Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The model splits open to

The model splits open to show vocal cords

They are worn in traditional dances and historically in battle

This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub-species in the Northern waters

Each poster is double sided

particularly in the top jaw

Common Guillemot / Common Murre skull (Uria aalge) 2 The model splits open toThis is a skull of the common guillemot, also known as the common murre Uria aalge. This species is a large member of the Auk family with circumpolar distribution of the sub species in the Northern waters. They breed in huge colonies with a density of up to 20 pairs on one square metre of rock. They are expert divers with diving depths of 180m being recorded in search of food. This specimen was from a dead bird washed up on the shore. It is a very