Classification: Carnivorans

African Lion, 2017 (Wildlife by CollectA)

4.8 (6 votes)

Review and photographs by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The African lion (Panthera leo) is the modern day equivalent of Tyrannosaurus rex: a huge land carnivore whose raw power and undeniable charisma has led it to be dubbed “king of the beasts.” And from the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet to the biblical tale of Daniel to Richard the Lionheart to Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia to the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz to Leo the MGM Studios mascot and to The Lion King franchise, its status as a cultural icon is absolutely incontrovertible.

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Kinkajou, pair (Noah’s Pals by Caboodle! Toys LLC)

Name(s): kinkajou, Potos, Potos flavus Brand: Noah's Pals Classification: Carnivorans, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: North America, South America

4.3 (3 votes)

Noah’s Pals was a line of toy animals that featured male and female pairs of select species. The line was produced by Caboodle! Toys LLC starting in 2006 but was taken over by Schleich a couple years before production ceased. The line was divided into four subsets: Endangered Pals, Vulnerable Pals, Common Pals, and Exclusive Pals.

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Wolverine (NWF Dairy Queen promo by Toy Major)

Name(s): Gulo, Gulo gulo, Wolverine Brand: Toy Major Classification: Carnivorans, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia, Europe, North America

3.8 (4 votes)

It’s a bit of a chunky boi

Today I’m looking at a figure of a very familiar animal–from a rather obscure line! It’s the famous (infamous?) wolverine, Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758). If we want to be really sub-specific, it’s meant to be Gulo gulo gulo, the Eurasian wolverine, if the differences between Eurasian and North American populations are different enough.

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Walrus (Wild Life by Schleich)

Name(s): Odobenus, Odobenus rosmarus, walrus Brand: Schleich Classification: Carnivorans, Mammals, Seals, Sea Lions & Walrus Type: Figurine Range: Arctic Ocean

4.8 (8 votes)

It’s the holiday season and what better way to celebrate on the ATB than by looking at one of the North Pole’s most recognizable animals? The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) occurs throughout the arctic and sub-arctic seas where they’re divided into two sub-species, the Atlantic walrus (O.

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Land Down Under TOOB (Safari Ltd.)

4.8 (5 votes)

Australia, like all islands, is an isolated laboratory of sorts, one that offers a look at what the world might be like under different evolutionary pressures. The rest of the world at large operates in much the same way, no matter where you go; the placental mammals (cats, dogs, deer, antelope, etc.) dominate top tier niches.

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Jaguar (Wild Life by Schleich)

Name(s): jaguar, Panthera, Panthera onca Brand: Schleich Classification: Carnivorans, Cats, Mammals Type: Figurine

4.3 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

In Africa, the top land predator is the iconic lion. In Asia, it is the royal tiger. And in Central and South America, the tenacious jaguar (Panthera onca) reigns supreme at the top of the food chain.

Schleich’s most recent take on the jaguar came out in 2017.

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Arctic Wolf (Wild Safari North American Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Arctic wolf, Canis, Canis lupus, Canis lupus arctos, gray wolf Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Carnivorans, Dogs, Mammals Type: Figurine

5 (5 votes)

Review and photos by Saarlooswolfhound; edited by bmathison1972

Editor’s note: It gives me great pleasure to present the first Blog submission by my STS forum friend, Saarlooswolfhound!!! Let’s hope this is the first of many to come 🙂

The Safari Ltd. “White Wolf”, Catalogue #220029, was originally released in 2007 and is still being produced today.

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Australian Shepherd (Farm Life by Schleich)

Name(s): Australian shepherd, Canis, Canis lupus, Canis lupus familiaris, domestic dog Brand: Schleich Classification: Carnivorans, Dogs, Mammals Type: Figurine

5 (4 votes)

Review and photos by pipsxlch; edited by bmathison1972

Today I’m reviewing the Schleich Australian Shepherd registered by Schleich in 2012 (retired in 2016). I believe this figure is meant to depict a female.

The Australian Shepherd is, despite the name, a herding breed of US origins. It is a conglomeration of various herding breeds/types found in the US and Canada in the early to mid 1900s, especially in the western half of the country.

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Black Wolf (Wild Safari North American Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Canis, Canis lupus, gray wolf Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Carnivorans, Dogs, Mammals Type: Figurine

4.3 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

Melanism is a condition that causes an increased presence of dark pigmentation, such as when leopards and jaguars are born black or nearly black in colour. At some undetermined point in time after humans had bred the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) into existence, some of those dogs ended up breeding with their ancestors, grey wolves (wild-type C.

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Grizzly Bears (Wild Safari North American Wildlife by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): grizzly bear, North American brown bear, Ursus, Ursus arctos Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Bears, Carnivorans, Mammals Type: Figurine

5 (5 votes)

Review and photos by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

North America abounds with formidable carnivores of all shape and size, from the least weasel to the bald eagle to the American alligator and to the wolf. But no other is associated with raw strength and power as much the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos).

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Canada Lynx (North American Wildlife by Safari Ltd)

Name(s): Canada Lynx, Lynx, Lynx canadensis Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Wildlife Classification: Carnivorans, Cats, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: North America

4.9 (7 votes)

Today I am in a city being hit by the first winter storm of the year…in September. Again. Which immediately put me in the mood to discuss an animal that might be far more comfortable with this miserable weather–the Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792 made by Safari Ltd released as part of their North American Wildlife (NAW) line of animals in 2016.

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Striped Hyena (Wild Animals by Starlux)

Name(s): Hyaena, Hyaena hyaena, Striped hyena Brand: Starlux Classification: Carnivorans, Hyenas, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Asia

3.8 (4 votes)

Today we are going back in time with a figure, to one that may predate many of us here on the blog! I am speaking about a Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus, 1758) by vintage company Starlux. So I can bring out another species of hyena, and bring up a classic series of figures as well.

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