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Can someone tell me what animal this figure represents?

Started by andrewsaurus, November 16, 2022, 04:36:21 AM

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andrewsaurus

I gather it's a feral pig of some kind but I can't find any pictures that look like it.

https://ibb.co/jkWKGS9

https://ibb.co/crXXsLy


NSD Bashe

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I believe it's listed as a giant forest hog on the wiki

https://toyanimal.info/wiki/Giant_forest_hog

Isidro

It's the Nayab wild boar, with community-based ID as a giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) due to the very likely appareance of the animal (dark, robust, wide-faced, etc even if it lacks the characteristic rounded ossified cheeks of this species), but not intended by Nayab to be this species but just a wild boar (Sus scrofa).

andrewsaurus

Thanks for the quick responses..  I'd never heard of Nayab before..  I can see that the cheeks are missing.  I guess the human figure in the picture is 4 inches tall?  Or maybe a bit smaller, more like 1/20 scale?

I collect animal figures that are 1/18 scale, so I guess this Nayab figure is too small for me to use, after reading the sizes of the Giant Forest Hog.  Are there any other Giant Forest Hog figures available?

bmathison1972

I think the STS forum is often quick to come to very esoteric identifications on Nayab figures  8)

That being said, there is often enough ambiguity in Nayab figures for creative thinking  ;D

Isidro

Quote from: andrewsaurus on November 16, 2022, 12:33:14 PMAre there any other Giant Forest Hog figures available?

Not as toys, but there is one homemade by Joan Milerire, maybe for sale at Likaonmodels or similar stores.