Amazon/Bouto Dolphin Skull(Inia
Geoffrensis)
Classification: Family
Delphinidae
Description: The Boto is
the largest river dolphin; it has a very large melon and
slender, slightly curved beak with bulging cheeks. The flippers
are large and curve to a point with a ragged trailing edge. The
body is plump yet tapers to the tail, and a humped dorsal ridge
exists instead of an actual fin. The body colour is blue-grey,
vivid pink or off-white. Adults reach 2.6m in length, and weigh
around 160kg.
Age: Modern
Size: 20.1 in /
51 cm
Item#:
amazon-buoto-dolphin-skull-r-s66-va
Cost: $520
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Bottlenose Dolphin Skull(Tursiops
Truncatus)
Classification: Family
Delphinidae
Description:
The basic color of the bottle-nosed dolphin is a silvery gray.
In the southern parts of its range the color tends to be darker.
The "beak" is short and the mouth seems to be permanently
smiling, and the lower jaw protrudes farther than the upper.
There are 23 to 25 teeth on each side of each jaw, each tooth
about 1/2 inch across. The dorsal fin has a distinctive
triangular shape, angled backwards. Bottle noses grow to about
12 feet in length, and average about 500 lbs - but may reach
over 1400 lbs. This is the dolphin best known to the general
public, and its exploits and intelligence have received much
attention. These dolphins live in pods usually numbering about a
dozen individuals but sometimes as many as several hundred will
be in one area. They enjoy approaching ships and following them
at the same speed for some time. They also like to play, jumping
out of the water and splashing. This dolphin can swim at a speed
of at least 14 knots (a knot is slightly more than one
mile-per-hour) and dive for more than seven minutes. They feed
on all types of fish.
Age: Modern
Size: 18 in /
46.0 cm
Item#:
bottlenose-dolphin-skull-r-s71-va
Cost: $360
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Common Harbor Porpoise Skull
Description:Phocinidae
Description:
The harbor porpoise is a small, stocky animal.The dorsal side is
brown or dark grey, converging to a lighter grey on the flanks.
The triangular dorsal fin is located in the middle of the back.
The average length is 1.5 m. with a maximum size of about 2 m.
Females are slightly larger than males. They weigh 45-65 kg,
with a maximum of 90 kg. The harbor porpoise is a coastal
species, limited to the cold temperate and sub-arctic waters of
the Northern Hemisphere. In the Eastern North Atlantic it ranges
from the Kara Sea south to Senegal, Africa, including the North
Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Western Mediterranean. There is an
isolated population in the Black Sea. In the Western North
Atlantic, this species ranges from southern Greenland to North
Carolina, USA; and there is also a population around Iceland. In
the Eastern Pacific, it ranges from Alaska (up to Point Barrow)
south to California. In the Western Pacific, the species ranges
from the Bering Sea to northern Japan. There is no clear
migration. Most of the traveling seems to be related to movement
of food resources.
Age: Modern
Size: 11.8 in / 30.0 cm
Item#: common-harbor-porpoise-skull-r-s86-va
Cost: $340
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Beluga White Whale Skull
Description:
The Beluga's body is creamy white in adults and a darker bluish
gray in the young. There are 8 to 10 teeth on each side of each
jaw, each tooth about 2/3 inch in diameter. There is a low ridge
on the back, but no dorsal fin, and the lateral fins are
rounded. The cranium is asymmetrical with the blowhole is
situated to the left. Total length of the Beluga is up to 18 ft,
with a weight of 3500 lbs, females somewhat smaller. This whale
moves about in pods of up to 200 individuals. It swims slowly
and barely exposes its body to the air when it comes to the
surface to breathe. It feeds on bottom fish and molluscs. It
migrates regularly from north to south in the fall and returns
in the spring. It will often swim up the larger rivers in its
area, such as the Yukon and the St. Lawrence in Canada, and has
even been sighted in the Rhine River in Germany.
Age: Modern
Size: 20.9 in / 53.0 cm
Item#: beluga-white-whale-skull-ca-10165-va
Cost: $550
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Dwarf Sperm Whale Skull
Description:
Similar to Kogia breviceps but smaller (rarely reaching 3 m in
length); dorsal fin higher (relatively and actually) and located
near center of back; number of teeth in the lower jaw normally
8-11, rarely as many as 13; usually three rudimentary teeth in
each upper jaw. The total lengths of adults are usually less
than 2.5 m, rarely to 2.7 m. with weight less than 300 kg. Like
Kogia breviceps, the dwarf sperm whale is probably cosmomarine
and is found in warm water oceans. In the western North
Atlantic, these whales are known from Virginia to the Lesser
Antilles and the Gulf of Mexico. They strand fairly frequently
but not so often as K. breviceps. Dwarf sperm whales make deep
and prolonged dives in quest of food. Squid and fish are known
to occur in the diet.
Age: Modern
Size: 11.4 in / 29.0 cm
Item#: dwarf-sperm-whale-skull-r-sb302-va
Cost: $500
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Hubb's Beaked Whale Skull
Description:
This is one of the most mysterious of all whales; scientists
know little about it. No one's ever seen one riding a boat's bow
wave or leaping in the air, as many dolphins do. Much of what we
do know comes from studying dead whales washed up on beaches.
