Modern Horse Skull
Description:
The horse is a large land mammal notable for its speed,
strength, and endurance. Horses are members of the Equidae
family, which also includes zebras and asses. Like all equids,
the horse is extremely well adapted to traveling long distances
with great efficiency and to surviving on a diet of
nutrient-poor, high-fiber grasses. The horse is an intensely
social animal, forming strong associations with members of its
herd and possessing a keen ability to recognize subtle social
cues. These instinctive behaviors form the basis of the horse’s
ability to bond with and obey a human trainer.
Age: Modern
Size: 21.5 in / 54.7 cm
Cost: $340
(+ shipping)
Item#: domestic-horse-skull-r-s05-va
White Rhinoceros Skull(Ceratotherium Simum)
Description:
The white rhinoceros is larger and heavier than the black
rhinoceros and can be readily identified by the hump on the back
of ifs neck and its square-shaped upper lip. The head is carried
low for grazing. The horns are longer and thinner, and can reach
an astounding five plus feet in length. The ears are broad and
have hairs on the edges. This rhinoceros can reach 13 feet in
length and five and one half feet at the shoulders, and it
weighs upward of 5000 pounds, making it the third largest living
land animal behind the elephant and the hippopotamus. The white
rhinoceros is less aggressive than the black rhinoceros. It
rarely charges, and males only engage in combat during the
mating season. The males are usually solitary, but females with
calves may be seen in groups. It feeds on grass, grazing with
its broad, square lip. It, too, needs water daily, and often
wallows at length in water or mud. It moves slowly and
customarily uses the same tracks and paths, active both during
the day and at night. It has poor sight, but has acute hearing.
Age: Modern
Size: 29.9 in / 76 cm; Nose horn - 18in/46 cm; Nasal horn - 10in/25 cm [Freight Size]
Item#: white-rhinoceros-skull-r-s63-va
Cost: $1000
(+ shipping)
Bairds Tapir Skull(Tapirus Bairdii)
Description:
A large mammal with a big and robust body that can weigh up to
300 kg. They have a flattened head that finishes in a short
trumpet snout, small eyes, short erect ears, small mouths,
robust necks, in general great muscular force and strength.
Their skin is thick with a thin coat of hair. Bairds Tapirs
smell and hearing are exceptional good, but their sight is very
poor. A nocturnal, solitary animal, that is very shy a basically
harmless. They spend the day resting in dense vegetation. Around
dusk they emerge to forage for food. These tapirs have a
vegetarian diet consisting mainly of leaves, aquatic plants,
fresh shots and a variety of fruits. The male and female are
only together to mate. Pregnancy lasts for 13 months. The young
is breastfeed for 6 months after birth and remains with the
mother for up to 2 or 3 years. Bairds Tapir where once found in
large numbers through out Honduras. Now they are very rare and
in endanger of extinction. Jaguars, Ocelots and Pumas hunt for
the Bairds Tapir. But their main threat is from humans who hunt
for their meat. Also habitat destruction is a big problem for
the species survival.
Age: Modern
Size: 15.7 in / 40 cm
Cost: $450
(+ shipping)
Item#: bairds-tapir-skull-ca-13933-va
Malayan Tapir Skull(Tapirus Indicus)
Description:
The color of the adult Malayan tapir is unmistakable: the
forward part of the body and the hind legs are black, and the
rest of the body is white. The young have quite a different
color - brown with white longitudinal markings. The hide is not
thick and, like the pig, is covered by just a few scattered
hairs. The tail is no more than a large stump, but the nose is
extended. These tapirs reach six and one half feet in length,
almost three and one half feet at the shoulders, and can weigh
600 pounds - not all that much smaller than a zebra. This tapir
is primarily solitary, but sometimes lives in pairs in the
thickest parts of the forest, where it can move about at
considerable speed with minimal difficulty. It is mostly
nocturnal. Tapirs often follow the same tracks for years, making
well-worn thoroughfares in the dense undergrowth. It feeds on
tender plants, preferably near water, which is a necessity for
this species. Tapirs like to remain submerged for hours on end.
Age: Modern
Size: 17.7 in / 45 cm
Cost: $450
(+ shipping)
Item#: malayan-tapir-skull-ca-13934-va
South American Tapir Skull(Tapirus Terrestris)
Description:
The adults have a uniform pinkish brown coloration while the
young are brownish and have whitish stripes and spots until 6 to
8 months of age. The adults possess a kind of sparse mane, but
otherwise the hair is short. A rather long elephant-like nose is
formed by the upper lip and the nose, while the small tail is
inconspicuous. Like its Malayan cousin, the Brazilian tapir can
reach six and one half feet long, three and a half feet at the
shoulders, and over 500 pounds. This solitary species lives in
forests and near water, and can swim quite well. It is timid,
fleeing at the first sign of danger, but is capable of defending
itself by biting. The tapir's greatest enemy is the powerful
jaguar. Tapirs are particularly vulnerable at night when they
emerge from the water to sleep on the river bank. They feed
mainly on plants and sometimes make forays into cultivated
fields. It has always been a favorite prey of the native Indian
hunters, who will sometimes capture the young and keep them in
captivity until they reach maturity.
Age: Modern
Size: 15.9 in / 40.5 cm
Cost: $450
(+ shipping)
Item#: south-american-tapir-skull-ca-22204-va
