Melon-headed Whale Skull Replica

Description

Melon-headed whale skull replica measures 18.1 x 10.6 x 10.0 inches. The Peponocephala electra is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 Scale (life size), Made in USA.

Melon-headed whales live in deep tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Their global range near deep offshore islands like Hawaii, French Polynesia, and the Philippines.

Squid, cuttlefish, shrimp, and small fish make up their hunting diet.

Adults reach lengths up to nine feet weighing around 460 pounds. Dark gray or black skin covers their bodies, accented by a large dorsal cape, white lips, and a dark facial mask.

Highly social groups travel in large pods ranging from 100 to 1,000 whales. Pod members rest at the surface in morning hours, socialize during the afternoons, and dive to forage at night.

They frequently swim with Fraser’s dolphins, spinner dolphins, and short-finned pilot whales. Fast, low leaps out of the water help them move quickly across open ocean waters.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: animalia
• Phylum: chordata
• Class: mammalia
• Order: artiodactyla
• Infraorder: cetacea
• Family: delphinidae
• Genus: Peponocephala
• Species: P. electra
• Binomial name: Peponocephala electra
• Conservation status: least concern (iucn 3.1)

Marlo, the melon-headed whale skull replica is backing his brand new speed boat down the dock like an expert. He loves how fast it can go.

Maryjane, the short-finned pilot whale, is at the campsite stoned out of her mind again.

Faker, the false killer whale skull replica, is playing dead, just like an opossum. He is such a goofball.

Willy, the killer whale skull replica, is enjoying a beer all by himself on the sandy beach. He is waiting for Marlo to get out of the no wake zone so he can swim past him and splash him with a killer whale size wave.