Back with another less familiar sharks for Animal Toy Blog Shark Week 2022! Well, a few days ago I introduced an odd little figure that went to the dog(shark)s so today lets balance it it out with a cat(shark). This one is a less familiar figure from a less familiar Japanese company…of a less familiar shark!
Stingray (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
4.5 (4 votes)
Today’s Shark Week review is going to cover the stingray that was produced by Safari Ltd. in 2020 as part of their Incredible Creatures line. I know, I know, stingrays are not technically sharks, but here at the Animal Toy Blog we celebrate all kinds of cartilaginous critters during Shark Week!
Crocodile Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)
5 (5 votes)
Walk-around of the retired Safari Ltd. Wild Safari Sealife crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936), originally released in 1997. Total length is 169 mm, scale approx. 1:5 – 1:6. The eyes are very large (and have that white spot, too) – which is accurate, though, it’s not only the smallest lamniform shark but also apparently stays at depths below 200 m during the day and comes nearer to the surface only at night.
Lantern Shark (Wild Republic Rubber Balls by K&M International)
4.5 (2 votes)
So, it’s Shark Week again and once more I rise up from my own thing to bring in a couple of unusual shark models. Because I can never just bring up a more familiar figure because that’s too easy! So I’m going to look at a tiny little figure that just happens to represent a pretty tiny shark!
Salmon Shark (Wild Safari Sealife by Safari Ltd.)
5 (9 votes)
It’s Shark Week once again, the Discovery Channel’s weeklong marathon of shark documentaries that has been 34 years running. So popular is Shark Week that it’s practically a national holiday here in the United States. National Geographic has gotten in on the action too with their own Shark Fest which celebrates the cartilaginous fishes with an entire month of shark content this year.
Goliath Beetle (Diversity of Life on Earth: Beetles Vol. 3 by Bandai)
5 (4 votes)
The Goliath beetle, Goliathus goliatus, is often regarded as the largest insect, at least in terms of weight (and if not this species, then one of its congeners). Goliath beetles have been reported as weighing upwards to 100 grams. The genus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, and G.
Sahara Desert TOOB (Safari Ltd.)
4.8 (8 votes)
The Sahara Desert covers about 25% of the African continent and is the largest hot desert in the world, with an area of 3,600,000 square miles (9,200,000 km). This immense ecosystem is made up of sand dunes, some of which are 500’ tall, stone plateaus, sand seas, gravel plains, dry valleys, and sand flats.
Tardigrade (Unknown Company)
3.8 (4 votes)
Review and images by Fembrogon; edited by bmathison1972
There probably aren’t many invertebrates – especially outside of arthropods like insects and spiders – which could be considered legitimately “famous” on one level or another, compared to the broader popularity of backboned animals. One exception among invertebrates is the tardigrade, a microscopic ten-limbed oddity that sits in a group of its own, distinct from other animals.
Chimpanzee, 2013 male (Wild Life Africa by Schleich)
4.5 (4 votes)
Walk-around of the Schleich Wild Life 14678 male common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1776). Snout-vent length is approx. 67 mm, so the scale is something between 1:10 and 1:14. The human figure (European Father by Miniland “Los Amigos del Mundo”) is approx. 1:13 – 1:14 scale. There are only a few chimpanzee figures I really like and this is actually the first I have in my collection.
Honey Bee (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
3.5 (4 votes)
Walk around of the honey bee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 by Safari LTD for their Incredible Creatures line, originally released in 2006. What is surprising about this figure is that it is the ONLY insect to ever be released in the Incredible Creatures line, and it would be the only terrestrial arthropod if not for the recent sinking of the old Hidden Kingdom line into the IC line (of course, the only remaining figures in that line are the monarch, black widow, orange-kneed tarantula, and revamped scorpion).
Green Anaconda (Incredible Creatures by Safari Ltd.)
4.9 (11 votes)
The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) is the heaviest species of snake in the world, and one of the longest. It is also one of the most familiar and feared species of snake. In capturing the human imagination the anaconda has become the subject of pulpy adventure novels, and B grade monster movies that have perpetuated many tall tales about its maximum size and potential man-eating abilities.
Zebra, 2018 Mare (Wild Life Africa by Schleich)
4.1 (7 votes)
Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972
One of the most famous and most recognizable of all equids is the zebra of Africa, of which there are three recognized species: the plains zebra (Equus quagga), the mountain zebra (E. zebra), and the Grevy’s zebra (E.