Spotted Seal Skull Replica
$242.00
Spotted seal skull replica is 7.9 x 4.7 x 3.5 in. The Phoca largha skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a CAS specimen.
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Description
Spotted seal skull replica measures 7.9 x 4.7 x 3.5 inches. The Phoca largha 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.
Spotted seals, also known as largha seals, thrive across the North Pacific’s icy fringes. These social animals often form massive colonies on shifting ice floes while hunting for schooling fish, squid and crustaceans.
While they look like harbor seals, spotted seals have a unique internal air sac and a more specialized dental structure for their Arctic environment.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Clade: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Phoca
- Species: P. largha
- Binomial name: Phoca largha
- Conservation status: Least Concern
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Additional information
| Weight | 8.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 7.9 × 4.7 × 3.5 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. |
