Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sea Otter, pair (Monterey Bay Aquarium by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Enhydra, Enhydra lutris, Sea Otter Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Carnivores, Mammals, Weasles, Otters & Kin Type: Figurine

3.5 (4 votes)

Today’s item will mark the blog’s first post on otters, as we’re covering the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Sea otters are part of the Lutrinae subfamily of mustelids that includes all of the genera of otters. Three subspecies are recognized between the Asian sea otter in Russia and northern Japan, the northern sea otter in Alaska, and the southern sea otter in California.

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Sperm Whale, adult and calf (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Physeter, Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Mammals, Whales & Dolphins Type: Baby Animal, Figurine

4 (10 votes)

For author’s summary of species look here

This will be the last review of a cetacean species from the Monterey Bay Aquarium collection, the sperm whale adult and calf pair.

The adult female measures 29 cm, which corresponds to an 11.6 m whale at the marketed 1:40 scale. Above, you can see it scales well with the Safari Sea Life giant squid (24.5 cm/9.8 m) and the CollectA basking shark (22 cm/ 8.8 m).

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Tiger Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Galeocerdo, Galeocerdo cuvier, tiger shark Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine

3.7 (6 votes)

Review and images by callmejoe3; edited by bmathison1972

Among the various impressive macropredators in the ocean, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), is among the most powerful and strangest. The tiger shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family, often referred to as the “requiem sharks”. The Galeocerdo genus was once diverse, but the tiger shark remains the only extant species within this clade.

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Whale Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Rhincodon, Rhincodon typus, whale shark Brand: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Safari Ltd. Classification: Fish, Sharks, Rays & Kin Type: Figurine Range: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

3.7 (3 votes)

Typically, the most famous sharks are the sensationalized ”man-eaters” like the great white (Carcharodon carcharias) or tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Instead, our focus will shift to a slow-moving filter-feeder, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus). The whale shark belongs to the order of Orectolobiformes, also known as ”carpet sharks”, and is the sole extant member of its family and genus.

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Sea Otter, pair (Monterey Bay Aquarium by Safari Ltd.)

Sperm Whale, adult and calf (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Tiger Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium by Safari Ltd.)

Whale Shark (Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection by Safari Ltd.)

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