Most of them have long scars and scratches on their backs, which
may be from fights between males.
Age: Modern
Size: 32.8 in / 83.2 cm
Item#: hubbs-beaked-whale-skull-ca-09833-va
Cost: $700
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Pygmy Sperm Whale Skull (Mounted)
Description:
The Pygmy Sperm Whale is widely distributed in tropical,
sub-tropical, and temperate seas. Records of sightings are
scattered from Ireland and the Netherlands down the North
Atlantic to the Canary Islands and Madiera, and from Nova Scotia
to Cuba. Other sightings have been recorded in the South
Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Indo-Pacific. This robust
whale is really a smaller version of the Sperm Whale, with the
same large, bulbous head containing spermaceti and the short
narrow mouth. The snout is pointed in young animals but reverts
to the familiar rectangular shape in adulthood. The
slightly-hooked dorsal fin and the flippers are small and
stumpy, and the broad tail flukes are less rigid than those of
dolphins. The body colour is a dark bluish grey, fading to a
slightly pinkish off-white underneath. A thin whitish line runs
downwards from behind the eye and the external ear to the
throat, appearing as a false 'gill'. Maximum weight is 400kg,
and a maximum length of 3.3m is attained in both sexes. There
are no teeth in the upper jaw, but around 24-32 in the lower.
Mounted / Container
Age: Modern
Size: 107L x 33W x 31H / 2.7 m
Item#: pygmy-sperm-whale-skeleton-mounted-aa301-va
Cost: $3775
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Pygmy Sperm Whale Skull (Unmounted)
Description:
The Pygmy Sperm Whale is widely distributed in tropical,
sub-tropical, and temperate seas. Records of sightings are
scattered from Ireland and the Netherlands down the North
Atlantic to the Canary Islands and Madiera, and from Nova Scotia
to Cuba. Other sightings have been recorded in the South
Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Indo-Pacific. This robust
whale is really a smaller version of the Sperm Whale, with the
same large, bulbous head containing spermaceti and the short
narrow mouth. The snout is pointed in young animals but reverts
to the familiar rectangular shape in adulthood. The
slightly-hooked dorsal fin and the flippers are small and
stumpy, and the broad tail flukes are less rigid than those of
dolphins. The body colour is a dark bluish grey, fading to a
slightly pinkish off-white underneath. A thin whitish line runs
downwards from behind the eye and the external ear to the
throat, appearing as a false 'gill'. Maximum weight is 400kg,
and a maximum length of 3.3m is attained in both sexes. There
are no teeth in the upper jaw, but around 24-32 in the lower. Unmounted. Casts Only. 5%Handling.
Age: Modern
Size: 107L x 33W x 31H / 2.7 m
Item#: pygmy-sperm-whale-skeleton-unmounted-aa301a-va
Cost: $2600
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Pygmy Sperm Whale Skull
Description:
The Pygmy Sperm Whale is widely distributed in tropical,
sub-tropical, and temperate seas. Records of sightings are
scattered from Ireland and the Netherlands down the North
Atlantic to the Canary Islands and Madiera, and from Nova Scotia
to Cuba. Other sightings have been recorded in the South
Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Indo-Pacific. This robust
whale is really a smaller version of the Sperm Whale, with the
same large, bulbous head containing spermaceti and the short
narrow mouth. The snout is pointed in young animals but reverts
to the familiar rectangular shape in adulthood. The
slightly-hooked dorsal fin and the flippers are small and
stumpy, and the broad tail flukes are less rigid than those of
dolphins. The body colour is a dark bluish grey, fading to a
slightly pinkish off-white underneath. A thin whitish line runs
downwards from behind the eye and the external ear to the
throat, appearing as a false 'gill'. Maximum weight is 400kg,
and a maximum length of 3.3m is attained in both sexes. There
are no teeth in the upper jaw, but around 24-32 in the lower.
Age: Modern
Size: 18.3 in / 46.5 cm
Item#: pygmy-sperm-whale-skull-r-sb301-va
Cost: $700
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Killer Whale Skull
Description:
The black and white color is distinctive. An easy way to
identify this species is by the great length of the dorsal fin,
which can reach 5 1/2 feet in adult males. The first three or
four cervical vertebrae are fused. There are ten to twelve
conical teeth on each side of each jaw. This dolphin can reach
30 feet long and weigh up to nine tons, with the females
somewhat smaller. This whale usually lives in pods of two to
eight individuals, but sometimes increasing to as many as 40.
Isolated individuals are always males. It attacks any animal
which might be considered prey, including penguins, seals, fish,
whales, and other species of dolphins. It is never threatened by
predators and is quite unafraid of approaching ships. It can
swim at speeds of up to 35 mph and makes huge leaps out of the
water. Sometimes it will stay motionless in the water with its
head above the surface to see what is going on.
Age: Modern
Size: 33.9 in / 86.0 cm
Item#: killer-whale-skull-r-s87-va
Cost: $1000
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