Southern Tree Hyrax Skull Replica

Description

Southern tree hyrax skull replica measures 3.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 inches. The Dendrohyrax arboreus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The southern tree hyrax is native to the south central eastern side of Africa. Its lives in Angola, Zambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The southern tree hyrax is also known as the southern tree dassie. This animal has a guinea pig appearance.

Long, soft, gray-brown fur covers the body, while the underside appears paler. They weigh about 5.0 pounds on average and have an average length of 20.5 inches.

This animal lives in trees and operates mostly as a nocturnal species. They climb extremely well and possess remarkable balancing skulls. They do walk on the ground but often bounce along rapidly. They then stop and move rapidly again to reach the next piece of clover.

Its extraordinary call, heard mainly at night, consists of a series of loud blood-curdling shrieks. These screams build up a loud crescendo. The male’s produce these territorial calls.

They are a herbivore that consumes many different parts of the plants such as the leaves, petioles, twigs, shoots, fleshy fruit, and hard seeds.

The female has a long gestation of over seven months. The young emerge from the nest fully furred with their eyes open.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Hyracoidea
• Family: Procaviidae
• Genus: Dendrohyrax
• Species: D. arboreus
• Binomial name: Dendrohyrax arboreus
• Conservation status: Least concern

Woody, the Southern tree hyrax skull replica, is riding the carousel at Vasona Lake Park having the time of his life throwing rings into the ring hopper.

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Rocky, the rock hyrax skull replica, is petting his horse’s mane and attempting to braid it.

Beady, the mouse skull replica, is getting dizzy and has managed to tangle her sharp little claws in her horse’s mane. She eagerly awaits the ride’s end and worries about untangled herself before the ride attendant arrives to unbuckle her and see that she is all tangled up.