bird anatomy – AnySkull https://anyskull.com Inspiring Curiosity and Learning Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:51:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://anyskull.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-AnySkullIcon-32x32.png bird anatomy – AnySkull https://anyskull.com 32 32 192568320 Barred Owl Skull Replica (Museum Quality) https://anyskull.com/product/barred-owl-skull-replica/ https://anyskull.com/product/barred-owl-skull-replica/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:33:28 +0000 https://anyskull.com/index.php/product/barred-owl-skull-replica/ This product is an exact replica of a barred owl skull.

This is a 1:1 scale replica.

Length: 8 cm / 3 in

The barred owl also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl, is a North American large species of owl. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, but this species is an opportunistic predator and is known to prey upon other small vertebrates such as birds, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as a variety of invertebrates. Barred owls are largely native to eastern North America, but have expanded their range to the west coast of North America where they are considered invasive. The Barred Owl’s hooting call, “Who cooks for you?” is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps. Originally a bird of the east, during the twentieth century it spread through the Pacific Northwest and southward into California.

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Black Vulture Skull Replica (Museum Quality) https://anyskull.com/product/black-vulture-skull-replica/ https://anyskull.com/product/black-vulture-skull-replica/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:33:54 +0000 https://anyskull.com/index.php/product/black-vulture-skull-replica/ This product is an exact replica of a Black Vulture ( Coragyps atratus) skull.

This is a 1:1 scale replica.
(Please note that the sclerotic rings shipped, are not attached to the skull.)

Length: 11.0 cm / 4.3 in

The Turkey Vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South America. A large bird, it has a wingspan of 160–183 cm. Turkey Vultures also known in some North American regions as the turkey buzzard (or just buzzard), eat carrion, which they find largely by their excellent sense of smell. They prefer freshly dead animals, but often have to wait for their meal to soften in order to pierce the skin. They are deft foragers, targeting the softest bits first and are even known to leave aside the scent glands of dead skunks. Unlike their Black Vulture relatives, Turkey Vultures almost never attack living prey. It has very few natural predators. In the United States, the vulture receives legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

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