Animal Toy Blog – Page 26

Dog Heartworm (GPI Anatomicals)

5 (4 votes)

Happy Valentine’s Day everybody!

All major holidays have various symbols associated with them, such as a Christmas tree for Christmas, a turkey or cornucopia for Thanksgiving, a four-leaf clover for St. Patrick’s Day, or a jack-o-lantern for Halloween. There is no doubt that the heart has become the most popular symbol associated with Valentine’s Day, and what better way to celebrate such as association on the Animal Toy Blog with an animal that lives in the heart (or at the very least, the pulmonary vessels) of its host!

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Chincoteague Pony (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Chincoteague pony, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: North America

5 (4 votes)

I live on Maryland’s eastern shore, part of the Delmarva Peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. As such, one of my favorite stomping grounds is Assateague Island, a 37-mile-long barrier island that stretches along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia. Assateague Island is most well known for its herds of feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) known as Assateague horses or Chincoteague ponies.

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Dutch Warmblood, ‘Get Rowdy’ (Traditional 1:9 by Breyer)

Name(s): Domestic horse, Dutch Warmblood, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: Breyer Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Europe

5 (7 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

A very beautiful and exciting arrival to introduce, first – one of the 2022 ‘mid year’ releases, although that term is a little bit laughable when they arrive right at the end of the year (or sometimes into the following year) in my country!

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Lobster Moth, caterpillar (Diversity of Life on Earth – Caterpillars Vol. 2 by Bandai)

Name(s): lobster moth, Stauropus, Stauropus fagi Brand: Bandai/Bandai Spirits, Diversity of Life on Earth Classification: Arthropods, Butterflies & Moths, Insects Type: Baby Animal, Figurine Range: Asia, Europe

3.5 (10 votes)

For the most part, adult moths in the family Notodontidae (commonly referred to as the ‘prominents’) are relatively drab moths, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. There are exceptions, of course, but in general they are fairly non-descript (to the casual observer) brown and grey moths typical of those seen at a porch light on a warm, humid summer’s eve.

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American Bison, 2022 (Wildlife by CollectA)

Name(s): American bison, Bison, Bison bison Brand: CollectA Classification: Cattle, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: North America

4.9 (18 votes)

Some years ago, I was driving around some rural backroad in the Finger Lakes region of New York when I rounded a corner and was greeted by a herd of roughly 70 American bison (Bison bison). Big, imposing, and majestic, my heart skipped a beat. I was not expecting to see a herd of bison in New York.

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Bullet Ant (Diversity of Life on Earth – Ants by Bandai)

Name(s): bullet ant, Paraponera, Paraponera clavata Brand: Bandai/Bandai Spirits, Diversity of Life on Earth Classification: Arthropods, Bees, Ants & Wasps, Insects Type: Figurine Range: North America, South America

5 (5 votes)

The bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) is a notorious insect from the rainforests of Central and South America. It is often regarded as having one of the most painful stings of any insect, and currently has a rating of 4.0+ (the highest possible) on Schmidt’s Sting Pain Index.

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Akhal-Teke (Traditional 1:9 by Breyer)

Name(s): Akhal-Teke, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: Breyer Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

Today we’ll be looking at one of 2022’s regular runs by Breyer, the one I was most excited to see and own – Adamek the Akhal-Teke stallion.

He is absolutely stunning!

I loved this sculpt right from when it was first revealed, it really nails the conformation and character of the breed, and although I was sad the two best Akhal-Teke colours got used up on unattainably rare and expensive exclusives (a sooty buckskin to the Premier Club, then metallic cremello for a limited Breyerfest SR), I do think this colour looks good on him.

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Bonytail Chub (Marsh Education by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Bonytail chub, Gila, Gila elegans Brand: Marsh Education, Safari Ltd. Classification: Carp, minnows & suckers, Fish Type: Figurine Range: North America

5 (6 votes)

Today’s review concludes our series of reviews on the Marsh Education fish figures, commissioned by the Marsh & Associates Native Fish Lab and produced by Safari Ltd. I didn’t necessarily save the best for last, but I did accidentally save perhaps the most endangered for last. The bonytail chub (Gila elegans) is native to the Colorado River Basin in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

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Caracal (Wild Life Africa by Schleich)

Name(s): Caracal, Caracal caracal Brand: Schleich Classification: Carnivorans, Cats, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Africa

4.3 (8 votes)

The caracal (Caracal caracal) is a small cat that lives over much of Africa (outside of rainforests and much of the Sahara Desert), the Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, and Central Asia to western India. It prefers scrub forest, thickets, savannas, marshy lowlands, rocky hills, and semi-deserts, generally in areas that are dry but offer sufficient vegetation for cover.

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Japanese Carpenter Ants (Epoch)

Name(s): Camponotus, Camponotus japonicus, Japanese carpenter ant Brand: Epoch/Tarlin Classification: Arthropods, Bees, Ants & Wasps, Insects Type: Figurine, Set Range: Asia

5 (2 votes)

The Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus) is a widely-distributed species that occurs throughout much of East Asia, from Pakistan and Mongolia, east to China, Russia (eastern Siberia), and the Philippines, and Japan. Like other carpenter ants, colonies, which can consist of thousands of individuals, occurs in dead and decaying wood, such as logs and the dead, hollowed-out part of standing trees.

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Golden Eagle (Wildlife by Mojö Fun)

Name(s): Aquila, Aquila chryseatos, golden eagle Brand: Mojo Fun Classification: Birds, Birds of Prey Type: Figurine Range: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

3.2 (13 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is perhaps the most quintessential and famous of all eagles. For certain it is the most widespread, ranging across the continents of North America, Europe, and Asia. It has also figured prominently in human culture more than any other bird.

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Desert Pupfish (Marsh Education by Safari Ltd.)

Name(s): Cyprinodon, Cyprinodon macularius, Desert pupfish Brand: Marsh Education, Safari Ltd. Classification: Fish, Killifish Type: Figurine Range: North America

5 (7 votes)

In my review of the Apache trout, I discussed the diversity of trout in the American west that was brought about by climate change at the end of the last Ice Age. But trout weren’t the only fishes effected by this sudden change in climate. The American southwest is also home to numerous species of pupfish in the Cyprinodon genus.

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