Ursus spelaeus
Description of the model:
The model was casted using high quality epoxy resin, reinforced with glassfibres. It was coloured using non-fade paint and varnish. We use glass-eyes.
Dimensions
body length: about 2.50 m, shoulder height about 1.35 m, widest part of the model is abot 80 cm. Weight about 50 kg.
Price
on demand.
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Model views Ursus spelaeus
life-size reconstruction of Ursus spelaeus - Cave Bear
Close-up of the head
life-size reconstruction of Ursus spelaeus - Cave Bear
frontview
life-size reconstruction of Ursus spelaeus - cave bear
easy to climb onto and ideal for outdoor presentations.
life-size reconstruction of Ursus spelaeus - cave bear
close-up of the hair structur
life-size reconstruction of Ursus spelaeus - Cave Bear
side view
Profile Ursus spelaeus
Habitat
He was found in landscapes with enough vegetation and useful caves from the lowland up to the high mountain region.
Geological era
Quaternary (Pleistocene)
Sources
The Cave-bear lived between 400.000 and 100.000 years ago in Europe and is a typical ice-age animal.
Casting licence from
Bündner Naturmuseum Chur, Switzerland
Further Informations
The life-size model of the cave bear was reconstructed 1996 by Philippe Saunier in co-operation with the Bündner Naturmuseum Chur, Switzerland. The fur was modelled 2000 by Susanne Henssen.