Falkland Islands Wolf (Warrah) Skull

3D Model

The Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), also known as the warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox, warrah fox, or Antarctic wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876.

When Charles Darwin visited the islands in 1833 he found the species present in both West and East Falkland and tame. However, at the time of his visit the animal was already very rare on East Falkland, and even on West Falkland its numbers were declining rapidly. By 1865, it was no longer found on the eastern part of East Falkland. He predicted that the animal would join the dodo among the extinct within “a very few years.” [Wikipedia]

Accession # NML-VZ D.557 Skull length: 134mm, width: 82.7mm

From the collection of World Museum, National Museums Liverpool.

A 3D printed replica by ThinkSee3D is held in the collection of the Falkland Islands Museum, Port Stanley.

3D Model by S Dey, ThinkSee3D. Handling by Olivia Beavers & Nigel Larkin.