Weddell Seal Skull Replica
$272.00
The Weddell seal lives further south than any other mammal. You can view the wide head and tough teeth these seals use to gnaw through Antarctic ice.
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Description
Weddell seal skull replica measures 11.0 x 6.8 x 4.3 inches. The Leptonychotes weddellii is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Native to Antarctica, these seals live further south than any other mammal on earth. They rely on think fast ice for breeding and protection from freezing blizzards. These expert divers use their forward-facing canine teeth to rasp and saw through sea ice, maintaining vital breathing holes year-round. View the wide snout and dental structure of this specimen.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Clade: Pinnipediformes
- Clade: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
- Species: L. weddellii
- Binomial name: Leptonychotes weddellii
- Conservation status: Lease Concern
Your collection hits a new level of excitement when you place this skull next to the crabeater skull model to show the jagged, comb-like teeth of a neighbor that filters krill. Adding the leopard seal replica brings the gritty reality to the display by showing the massive, sharp-toothed jaws of a true polar hunter.
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Additional information
| Weight | 8.0 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 11.0 × 6.8 × 4.3 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. |
