Product Description
Our plastic dolphin skull is made of slightly flexible plastic and measures two inches long. It is a great tool for young people to learn easily about comparative anatomy so they can understand how the bones inside an animal look and how its skull structure contributes to the animal's appearance. You may want to include in your purchase one of our realistic dolphin toy figures or own any of our many skeleton and skull models. These accurate reproductions are useful in displays, science projects, collections and school reports, as well as keepsakes for budding zoologists and paleontologists.
Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals. They are an informal grouping within the order Cetacea, excluding whales and porpoises. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Though not quite as flexible as seals, some dolphins can travel at 55.5 km/h (34.5 mph). Dolphins use their conical shaped teeth to capture fast moving prey. They have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water and is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are well adapted for diving to great depths. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in the cold water.
