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.
This leopard seal lives in Antarctica and on surrounding islands including the Falklands and South Georgia and the South Shetland. This large carnivore can open its jaw very wide.
Its massive size allows it to prey on smaller seal species, including the Antarctic fur seal and the crabeater seal. These hunters also regularly eat penguins and squid in the freezing Southern Ocean.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Clade: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae
- Subfamily: Monachinae
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Species: H. leptonyx
- Binomial name: Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville, 1820)
- Conservation status: Least Concern
Leon, the leopard seal skull replica, does not feel up to cooking dinner tonight. He has decided to go to Round Table Pizza. He called in his order already. He ordered a extra-large crab, lobster, and anchovy pizza with extra cheese.
Carley, the crabeater skull replica, is licking her lips just waiting to take a huge bit of the pizza with Leon.
Wilder, the Weddell seal skull replica, is still swimming in the ocean looking for his dinner.
Cooper, the California elephant male skull replica, is on a diet, so he is staying home, wishing he could enjoy just one bite of that delicious pizza.
Additional information
| Weight | 30.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14.5 × 7.1 × 5.9 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. |
