Species identification thread (animal toys)

[stargatedalek]

the bill is short as hummingbirds go, perhaps a bee eater is a better fit
but I don't think you will ever find anything to match those colours

[MaastrichianGuy]

can anyone know the name of this species of seagull?

[stargatedalek]

the colours don't match anything exactly, and the mold could suit a great many gulls

anything from kittiwakes, to herring gulls, to black backed gulls is relatively close colour-wise

[MaastrichianGuy]

can anybody know the name of the species of palm tree?

[postsaurischian]

 Dr, Admin! Time to open up a Plant Toy Forum !

[stargatedalek]

botany is not my area of expertise, but I would assume coconut palm, if only because its the go-to stereotypical palm most people think of, and therefore most likely to be used for product inspiration



AAA monitor, I have 2 questions;
-which species were most likely to have been used for the molding process?
-which species do the colours best represent?

[MaastrichianGuy]

is this an western or eastern lowland gorilla.a mountain gorilla or a cross river gorilla?

[sbell]

is this an western or eastern lowland gorilla.a mountain gorilla or a cross river gorilla?

Like most of these figures, they are not made to a specific species. We're often lucky that they look at all like the animals they represent.

This one is also from one of the earlier K&M Tropical toobs, so probably a Western, but most likely they didn't worry about it too much.

[MaastrichianGuy]

can anyone know the name of this species of shark?

[stargatedalek]

seems very generic, a thresher with an oversized head perhaps?

[sbell]

seems very generic, a thresher with an oversized head perhaps?

The tail isn't long enough. It's just a poor lamnid of some sort.

MaastrichianGuy: What is the purpose of trying to identify, to species, a lot of these very generic figures? In many cases, it is doubtful that even the 'sculptor' had a specific species in mind.

[MaastrichianGuy]

anyone know the species of sawfish?

[sbell]

anyone know the species of sawfish?

No. It's too generic.

[MaastrichianGuy]

does anyone know the species of this otter?

[Hercules beetle]

can anyone know the name of this species of shark?

Almost certain they were attending to make a bull shark.

[MaastrichianGuy]

can anyone tell if this safari incredible creatures tortoise is an african spurred or something else

[stargatedalek]

I don't recall the species, but I have seen them and they are not African spurred, they stay about the size of the figure for life
the original paint app of the figure better represents the intended species than that one

[bmathison1972]

Safari isn't that daring...probably a Galapagos or desert tortoise, although probably not modeled after anything specific...

[stargatedalek]

I found it
Herman's tortoise

[sbell]

I found it
Herman's tortoise

That's the color pattern, but in general Safari keeps a lot of these, by name and by sculpt, fairly indeterminate. as in this case, where the color is very similar but the shape of the animal is less so.