Wolverine Skull Replica

Description

Wolverine skull replica measures 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 inches. The Gulo gulo 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.

The wolverine is native to the Northern Hemisphere. They live in remote boreal forests, subarctic zones, and alpine tundra. Most of them inhabit northern Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, western Russia, and Siberia. Their numbers have steadily declined since the nineteenth century.

These animals are primarily scavengers and carnivores. They depend heavily on carrion during the winter and early spring. They often fine carcasses on their own or steal them from other predators like wolves. They also hunt deer, moose, and elk with deep snow weakens the prey. They supplement this diet with birds, eggs, roots, seeds, and berries.

Successful mating leads to birth in the early spring females dig deep snow dens to protect their young. They typically give birth to a litter of two to three kits. The mother cares for them through the summer season.

The name Gulo gulo is Latin for glutton. People also call this animal the carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch. It is the largest land-dwelling species in the weasel family. This stocky, muscular carnivore looks more like a small bear than a typical mustelid.

These solitary animals have a reputation for incredible strength and ferocity. They can easily key prey that is many times larger than their own body size. Trapping and habit fragmentation have forced them out of the southern parts of their original European range.

Scientific Classfication

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Mustelidae
• Genus: Gulo
• Species: G. gulo
• Binomial name: Gulo gulo
• Conservation status: Least concern

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