Polar Bear Skull Replica
$378.00
Polar bear paws are specialized, dinner-plate-sized appendages (up to 30 cm across) that act as natural snowshoes and paddles. They feature non-slip, bumpy papillae pads for ice grip, thick fur for insulation, and non-retractile claws.
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Description
Polar bear skull replica measures 15.9 inches. The polar bear skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA.
Polar bear are also known as nanook, nanook of the North or great white bear is a noble-looking animal and of enormous strength, living bravely warm amid eternal ice.
They are the unrivaled master-existences of this icebound solitude. Polar bears habitat is the Arctic Ocean littoral of North America, Alaska to Greenland.
The body of a polar bear is large and stocky, similar to that of a brown bear, except it lacks the shoulder hump. The head is relatively smaller than the heads of other bears and the neck is elongated. At the shoulder a polar bear can measure 1.6 m in height.
Adult male polar bears weigh between 660-1760 lb. and can reach 2.5 m in. length from tip of nose to tip of tail. Females are smaller, weighing 330 to 660 lb. and measuring 1.8 to 2 m in length.
The fur generally has a white appearance, but it can be yellowish in the summer due to oxidation or may even appear brown or gray, depending on the season and light conditions.
The Polar bear skin is black and the fur is actually clear, lacking in pigment. The white appearance is the result of light being refracted from the clear hair strands. The fore paws are broad and make excellent paddles while swimming.
The soles of both hind and fore feet are furred for insulation and traction while walking on ice and snow. Polar bears have a plantigrade gait.
The polar bear is the most carnivorous member of the bear family, and throughout most of its range, its diet primarily consists of ringed and bearded seals.
The Arctic is home to millions of seals, which become prey when they surface in holes in the ice in order to breathe, or when they haul out on the ice to rest.
Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
- Species: U. maritimus
- Binomial name: Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
- Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – present
- Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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Additional information
| Weight | 16 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 15.9 in |
| International Polar Bear Day - Feb. 27th | International Polar Bear Day is an annual event celebrated every February 27th, to coincide with the time period when polar bear mothers and cubs are sleeping in their dens, and to raise awareness about the conservation status of the polar bear. |
