Dromedary Camel Skull(Camelus Dromedarius)
Description:
The coat is beige or a uniform pale brown, with the underside
just slightly lighter. In adult camels, there are horny areas on
the knees and elsewhere, where the limbs touch the ground while
the animal is lying down. It has a single hump on its back, as
opposed to the two of the bactrian camel, where fat is stored.
The upper lip is deeply cleft and highly flexible. It can close
one nostril at a time, to prevent sand from entering during a
sand storm, and its eyes have an extra transparent lid to
protect the eye against blowing sand. The dromedary grows to
about ten feet long, seven feet at the shoulders. It weighs
upwards of 1400 pounds. The capacity of the dromedary to endure
extremely long periods without water through a variety of
physiological mechanisms is unrivaled. Thus it has become one of
the most valuable transports for the inhabitants of the desert.
It is easily domesticated, and can carry heavy loads. When
plenty of food is available it stores fat in its hump, which
helps it during the long sandy treks across the desert without
so much as a leaf for a snack.
Age: Modern
Size:
Item#: dromedary-camel-skull-r-s356-va
Cost: $350
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Domestic Cow Skull(Bos Taurus)
Classification: Bovidae
Description:
Modern cattle are divided into two species: B. taurus, which
originated in Europe and includes most modern breeds of dairy
and beef cattle, and B. indicus, which originated in India and
is characterized by a hump at the withers. The latter are now
widespread in Africa and Asia, with lesser numbers imported to
North America (primarily in the southern United States), Central
America, and northern and central South America. The general
characteristics of cattle can be provided through their
classification. They belong to the order Artiodactyla
(even-toed, hoofed mammals) and the suborder Ruminantia
(four-compartmented stomachs and a decreased number of teeth,
with the upper incisors missing). Like others of the family
Bovidae, they have paired, hollow, unbranched horns that do not
shed. Other Bovidae that are so closely related to true cattle
that they can still interbreed include the anoa, bison, gaur,
Indian and African buffalo, and yak.
Age: Modern
Size: 21.4 in / 54.3 cm
Item#: domestic-cow-skull-r-s309-va
Cost: $340
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Asiatic Mouse Deer Female Skull(Tragulus Napu)
Description:
The brown coat is speckled with white markings. The body is
stocky, with rounded hindquarters. The legs are slender and the
feet are four-toed, but the outer toes are small. It has 34
teeth. The upper canines in the male are longer and more pointed
than those of the female. This animal grows to about twenty
inches long, thirteen inches at the shoulder, and they weigh
about six pounds. This nocturnal animal is very timid and
disappears in dense vegetation at the least hint of danger. It
is thus very difficult to observe in the wild. It is solitary,
except for the mating period. Its diet is quite varied, and
includes both plants and small animals.
Age: Modern
Size: 3.5 in
Item#: asiatic-mouse-deer-skull-ca02299-va
Cost: $120
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Chinese Water Deer Male Skull(Hydropotes Inermis)
Description:
The coat is short, thin, and reddish-brown in summer. In winter
the coat is dark, dense, and woolly. A special feature of this
species is the presence of long upper canine teeth, up to two
and a half inches in length, which protrude from the upper jaw
like the canines of chevrotains and musk deer. Another unusual
feature is the absence of antlers. The front legs are slightly
shorter than the hind legs. Length of head and body up to forty
inches, with a tail of only a little over three inches. 22
inches at the shoulder, this deer can weigh about 35 pounds. It
lives alone or in pairs in dense vegetation. If disturbed, it
remains motionless and silent, but if the danger persists it
runs away rapidly. In the mating season the stags engage in
violent clashes in which the long canine teeth are used as
weapons.
Age: Modern
Size: 3.5 in
Item#: chinese-water-deer-male-skull-ca23084-va
Cost: $120
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Chinese Water Deer Female Skull(Hydropotes Inermis)
Description:
The coat is short, thin, and reddish-brown in summer. In winter
the coat is dark, dense, and woolly. A special feature of this
species is the presence of long upper canine teeth, up to two
and a half inches in length, which protrude from the upper jaw
like the canines of chevrotains and musk deer. Another unusual
feature is the absence of antlers. The front legs are slightly
shorter than the hind legs. Length of head and body up to forty
inches, with a tail of only a little over three inches. 22
inches at the shoulder, this deer can weigh about 35 pounds. It
lives alone or in pairs in dense vegetation. If disturbed, it
remains motionless and silent, but if the danger persists it
runs away rapidly. In the mating season the stags engage in
violent clashes in which the long canine teeth are used as
weapons.
Age: Modern
Size: 7.1 in / 18 cm
Item#: chinese-water-deer-female-skull-ca09571-va
Cost: $120
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White-Tailed Deer Skull(Ococoileus Virginianus)
Description:
In summer the coat is reddish-brown, and in winter gray-brown.
The underside of the tail is completely white. Only the males
have antlers. Their branches point upward at regular intervals
from the gracefully curving main stem. The 39 subspecies vary
widely in size: length of head and body up to six and a half
feet, with a shoulder height of about a yard. The tail can be 14
inches long. It can weigh about 450 pounds. This deer gathers in
small herds, usually of not more than a dozen animals of the
same sex. It feeds during the day and at night on branches and
leaves of bushes in winter, but prefers to eat tender grass and
herbs in summer. If alarmed, it bounds swiftly away into dense
vegetation with its tail raised. This "white flag" signals
danger, and perhaps assists the group to re-form.
Age: Modern
Size: 10.0 in / 24.6 cm
Item#: whitetailed-deer-skull-r-s46-va
Cost: $200
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