Walk-around of the Safari Ltd
Wildlife Wonders (American) Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802); item No. 113389. Total length (measured as if the animal was fully stretched out) is 289 mm, snout-vent length 148 mm, and head length is 45 mm. The scale is approx. 1:9 - 1:15 for a mature individual and up to 1:20 for world record size. This is currently my favourite alligator figure and highly accurate - down to the nuchal osteoderms which are arranged in the correct pattern (a rare exception in crocodilian toy figures!) so it is even possible to identify this one to species level. Surprisingly, Safari Ltd only identified it to genus level but this is obviously not representing
A. sinensis. So, finally Bernie, Safari Ltd's brand mascot, received a figure that really does it justice!

While only a few decades ago the American Alligator population was threatened by hunting and habitat loss the species has recovered since and it is considered "
Least Concern" by IUCN.
By the way, this is my first walk-around using postimage.org, let's see if these image last longer than a year or two...














Bonus image - size comparison with some other toy figures representing
Alligator mississippiensis; Schleich Wild Life, CollectA Wild Life, and the huge Safari Ltd Incredible Creatures figure:
