Safari Ltd. - Old & New Generations

Safari Ltd. made animal replicas since 1982. They had many product lines & change new model every 5 - 6 years.

These are some of Safari's animal in my collection. They mixed between old & new generation. We will see detail comparison and product/manufacturing developments.

Holstein Bull (3 generations)
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Triceratops (Carnegie Musuem / 3 difference colors)
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Triceratops (3 generations)
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Triceratops (2 generations)
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Styracosaurus (2 generations)
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American Bison (2 generations)
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Wow!! Nice too see more generations!! Thank you!!!

African White Rhino (2 generations)
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African Elephant (3 generations)
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Oh I like the old Bison! Thanks for all the photos, very interesting!

This is very interesting facts!

This is a fantastic contribution to our forum

I have never seen these comparisons before !
Thankyou VERY much

Funny, I really like the first variants best, - both bull, bison and elefant
The dinoes are all beautyful, I especially love the dark-and-orange triceratops , which doesn`t mean the others are not great too

That's incredibly interesting! We know almost everything about Schleich, Papo and CollectA, a lot of Bullyland and it is always hard to find information about old Safari figures! Thanks for showing! I'm really happy with this pictures and I loved to see more or even retired figures not replaced! Thanks!

At least now we have a Safari Collector that can share with us!

I'm not familiar with any models from as far back as 1982. I know that they used to distribute the AAA figures, even after they had introduced their first collections: Carnegie Collection (1988), Monterey Bay Aquarium Collection (1991), Vanishing Wild (1992). The Baltimore Aquarium Poison Dart Frogs, as well as the first collections of mini figures all debuted during that time as well, but I'm not positive of the exact dates right now (before 1994, tho).

In 1996, they ceased sales of the AAA figures and introduced the Wild Safari and Safari Farm lines and the first incarnation of the Incredible Creatures / Snake Kingdom lines. Tennessee Aquarium Salamanders debuted around 1997.

I'd be interested in seeing which figures were produced before 1988. They started out producing an Animal Rummy card game, in the early 80s. I used to have it, but not anymore.

Thank you very much for these comparing pictures! :cheers:You dohave a great Safari collection as it seems...

Very interresting pics and infos Api and Sphyr... Thank you for sharing

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This is a fantastic contribution to our forum

I have never seen these comparisons before !
Thankyou VERY much

Funny, I really like the first variants best, - both bull, bison and elefant
The dinoes are all beautyful, I especially love the dark-and-orange triceratops , which doesn`t mean the others are not great too

It's tru the older bison has a more exciting pose but the newer is more detailed.

About the triceratops, the third one is far better than the previous and IMHO even a bit better than the PAPO.

But among the bulls... which one is the oldest and which one is the newest? Sorry if I sound silly...

The oldest is left hand side & newest is right hand side.

Great comparison photos! Thank You! I also think the first elephant looks best

This topic is a real gem for us who don't know much about Safari. Thank you very much! Now the American Bison joined my wishlist!

Nice topic! I really enjoyed looking at the pics. It's always nice to see how the brands have developed... : )

I agree, it is a great topic. I have and love both the newer Buffalo and newer Rhino. But the older Safari models are really nice and I wish I get get a hold of them as well. (I've noticed that Safari sometimes seems to recycle their Identification Numbers. This can make it hard for collectors and sellers.)

Great topic. Very interesting. I never thought to compare them like this. Thanks for all the great comparison photos.

Why didn't I think of this? Great idea!

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I agree, it is a great topic. I have and love both the newer Buffalo and newer Rhino. But the older Safari models are really nice and I wish I get get a hold of them as well. (I've noticed that Safari sometimes seems to recycle their Identification Numbers. This can make it hard for collectors and sellers.)

old wild safari line (click to see a bigger picture):

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Interesting to watch! Thanks for showing!

Nice set of photos Lance! There are some great models in there.

As an artist I like collecting animal replicas as a way to have something to refrence by when i'm unable to attend the zoo. Normally I favor Schleich over Safari LTD but I do collect a few Safaris. A few months ago i purchased the new Polar bear and did a comparison of it with my older 1997 version.

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Great photo!