Skull

Present selection >>>

Definition of Skull
(Scientific name: Crania)

From the elephant glossary Section: elephant anatomy

Cranium from elephant

Carium from <a href="database2.php?elephant_id=61">Asian female elephant Lunkentuss</a>, who died 1941 at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen). The cranium is a taxidermy specimen at Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm.

Carium from Asian female elephant Lunkentuss, who died 1941 at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen). The cranium is a taxidermy specimen at Swedish Natural History Museum in Stockholm.

Relevant Literature about Skull

An elephant's skull is resilient enough to withstand the forces generated by the leverage of the Tusks and head-to-head collisions. The back of the skull is flattened and spread out, creating arches that protect the brain in every direction.

The skull contains air cavities (sinuses, also called diploe: Pneumatized bone containing air cells making the bone light-weight) that reduce the weight of the skull while maintaining overall strength. These cavities give the inside of the skull a honeycomb-like appearance.

The cranium is particularly large and provides enough room for the attachment of muscles to support the entire head. The lower jaw is solid and heavy. Because of the size of the head, the neck is relatively short to provide better support.

Lacking a lacrimal apparatus, the eye relies on the harderian gland to keep it moist. A durable nictitating membrane protects the eye globe. The animal's field of vision is compromised by the location and limited mobility of the eyes. Elephants are considered dichromats and they can see well in dim light but not in bright light

Internal relevant links on website www.elephant.se

Skull mentioned in The Elephant Database

No country match the word Skull in the database.

9 locations holdings in the elephant database match the word Skull.

Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, museum in Syracuse
Carl Hagenbecks Wild Animal Circus, circus in Hamburg
Circus Strassburger, circus in
Cooperton mammoth site, excavation site in Cooperton
Manchester Museum, museum in Manchester
Museo Civico di Zoologia, museum in Roma
Puntali cave, excavation site in Carini
Russian State Darwin Museum, museum in
Stockholms Tivoli, zoo in Stockholm

17 elephants in the elephant database match the word Skull

EM-F Bambina born >1907 arrived at Circus Strassburger in Netherlands
EM-F Betsy born arrived 1855-10-11 at Gent Zoo in Belgium
EM-M Black Diamond born 1897 arrived 1928-00-00 at Al G. Barnes Circus in United States, from Wilson's Greater Shows, in United States.
EM-F Blanche born arrived 1939-00-00 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States, from Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, in United States.
EM-M Charlie (Big Charlie) born arrived 1900-00-00 at Great Wallace Brothers in United States, from J. H. Lapearl Railroad Show, in United States.
LC-M Cosi (Bud) born 1971 arrived 1972-06-19 at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States, from International Animal Exchange (Ferndale), in United States.
EM-F Frida born arrived 1998-00-00 at Quilpue Zoo (El Parque Zoológico de Quilpué) in Chile, from Circus Aguilas (Circo Aguilas), in Chile.
EM-M Gandhi born 1912 arrived 1950-05-15 at Sydney Zoo in Australia, from Bullen's Circus, in Australia.
EM-M Hero born arrived 1915-00-00 at Orton Brothers Circus in United States, from William P. Hall Animal Farm, in United States.
EM-M Jack born 1820-07-00 arrived 1831-05-11 at London Zoo in United Kingdom
EM-F Jap born arrived 1943-00-00 at Dailey Bros. Circus in United States, from Terrell Jacobs Circus, in United States.
EM-F Minyahk (Ole C.C.) born 1949 arrived 1999-03-31 at Dickerson Park Zoo in United States, from Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States.
EM-F Misty born 1964 arrived 2004-11-17 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States, from Hawthorn Corporation, in United States.
EM-M Onyx (Big Mac) born 1962 arrived 1980-09-26 at Dickerson Park Zoo in United States, from ARC (Murray Hill-Arlan Seidon), in United States.
- Sheriff born arrived at Stockholms Tivoli in Sweden
EM-M Sziam born 1890? arrived 1900-01-30 at Budapest Zoo in Hungary, from Vienna Zoo, in Austria.
EM-M Tusko born 1971 arrived 2005-06-20 at Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo) in United States, from Have Trunk Will Travel (Gary and Kari Johnson), in United States.

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2023). Skull. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=37. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Links about Skull

Selected external links for this article about Skull:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant#Anatomy_and_morphology

External relevant search

Search more on the web for elephant+%22Skull%22 (Opens in new window and the word elephant+%22Skull%22 is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)

Categories glossary | anatomy |

About this documentThis document was created: 0000-00-00. Latest update: 2021-10-08 16:25:44 included 1131 characters with valid HTML5