Walrus Normal Baculum Replica
$72.00
Walrus males possess a large baculum (penis bone), up to 63 cm (25 in) in length, the largest of any land mammal, both in absolute size and relative to body size.
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Description
Walrus Normal Baculum Replica measures 18 inches. Walrus Normal Baculum Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in the USA. Our precise baculum can be used as a teaching tool, museum baculum exhibit, home décor baculum, or office décor baculum.
The Walrus or Odobenus rosmarus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Odobenus rosmarus is the third largest pinniped species, after the two elephant seals. Walruses maintain such a high body weight because of the blubber stored underneath their skin. This blubber keeps them warm and the fat provides energy to the walrus.
The Walruses body shape shares features with both sea lions and seals. Odobenus rosmarus can turn its rear flippers forward and move on all fours; however, its swimming technique is more like that of true seals, relying less on flippers and more on sinuous whole body movements. It lacks external ears.
The extraocular muscles of the Walrus or Odobenus rosmarus are well-developed. This and its lack of orbital roof allow it to protrude its eyes and see in both a frontal and dorsal direction. However, vision in this species appears to be more suited for short range.
The most prominent feature of Odobenus rosmarus is its long tusks. These are elongated canines, which are present in both male and female walruses and can reach a length of 3 ft 3 ins. and weigh up to 12 lbs. Tusks are slightly longer and thicker among males, which use them for fighting, dominance and display; the strongest males with the largest tusks typically dominate social groups.
The Walrus or Odobenus rosmarus tusks are also used to form and maintain holes in the ice and aid the walrus in climbing out of water onto ice.
Walrus Facts:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Clade: Pinnipedia
Family: Odobenidae
Genus: Odobenus
Species: O. rosmarus
Binomial name: Odobenus rosmarus
Conservation status: Vulnerable – A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as likely to become endangered unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.
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Additional information
Weight | 4 lbs |
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Dimensions | 18 in |