White-Tailed Female Deer Skull

$151.00

The White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the Whitetail and the Virginia Deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America.

Description

White-Tailed Female Deer Skull Replica measures 10 inches. White-Tailed Female Deer Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

The White-Tailed Deer head and body length is 150 to 200 cm, tail length is 10 to 28 cm, and height at the shoulders is between 80 and 100 cm. White-tailed dear’s scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus.

The White-Tailed Deer or Odocoileus virginianus dorsal coloration differs in shading locally, seasonally, and among subspecies; however in general it is grayer in the winter and redder in the summer. White fur is located in a band behind the nose, in circles around the eyes, inside the ears, over the chin and throat, on the upper insides of the legs and beneath the tail.

The White-Tailed Deer or Odocoileus virginianus have scent glands between the two parts of the hoof on all four feet, metatarsal glands on the outside of each hind leg, and a larger tarsal gland on the inside of each hind leg at the hock. Scent from these glands is used for intraspecies communication and secretions become especially strong during the rutting season.

White-Tailed Deer or Odocoileus virginianus males possess antlers which are shed from January to March and grow out again in April or May, losing their velvet in August or September.

At birth, fawns are spotted with white in coloration and weight between 1.5 and 2.5 kg. Their coats become grayish lose their spots by their first winter. White-tailed deer have good eyesight and acute hearing, but depend mainly on their sense of smell to detect danger.

Odocoileus virginianus feed on a variety of vegetation, depending on what is available in their habitat. In eastern forests, buds and twigs of maple, sassafras, poplar, aspen and birch are consumed, as well as many shrubs.

In desert areas, plants such as Huajillo brush, yucca, prickly pear cactus, comal, ratama and various tough shrubs may be the main components of a whitetail deer diet. Conifers are often utilized in winter when other foods are scarce.

Whitetail deer are crepuscular, feeding mainly from before dawn until several hours after, and again from late afternoon until dusk.

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Additional information

Weight 14 lbs
Dimensions 10 in
White-Tailed Deer Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Odocoileus
Species: O. virginianus
Binomial name: Odocoileus virginianus
Conservation status: Least concern – A least concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation.