Beaver Skull(Castordiar Canadensis)
Description:
The coat ranges from yellowish brown to black. The tail is wide,
up to eight inches, flattened, covered with scales, and almost
completely hairless. The front feet are relatively small and all
the front toes are clawed, while the hind feet are webbed. The
beaver closes its ears and nose when it dives. The female has
four nipples in her pectoral region. Beavers can reach a length
of four feet, with another foot for the tail. They can weigh up
to 55 pounds. The beaver is colonial, usually with 4 to 8
individuals in each colony. It feeds on bark and leaves of trees
growing beside lakes or streams, or on aquatic plants. It builds
elaborate dams out of mud, branches, and tree trunks, which it
gnaws through with its powerful incisors. The beaver also builds
“houses,” which have two or more entrances below the water level
and an internal chamber slightly above the water level. Along
larger streams it digs dens in the banks.
Age: Modern
Size: 5.5 in / 13.9 cm
Item#: beaver-skull-r-s57-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
Capybara Skull(Hydrochaeris)
Description:
The capybara’s head is large with a rounded snout, and the eyes
are conspicuous while the ears are small and round. It is almost
completely tailless, and its overall appearance is one of
bulkiness. The front feet are four-toed, the hind feet are
three-toed. The toes on the hind feet are joined together by a
membrane to assist in swimming. The molars are extremely
complex, rootless, and in a state of constant growth. The
capybara can grow up to 52 inches long - 20 inches at the
shoulder - and it can weigh over one hundred pounds. The largest
of all the rodents, the capybara is active throughout the day in
areas where it is less hunted. It gathers in small groups, which
go in search of food together. The diet consists mainly of
aquatic plants. Capybaras are very good swimmers and when they
are not diving below the surface their nostrils, eyes and ears
are held out of the water, like crocodiles.
Age: Modern
Size: 8.5 x 4.75 x 4.75 in / 21.6 cm
Item#: capybara-skull-ca-23032-va
Cost: $260
(+ shipping)
Woodchuck(Thalarctos maritimus)
Classification: Family Ursidae
Description:
Woodchucks are members of the squirrel family. They are the
largest of all squirrels and are commonly known as woodchucks or
groundhogs. Though distributed across the United States, there
are some regions which don't have any of the six species.
Woodchucks are stocky. They weigh 5-15 lbs when mature and have
short ears and legs relative to their body. In northern states,
woodchucks will hibernate. They like to feed in the early
morning and late afternoon. However, it is common to see them
lying in the sun around their burrows. Woodchucks reproduce once
a year and produce litters which have 4-8 young. Populations
usually don't grow too large yet they mere existence can cause
economic damage. They will readily burrow under the slabs of
homes which leads to structural problems. More devastating are
the broken legs and other injuries horses and cattle sustain
from stepping in a burrow. This is why horse farms, cattle
ranches and any farm which has large livestock must keep
woodchuck populations to a minimum.
Age: Modern
Size: 9 cm
Item#:
woodchuck-skull-r-s10-va
Cost: $95
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Mountain Beaver Skull(Aplodontia)
Description:
This is a chunky rodent with a short neck, feet, and tail. The
coat is a dense black-speckled brown. It is woolly with a few
bristles. This beaver has small eyes and ears, and the tail is
but a small tuft of hair. The molar teeth are rootless. All four
feet are able to grasp, and the 5 toes on each foot are clawed.
It grows to about 19 inches long, with only one more inch for
the tail. It weighs only 2 to 4 pounds. A nocturnal rodent, it
feeds on the leaves and branches of broadleaf trees, conifers,
and aquatic plants. It eats holding its food in its front feet
like a raccoon. It enjoys washing itself, sitting by the bank of
a stream or river and dipping its front feet into the water, and
then scrubbing its body thoroughly all over. It lives alone or
in small colonies, and digs its den near running water.
Age: Modern
Size: 2.8 in / 7.2 cm
Item#: mountain-beaver-skull-r-s313-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
Crested Porcupine Skull (Hystrix Africaeaustralis)
Description:
On the back and the tail it has many spines which are elastic
and stick straight up twelve to sixteen inches high. The snout
is short and flattened and covered with soft hair, and the eyes
are small and the ears short. The soles of the feet are hairless
and the big toe is very small. The porcupine can grow over two
feet long, with an additional five inches for its tail. It can
weigh almost sixty pounds. This porcupine is mainly nocturnal.
By day it rests among rocks or in holes in the ground, and feeds
on fruit, roots, and bulbs. It nibbles while holding the food
between its front feet like a raccoon. When in danger the
porcupine erects the spines on its back and tail and makes them
vibrate with a distinctive rattling sound. It is a solitary
animal.
Age: Modern
Item#: crested-porcupine-skull-r-s354-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
North American Porcupine Skull (Erethizon
Doprsatum)
Description:
The body is stout and the legs and tail are short. The body and
tail are covered with yellowish white spines with brown-black
tips. The spines are longest on the lower part of the back and
the hindquarters, and shortest on the cheeks. The fur is quite
variable in color, ranging from yellow to nearly black. The
soles of the feet are hairless, and the front foot has four
clawed toes while the hind foot has five clawed toes. These
porcupines can grow to almost three and one half feet long, with
another foot added on for the tail, but the weigh only about
forty pounds tops. In the winter months this porcupine's diet
consists mainly of the inner bark of trees, but in summer the
diet includes roots, leaves, berries, flowers, and seeds. It
nests in trees and climbs well. For much of the year it is
solitary, but in winter several individuals may share a nest,
which is generally made in a hollow tree, a cave, or a log. It
is active during the day and at night.
Age: Modern
Item#: north-american-porcupine-skull-r-s355-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
So. American Prehensil-Tailed Porcupine Skull(Coendou Prehensilis)
Description:
The body is covered with short, thick spines which are whitish
or yellowish in color, mixed with the darker hair, while the
underside is grayish. The tail is less spiny and is prehensile,
with the tip curling upward so as to get a better grip on the
branches of trees. All four feet have four toes apiece, which
are clawed to be able to hold on to branches firmly. This
porcupine can grow to forty inches long, but half of that is
tail. It weighs about nine pounds. This shy, nocturnal porcupine
is solitary or lives in pairs in the branches of trees. It
rarely descends to the ground, but it shows little fear if it
happens to be caught. It is not aggressive but will defend
itself ferociously if attacked. Its diet consists of leaves,
fruit, and small fresh twigs and shoots. This creature can
easily be tamed enough to be kept in captivity.
Age: Modern
Item#: so-american-prehensil-tailed-porcupine-skull-ca-rb841-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Skull (Cynomys Ludovicianus)
Description:
A close cousin of the ground squirrel, the Black-tailed Prairie
Dog is a heavy-bodied rodent with a black-tipped tail. Prairie
dogs have large eyes, short tails and a brownish-tan pelage.
Prairie dogs are very social animals. They live as a group in
prairie dog "towns" which range from one to over 1,000 acres.
These towns are subdivided into wards that are arranged like
counties within a state. Wards are further subdivided into
distinct social units called coteries. A coterie usually
consists of a single adult male, one to four adult females, and
any offspring under two years of age. Movement between wards is
uncommon; however, among family members, prairie dogs greet each
other with bared teeth with which they "kiss" as a form of
recognition.
Age: Modern
Size: 2.4 in / 6 cm
Item#: black-tailed-prairie-dog-skull-r-s316-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
Naked Mole-Rat Skull (Heterocephalus Glaber)
Description:
This is the only hairless rat (except for a few scattered
tactile hairs near its mouth). The skin is reddish, or cream.
The head is thickset, the eyes very small, and there are no
external ears. The feet are wide with five toed claws with stiff
hairs for better digging. It grows to about three and a half
inches long, another one and a half inches for the tail, and it
weighs up to three ounces. Mole rats live in large colonies of
up to 100 animals, and spend their entire lives underground.
Their diet consists of roots, tubers and bulbs. They are most
active in the morning and afternoon. They dig intricate tunnel
systems at a depth up to forty inches.
Age: Modern
Size: 1.7 in / 4.4 cm
Item#: naked-mole-rat-skull-r-s333-va
Cost: $120
(+ shipping)
Giant Flying Squirrel Skull (Petaurista Petaurista)
Description:
Found in Nepal to northern Indochina and Malay Peninsula,
Sumatra, Java, Borneo. In the Himalayas, P. elegans reportedly
is common between 3,000 and 4,000 meters. Unlike the Glaucomys
and some other dwarf flying squirrel species, the Petaurista
family has a "bottlebrush", rather than flattened tail.
Age: Modern
Size: 3.0 in / 7.5 cm
Item#: giant-flying-squirrel-skull-r-s338-va
Cost: $95
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Gray Squirrel Skull (Sciurus
Carolinensis)
Description:
The ears of this squirrel are not especially large, and do not
have the distinctive tufts of hair common to the European
squirrel. The hind legs are longer than the front legs and the
hind feet have 5 toes whereas the front feet have only 4
functional toes, all with long claws. The coat is gray on the
back, and white underneath. In summer, the long, dense tail is
edged with white hairs. This squirrel grows about 8 to 12 inches
long, with another 6 to 12 inches for the tail. It weighs up to
1.5 pounds. This species of squirrel is strictly diurnal. At
night, it retreats into hollows in trees or into its nest, made
of branches and leaves, situated in a fork in the tree. It feeds
on pine cones, nuts, berries, and also on insects, birds' eggs,
and young birds.
Age: Modern
Size: 2.6 in / 6.6 cm
Item#: gray-squirrel-skull-r-s317-va
Cost: $95
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